Scientists urge restoration of federal gray wolf protections
<p>TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier...
Russian admirals frets over ‘provocative’ NATO drills
SEVEROMORSK, Russia — A top Russian admiral griped Thursday about increased NATO's military activities near the country's borders, describing them as a threat to...
Putin: school shooting in Kazan ‘has shaken all of us’
<p>MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the deadly school shooting in Kazan “has shaken” the country and ordered the government...
Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay
WASHINGTON — U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood...
Jimmy Harrell, Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor, dies at 65
<p>MORTON, Miss. — Jimmy Harrell, a supervisor on the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/63c7dfb7ffae20d089ec19acb7d0d695">Deepwater Horizon</a> oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, has...
2 planes collide midair above Denver, no one injured
DENVER — Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the...
Ex-cops in Floyd death claim witness coercion, harm of leak
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Attorneys for three former Minneapolis officers awaiting trial in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-profile-66163bbd94239afa16d706bd6479c613">George Floyd's death </a> will be in court Thursday to argue pretrial...
Fire officials aim to squelch blazes fast, avoid megafires
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought...
Some proms are back, with masks, testing and distancing
<p>BOSTON — A minor league baseball stadium. A negative coronavirus test and absolutely no slow dancing.</p>
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Judge: Deputies fired over school massacre to get jobs back
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida judge ruled Thursday that two deputies who were fired for inaction during a high school mass shooting in...