California Gov. Newsom crushes Republican-led recall effort
Sep 15, 2021
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Despite warnings the race would be close, California Gov. Gavin Newsom decisively defeated efforts to kick him out of office, a win the Democrat cast…
0
Share 
Read More
Stay or go? Californians to decide fate of Gov. Gavin Newsom
Sep 14, 2021
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a year of debate that laid bare divisions in America’s most populous state, Californians on Tuesday will be deciding whether Gov. Gavin…
Tropical Storm Nicholas threatens Gulf Coast with heavy rain
Sep 13, 2021
HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened just off the Gulf Coast and could blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane Monday as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered…
From 9/11's ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last.
Sep 10, 2021
By CALVIN WOODWARD, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and DAVID RISING In the ghastly rubble of ground zero’s fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew. World affairs reordered abruptly on that morning…
AP source: Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot
Sep 09, 2021
By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors as he aims to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is…
Silicon Valley finds remote work is easier to begin than end
Sep 08, 2021
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Technology companies that led the charge into remote work as the pandemic unfurled are confronting a new challenge: how, when and even whether they should…
Americans warier of US government surveillance: AP-NORC poll
Sep 07, 2021
By ERIC TUCKER and HANNAH FINGERHUT WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the name of national security, and…
US hiring slows as delta variant weakens travel and tourism
Sep 03, 2021
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring and the clearest sign to date that the delta variant’s spread…
Lake Tahoe wildfire seemed controllable, then it wasn’t
Sep 02, 2021
By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Just last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week.…
In Ida’s aftermath, no quick relief in sight for Louisiana
Sep 01, 2021
By KEVIN MCGILL, CHEVEL JOHNSON and MELINDA DESLATTE NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat…