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Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:57 PM EDT
New York Post. June 21, 2021. Editorial: ‘Progressive’ Maya Wiley is anything but When Al Sharpton faults you for your...

Voters place their marked ballots in scanners at Frank McCourt High School, in New York, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York's party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators will be on the ballot, along with other municipal offices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Last votes being cast across New York in party primaries

Jun. 22, 2021 03:12 AM EDT

Decision day looms in NY party primaries

Jun. 21, 2021 10:26 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York's party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators...

Last debate for NYC mayoral candidates; early voting ongoing

Jun. 16, 2021 08:36 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The candidates running in the Democratic primary to be New York City's next mayor made their pitches to voters in the final televised debate on...

Community members and police attend a vigil beside a makeshift memorial at the scene where 10-year old Justin Wallace was shot and killed the previous Saturday night in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The Democratic primary race for New York City mayor is nearing the finish line with a surge in shootings pushing public safety to the top of some voters' concerns. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches

By Karen Matthews And Michael R. Sisak Jun. 11, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

NC Senate's tax-cut plan gets initial approval by chamber

By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 09, 2021 06:39 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Individual income taxes would fall again, the corporate rate would be eliminated over time and $1 billion in federal aid would be...

Southwest resumes flight service to Jackson after 7 years

Jun. 07, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Southwest Airlines has resumed flight service to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport after a seven-year absence. ...

With primary looming, mayoral candidates face off in debate

Jun. 02, 2021 08:54 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Eight Democratic candidates running to be New York City's next mayor sparred in a debate Wednesday night, each trying to position themselves as...

FILE - In this April 28, 2021, file photo, lobbyist Jean Kim speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York. Kim has accused mayoral candidate Scott Stringer of unwanted groping when she was working on his unsuccessful campaign for public advocate in 2001. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
NYC mayoral race heats up with 6 weeks to go before primary

By Karen Matthews May. 13, 2021 01:34 AM EDT

Kentucky's Jenny Wiley State Park lodge closed for repairs

Apr. 30, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — The main lodge building at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park closed this week for repairs and will be shut down until further notice, the...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 15, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Thursday, April 15, the 105th day of 2021. There are 260 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this July 13, 2019 file photo, health workers wearing protective suits tend to an Ebola victim kept in an isolation cube in Beni, Congo. According to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, an African man who developed Ebola despite receiving a vaccine recovered, but he suffered a relapse nearly six months later that led to 91 new cases before he died. The report adds to evidence that the deadly virus can lurk in the body long after symptoms end, and that survivors need monitoring for their own welfare and to prevent spread. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Man's Ebola relapse spawned dozens of new cases in Africa

By Marilynn Marchione Mar. 31, 2021 05:01 PM EDT

New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley shops in a thrift store before getting a tour of the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service in New York, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Wiley joins a crowded Democratic primary field that includes longtime elected officials and veterans of the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is barred by the city charter from seeking a third term. The Democratic mayoral primary is scheduled for June 22. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Crowded Democratic primary field vies for NYC mayor's job

By Karen Matthews Feb. 18, 2021 01:03 AM EST

More than $11 million in COVID aid awarded to airports

Feb. 13, 2021 10:48 AM EST
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's airports are receiving $11.6 million from the federal government to help with revenue lost due to the coronavirus pandemic....

FILE-This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Willie B. Smith III. The Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 ordered that Smith III be put to death on Feb. 11, 2021 for the shotgun slaying of Sharma Ruth Johnson. The lethal injection of Willie B. Smith III was called off Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, when the U.S. Supreme Court maintained an injunction. The state prison system said the execution would not proceed given the ruling.(Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)
No execution: Courts side with inmate wanting pastor present

By Kim Chandler Feb. 12, 2021 12:40 AM EST

Students of Avon Intermediate School South arrive for their first day back to school in the Avon Community School Corporation, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Doug McSchooler/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
Indiana lawmakers push for school choice, voucher expansion

By Casey Smith Jan. 30, 2021 09:15 AM EST

Missouri House adds rules to allow virtual feedback on bills

By Summer Ballentine Jan. 12, 2021 04:09 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri state House on Tuesday adopted new rules to allow the public to weigh in on proposed bills virtually in response to the...

Wisconsin players celebrate with the Paul Bunyan Axe after they defeated Minnesota in overtime of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Larsh's FG lifts Wisconsin past Minnesota 20-17 in OT

By Jim Hoehn Dec. 19, 2020 08:46 PM EST

Juneau extends mask mandate until at least June 2021

Dec. 17, 2020 09:52 AM EST
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A mask mandate in Juneau has been extended for at least six more months. The ordinance passed by the City and...

Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan (2) throws as pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Gophers, missing 33 players, stun Huskers 24-17 after layoff

By Eric Olson Dec. 12, 2020 03:47 PM EST