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Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail

The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtow...

Aug 23, 2021

School mask mandate ban challenged in new Utah lawsuit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A ban on school districts requiring masks is forcing parents of vulnerable kids to wrestle with the painful choice of whether to risk coronavirus infections at school or keep the...

Aug 23, 2021

7 killed at Kabul airport; fighters seize areas from Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul's international airport killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military said Sunday, showing the danger sti...

Aug 22, 2021

At least 8 killed in Tennessee flood; dozens missing

WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) - At least eight people have been killed and dozens are missing after heavy flooding destroyed homes in Middle Tennessee, a sheriff said. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told ...

Aug 21, 2021

Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID

CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson, 79, and his wife, Jacqueline, 77, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rig...

Aug 21, 2021

Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota closed due to fire

FINLAND, Minn. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service on Saturday closed the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota as the largest active wildfire in the state threatens the 1...

Aug 21, 2021

IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a senior U.S. offi...

Aug 21, 2021

Hurricane Henri: What to know as rare storm heads north

NEW YORK (AP) - Here's everything to know about this weekend's weather that's tropical in name, but far from its titular home: HUH, A HURRICANE IS HITTING NEW ENGLAND? Maybe! Rare tropical weather is ...

Aug 21, 2021

Henri strengthens to hurricane as it bears down on Northeast

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Henri is now a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center issued an 11 a.m. advisory Saturday upgrading the tropical storm to a hurricane. Now with a top wind speed of 75 mph, Hen...

Aug 21, 2021

Though young and healthy, unvaccinated father dies of COVID

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Healthy and in their 30s, Christina and Josh Tidmore figured they were low-risk for COVID-19. With conflicting viewpoints about whether to get vaccinated against the virus fill...

Aug 21, 2021