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Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis

LANSING, Mich. - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with wilful neglect of duty stemming from an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and...

Jan 13, 2021

AP source: Harden headed to Nets in blockbuster 4-team deal

James Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to give the Nets a potent trio of the some of the NBA's highest scorers. The Nets agreed to acquire the three-ti...

Jan 13, 2021

Fed survey finds economy slowing in some areas of country

WASHINGTON - A Federal Reserve survey of U.S. business conditions has found modest economic gains at the start of the year, although some parts of the country saw slowdowns stemming from a renewed sur...

Jan 13, 2021

SAG Awards moves air date to avoid conflict with Grammys

LOS ANGELES - The Screen Actors Guild Awards will not share the same air date as the Grammys after all. The SAG Awards announced Wednesday that the 27th annual ceremony has been moved to April 4. Both...

Jan 13, 2021

Delayed Kennedy Center Honors to be rescheduled for mid-May

WASHINGTON - Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, possibly in a series of small events, organizers announced Wedne...

Jan 13, 2021

Amazon seeks to keep right-wing app Parler offline

Seattle-based Amazon.com, Inc. has asked a federal judge to deny a request to reinstate the cloud-service account for conservative social media network Parler, claiming Parler shrugged off police viol...

Jan 13, 2021

US budget deficit up 60.7% in first 3 months of budget year

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's deficit in the first three months of the budget year was a record-breaking $572.9 billion, 60.7% higher than the same period a year ago, as spending to deal with the...

Jan 13, 2021

Tom Hanks heads TV special celebrating Biden's inauguration

NEW YORK - Tom Hanks will host a 90-minute primetime TV special celebrating the inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States, with performances by Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, Demi ...

Jan 13, 2021

Illinois Democrats pick Welch for House speaker; Madigan out

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois House Democrats threw their support Wednesday behind a Black legislator to take over as speaker, backing Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch to lead the chamber as Michael Madigan ...

Jan 13, 2021

US Space Command site to be located in Huntsville, Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The U.S. Air Force is expected to announce Huntsville, Alabama as the location for the U.S. Space Command headquarters, according to Alabama's governor. Gov. Kay Ivey said that Hunt...

Jan 13, 2021