Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the …
Nigeria rejects US military invasion threat
Daniel Bwala, a spokesman for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIEPDIA Abuja, Nigeria (AP) — The U.S. cannot unilaterally carry out any military …
Health and Wellness
Some blood pressure drugs contaminated, cancer causing
Photo/Eugene Hoshiko WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials on Wednesday tried to reassure patients that they face very low risks from ongoing contamination problems with …
Doctors don’t always know what patients will owe for meds
While the price of almost any good or service can be found online, most Americans don’t know what they’ll owe for a prescription medication until …
Business
US Virgin Islands to file violations against rum operations
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) _ The U.S. Virgin Islands’ environmental agency plans to file a violation order against two rum producers …
Verizon workers vote to authorize strike, if necessary
By STEVE ROTHWELL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Verizon workers in nine states have voted to go on strike if necessary over a …
‘Ant-Man’ inches past ‘Pixels’ to take first-place spot
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ “Ant-Man” crept past new opener “Pixels” to claim the top spot at the box office …
Technology
Drivers say Toyota’s acceleration fixes didn’t solve the problem
DETROIT (AP) — At least 15 Toyota drivers have complained to U.S. safety officials that their cars sped up by themselves even after being fixed …
Facebook phone glitch causes scary error
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook from mobile phones last weekend and wound up in a startling …
Education
U of Illinois pays $550,000 to PR firm for branding contract
URBANA, Ill. (AP) _ The University of Illinois is paying the public relations firm Edelman more than a half-million dollars to develop a campus branding …
ND arguments set in Common Core education standards case
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A Burleigh County judge is slated to hear arguments Monday from North Dakota opponents of the Common Core education standards. Tioga …
Hundreds of NIU employees want to join state worker union
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) _ Nearly 650 workers at Northern Illinois University have signed a petition and filed it with the state labor board asking to …
Sports
Paris becomes 4th city to join race for 2024 Olympic Games
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) _ The French Olympic Committee has announced that Paris is bidding for the 2024 Summer Games. The …
Former Georgetown coach receives Court of Honor Award
NEW YORK (AP) _ Former Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. has been presented the Court of Honor Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, …
Emotions mount as California vaccine bill goes to Assembly
By JULIA HOROWITZ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Members of the California Assembly on Thursday planned to take up a hotly contested bill requiring nearly all …
