As some pandemic aid ends, what’s next for hurting Americans
It’s been a tough year and 2021 could get off to a rough start too as multiple pandemic- related programs and protections for millions of Americans come to an end …
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PG&E rate hike aimed at improvements to ease fire risk
Pacific Gas & Electric’s household customers will be hit with an average rate increase of 8% to help the once-bankrupt utility pay for improvements designed to reduce the risk that its outdated equipment will ignite more…
Southwest warns nearly 7,000 workers of possible furloughs
Southwest Airlines is moving closer to the first furloughs in its history …
West Virginia police officer dies 2 days after being shot
A West Virginia police officer has died two days after being shot by a suspect while responding to a parking complaint …
29 inmates charged in deadly 2018 South Carolina prison riot
South Carolina’s attorney general says 29 inmates have been charged in connection with a state prison riot in 2018 that left seven inmates dead and 22 injured …
US adds Chinese chipmaker, oil giant to security blacklist
The U.S. government has stepped up a feud with Beijing over security by adding China’s biggest processor chip maker and a state-owned oil giant to a blacklist that limits access to American technology and investment …
Teen charged in mall shooting to contest move to adult court
Attorneys for the 15-year-old boy charged in a shooting at a Wisconsin mall that left eight people wounded plan to contest prosecutors’ attempts to move his case to adult court …
Plane on Minnesota interstate landed by award-winning pilot
The pilot of a small plane that made an emergency landing on a Minnesota interstate Wednesday was identified as an award-winning member of the U.S. aerobatics flying team …
6 missing, homes destroyed in southeast Alaska landslide
Authorities have identified the two people missing after a landslide the width of two football fields slammed into a southeast Alaska community …
Tennessee inmate’s execution put on hold due to COVID-19
The Tennessee Supreme Court has indefinitely postponed the execution of death row inmate Byron Black …
Fatal shooting of Black teen roils liberal town
The killing of a young Black man last month by a white man who complained that he was playing loud music has roiled Ashland, Oregon …
Feds: Militia leader pointed rifle at officers in Kentucky
The leader of a pro-gun group that stages armed protests against police violence has been charged with pointing a rifle at federal officers while in Kentucky for a demonstration …