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Emergency health workers in California say they’re waiting hours to transfer patients from ambulances to hospital emergency rooms due to chronic delays worsened by the nearly two-year coronavirus pandemic.

January 19, 2022 2:04 PM

Celebrities

California may limit conservatorships, promote alternatives

Disability rights activists and advocates for Britney Spears are backing a California proposal to provide more protections for those under court-ordered conservatorships, while promoting less-restrictive alternatives.

January 19, 2022 1:58 PM

News

Student shoots, wounds another teen at Florida high school

Authorities say a 16-year student shot another student three times at a central Florida high school, sending the campus into lockdown.

January 19, 2022 1:52 PM

News

Gov. Parson calls for higher teacher pay, child care access

Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson is calling for higher teacher pay and money to increase access for child care.

January 19, 2022 1:46 PM

News

State site for free at-home COVID-19 tests to launch soon

Health officials in Washington state say residents will soon be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests through a new state website.

January 19, 2022 1:39 PM

News

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

January 19, 2022 1:39 PM

News

NHL reschedules games, season set to end on time April 29

The NHL has revealed new dates for 98 games postponed this season for coronavirus-related reasons.

January 19, 2022 1:51 PM

News

Editorial Roundup: United States

January 19, 2022 12:51 PM

News

Georgia courts, investigators say they’re tackling backlogs

Leaders of Georgia’s state court system tell lawmakers they’re trying to pass out federal money as fast as they can to help courts catch up with pandemic-related backlogs.

January 19, 2022 12:41 PM

News

Prior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVID

A new study that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19.

January 19, 2022 12:40 PM

News

Double Decker Arts Festival returning after pandemic pause

An arts festival in north Mississippi will return this spring after being canceled two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 19, 2022 12:27 PM

National

Chances were missed to stop U. of Michigan doctor Anderson

Complaints that a University of Michigan sports doctor was committing sexual assault went back decades, long before a $490 million settlement with victims.

January 19, 2022 2:06 PM

State - INACTIVE

Police: Man arrested in slaying of LA woman, 24, at store

Authorities have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the slaying of a woman while she worked at a Los Angeles furniture store last week.

January 19, 2022 2:03 PM

News

Biden says nation weary from COVID, but US in a better place

At a Wednesday news conference to mark his first year in office, President Joe Biden is admitting that the pandemic has exhausted and demoralized many Americans.

January 19, 2022 2:04 PM

Business

What comes next in New York’s investigation of Donald Trump

New York Attorney General Letitia James is using a court filing to outline much of the evidence her investigators have gathered so far in her yearslong investigation of former President Donald Trump.

January 19, 2022 2:04 PM

Business

Biden says Putin will pay ‘dear price’ if invades Ukraine

President Joe Biden says he believes Vladimir Putin doesn’t want full blown war in Ukraine and would pay a “dear price” if he moves forward with a military incursion.

January 19, 2022 2:03 PM

Business

PacWest: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

PacWest: Q4 Earnings Snapshot.

January 19, 2022 1:58 PM

Business

Wintrust: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Wintrust: Q4 Earnings Snapshot.

January 19, 2022 1:56 PM

National Politics

In divided votes, NC legislature OK’s another primary delay

The North Carolina General Assembly has agreed to delay the state’s already postponed primaries for U.S. Senate, House, the legislature and other positions by another three weeks.

January 19, 2022 1:55 PM

National

Airman gets life in prison for death of Mennonite woman

An Air Force airman convicted of kidnapping and killing a Mennonite woman was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

January 19, 2022 1:54 PM

Business

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Stocks continued to fall on Wall Street Wednesday as investors review the latest corporate earnings and prepare for higher interest rates.

January 19, 2022 1:54 PM

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