Articles from the August 22, 2021 edition
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Southern Democrats aim to export Georgia's 2020 success
ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams spent years telling donors that Democrats could win in Georgia if they would provide the money to build a statewide political operation. In 2020, Georgia finally delivered its 16 presidential electoral votes to a D...
Mental health online: Police posts of crises may traumatize
The videos are difficult to watch. In one, a man dangles over the edge of an Oklahoma City overpass, his legs swinging in midair as police grab his arms and pull him from the brink. In another, a woman hangs high above the Los Angeles Harbor as a...
Oklahoma City police investigating 2 stabbing deaths
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The bodies of a man and woman were found stabbed to death in a home in northwest Oklahoma City, police said Monday. The bodies were discovered Saturday morning inside a home on NW 32nd Street, said police Sgt. Gary Knight. No a...
Kansas man wounded in police shooting released from hospital
AUGUSTA, Kan. (AP) — A man wounded in a police shooting near Wichita has been booked into jail on probation violations. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that 49-year-old Barrye Lightner, of Augusta, was taken Sunday night f...
Debate over requiring masks, vaccinations heats up in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Debates about mask mandates and vaccine requirements have intensified in Kansas amid the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious delta variant. In Lawrence, a homeless shelter and theater decided to require v...
Teenager drowns after driving into pond in Butler County
TOWANDA, Kan. (AP) — A teenager died after driving into a pond in Butler County during the weekend, Butler County authorities said. The truck went into the pond north of Towanda late Friday or early Saturday, the Butler County sheriff's office s...
Police: Roommate in western Kansas accidentally shot, killed
HAYS, Kan. (AP) — A western man is dead after he was accidentally shot over the weekend by a roommate, police there said. The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday in Hays, when first responders were called to home for a shooting, police s...
US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, companies and local governments to make vaccinations m...
Budget clash pits moderate Democrats against Biden, Pelosi
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting their party's most powerful leaders, nine moderate Democrats are tapping the brakes on President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar domestic program and insisting on their own priorities. The inter-party showdown is h...
US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military reported its biggest day of evacuation flights out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul's airport persisted, and the Taliban signaled t...
As Cuomo exits, he takes last swipe at harassment probe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Andrew Cuomo defended his record over a decade as New York's governor and portrayed himself as the victim of a "media frenzy" Monday as he prepared for a midnight power transfer that will make Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul the state's f...
Crews search for missing in Tennessee deluge that killed 22
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — Search crews worked through shattered homes and tangled debris on Monday, looking for about a dozen people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through rural Tennessee, killing at least 22 people. S...
Deadly gunfire at airport; Taliban insist on US pullout date
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A firefight outside Kabul's international airport killed an Afghan soldier early Monday, highlighting the perils of evacuation efforts even as the Taliban warned any attempt by U.S. troops to delay their withdrawal to g...