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Chicago teachers accept COVID deal, keeping kids in school

Chicago teachers accept COVID deal, keeping kids in school

CHICAGO (AP) — Students in the nation's third-largest district returned to classrooms Wednesday after Chicago Public Schools canceled five days of classes amid a standoff with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols .
Ohio justices toss GOP Statehouse maps, order fix in 10 days

Ohio justices toss GOP Statehouse maps, order fix in 10 days

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court declared GOP-drawn legislative maps invalid on Wednesday, agreeing with voting rights advocates that the lines were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
Back in shape: Maine's famous spinning ice disk says hello

Back in shape: Maine's famous spinning ice disk says hello

WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — Maine's famous rotating ice disk is back. The disk has begun to form in the Presumpscot River, where it partially formed in 2020 but failed to draw a worldwide audience like in its first appearance in 2019.
Army ups bonuses for recruits to $50K, as COVID takes toll

Army ups bonuses for recruits to $50K, as COVID takes toll

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
1/6 panel requests interview from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy

1/6 panel requests interview from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the U.S.
Army ups bonuses for recruits to $50K, as COVID takes toll

Army ups bonuses for recruits to $50K, as COVID takes toll

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
British Council worker freed from Iranian prison, back in UK

British Council worker freed from Iranian prison, back in UK

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian employee of the British Council detained for more than three years in Iran and sentenced to a decade in prison over widely criticized espionage charges has been freed and returned to the United Kingdom, t
Car bomb hits outside Mogadishu airport in Somalia; 8 killed

Car bomb hits outside Mogadishu airport in Somalia; 8 killed

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A car bomb exploded Wednesday outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least eight people and wounding nine others, a local doctor said.
Democrat to replace Hastings in vacant Florida US House seat

Democrat to replace Hastings in vacant Florida US House seat

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Health care CEO Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to fill the seat of late Democratic Florida U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings on Tuesday, boosting the Democrats’ slim majority in the House.
Biden on voting rights passage: 'I'm tired of being quiet!'

Biden on voting rights passage: 'I'm tired of being quiet!'

ATLANTA (AP) — Pounding his fist for emphasis, President Joe Biden challenged senators on Tuesday to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from d
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