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Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds 12/21/2023 04:38pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual report released by regional officials Wednesday. At least 315 homeless people died in 2022 in the Portland area, the report f Are COVID symptoms still the same? What to know about the JN.1 wave 12/21/2023 12:37pm • ▶ Watch Video: COVID-19 cases rising in U.S. as new "variant of interest" emerges Reports of respiratory illness have now reached "high" or "very high" levels across at least 16 state or big city health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio Today in History: December 21, Gen. Sherman concludes 'March to the Sea' during Civil War 12/21/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2023. There are 10 days left in the year. Winter begins at 10:27 p.m. EST. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 21, 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman concluded their “March to the Sea” as Chris Christie outlines his national drug crisis plan, focusing on treatment and stigma reduction 12/20/2023 02:58pm • ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Calling the latest wave of the nation’s drug crisis “a test of our national resolve,” Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie returned to a New Hampshire recovery center Wednesday to outline a people-focused, not punitive, policy plan. “This is a test to see w States trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire 12/20/2023 11:44am • When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., states scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Three years later, as the grips of the pandemic have loosened, many states are now trying to deal with an excess of protective gear, ditching their supplies in droves. With expi States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire 12/20/2023 11:44am • When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in 2020 that the state bought millions of medical gowns from a marketing and printing company and spent about $20 million to try to get persona EU court annuls approval of French pandemic aid to Air France and Air France-KLM 12/20/2023 09:47am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Malta Air won a court case Wednesday against the European Union's decision to approve billions of euros in state aid by the French government to Air France and holding company Air France-KLM during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ryanair has filed several court UK rate cut speculation swells as inflation falls by more than anticipated to 2-year low of 3.9% 12/20/2023 08:51am • LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. as measured by the consumer prices index eased back to its lowest level in more than two years, official figures showed Wednesday, in a development that stoked speculation that the Bank of England may start cutting interest rates sooner than expected. The Office New York City faulted for delays in getting emergency food aid to struggling families 12/19/2023 05:00pm • Thousands of struggling families in New York City are enduring unacceptably long wait times for emergency food and cash aid because of delays that violate a 2005 federal court order, advocacy groups said in new legal filings. Under that ruling, people who qualify for expedited Supplemental Nutrition These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork 12/19/2023 01:16am • ATLANTA (AP) — It’s unclear to Tameka how — or even when — her children became unenrolled from Atlanta Public Schools. But it was traumatic when, in fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to com The late Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer 12/18/2023 05:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was remembered Monday as a trailblazer who never lost sight of how the high court's decisions affected all Americans. O’Connor, an Arizona native who was an unwavering voice of moderate conservatis El-Sissi wins Egypt's presidential election with 89.6% of the vote and secures third term in office 12/18/2023 01:16pm • CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, who has ruled with an unquestioned grip for the past nine years, won reelection to a third, six-year term in office, election authorities announced Monday. He ran against three virtually unknown opponents. El-Sissi recorded a landslide victory Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86 12/17/2023 02:30pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait’s ruling emir, died on Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes. He was 86. Kuwait state television broke into programming with Quranic UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts but says she's done nothing wrong 12/17/2023 08:36am • LONDON (AP) — A member of Britain’s House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company that was awarded lucrative government contracts to supply protective masks and gowns during the coronavirus pandemic. Underwear tycoon Michelle Mone said that she had made an Tasty! Asano eats a chocolate coin thrown in German fan protests and scores 12/16/2023 12:58pm • BERLIN (AP) — Bochum forward Takuma Asano capitalized on Bundesliga protests by eating one of the chocolate coins thrown by fans onto the field and then scoring a decisive goal on Saturday. “Chocolate made power for me. It was good to eat chocolate for the game today,” Asano said with a laugh.