By KANIS LEUNG HONG KONG (AP) — Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong’s New Year celebrations. Not this year. Related Articles Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes A rough year for journalists … Continued
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St. Paul Public Works will begin the second year of its even/odd parking pilot program, alternating parking on either side of the street on a weekly basis beginning Sunday in the Snelling-University and Selby-Western neighborhoods. The parking restrictions will take … Continued
By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood and other health centers that provide abortions while a coalition of mostly-Democratic states challenge the cuts, a federal appeals … Continued
By SOPHIE BATES, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man handed an illegal prison sentence years longer than the maximum penalty for his crime has been granted clemency by Mississippi’s governor, weeks after the man’s brother received clemency in … Continued