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Today in History Today is Thursday, April 15, the 105th day of 2021. There are 260 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, baseball’s first Black...

DATE: April 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Study finds that blocking seats on planes reduces virus risk

A new study says leaving middle seats open could reduce the risk of airline passengers contracting the virus that causes COVID-19

DATE: April 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Myanmar charges doctors over civil disobedience protests

A state-run newspaper says Myanmar’s military junta has charged at least 19 medical doctors for participating in civil disobedience protests against the Feb. 1 coup

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Epic drought means water crisis on Oregon-California border

Federal officials announced Wednesday that farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project spanning the Oregon-California border will get 8% of the deliveries they need amid a severe drought

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

10 emerging writers receive $50,000 Whiting Awards

Ten emerging writers should be having a little more free time to work

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado bill aims to improve maternal health care

Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill to improve maternal health for minority women, as the U.S. recognizes Black Maternal Health Week

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Interview: Kentucky governor sees useful lessons in pandemic

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says there are lessons to be drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Nashville mayor: Oracle to bring 8500 jobs, $1.2B investment

Officials in Tennessee say the Texas-based Oracle Corporation plans to bring 8,500 jobs and a $1.2 billion investment to Nashville over coming years

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Officer in Black man's killing: from leader to defendant

The white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb has gone from being a respected professional who trained less experienced colleagues and led the department’s union, to a criminal defendant held up by community activists as a symbol of police aggression toward Black people

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

After months on lam, slaughterhouse escapee beefalo caught

Police in Connecticut say an 800- to 900-pound beefalo that has been roaming the woods in western Connecticut since it escaped on its way to a slaughterhouse more than 250 days ago has been captured

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Chauvin defense suggests prone position not risky

The attorney for the officer on trial in George Floyd’s death says several studies suggest police can safely use their bodyweight to hold a handcuffed suspect facedown on the ground, as Floyd was in the last minutes of his life

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Admin who didn't report OSU doc's misconduct cedes license

A former Ohio State student health director has surrendered his medical license after being accused of failing to report complaints in the mid-1990s about sexual misconduct by university doctor Richard Strauss, who's accused of abusing young men for two decades

DATE: April 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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