DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – After a monthslong hiatus, Iran has returned to negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving its cratered nuclear deal with world powers. But Tehran isn’t slowing down the advances in its atomic program, further raising the stakes in talks crucial to cooling years of tensions boiling in the wider Mideast.
DRAPER, Utah – When her 10-year-old daughter tried spraying air freshener on herself before school one morning, Brittany Tichenor-Cox suspected something was wrong with the sweet little girl whose beaming smile had gone dormant after she started the fifth grade.
LANSING, Mich. – Democrats vowed to push new gun-control legislation and to try to revive stalled bills in Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature following a mass shooting that left four high school students dead and others with serious injuries.
NEW YORK – Vulnerable Democrats from Nevada to New Hampshire are promising to make abortion a centerpiece of their political strategy heading into the midterm elections, betting that an intense focus on the divisive issue can rally their voters to beat back a red wave and preserve their narrow majorities in Congress.
The Chautauqua Festival Committee is best known for its Fourth of July fireworks display, but not many people are aware that preparation for that show starts a full six months in advance. With costs expected to go up due to shipping issues and inflation, the Committee knew getting all the supplies needed for the 2022 show might be more difficult than usual, so members came up with a fundraising opportunity that will get the whole town moving: the first annual Hot Chocolate Hustle 5k, which is happening the morning of December 4 at Legacy Square. All of the money collected from race entry fees will be used to purchase supplies for the 2022 Chautauqua Festival and Fireworks Show this Fourth of July.
With the nation’s first case of omicron identified in California and cases now identified in states including New York and Colorado, public and private labs nationwide are scouring virus samples to learn how far the new coronavirus variant has traveled.