Ex-Illinois House Leader Arroyo pleads guilty to bribery
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Democratic leader in the Illinois House of Representatives pleaded guilty Wednesday in a bribery scheme that cost…
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Activists keep police reform push despite Minneapolis loss
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police accountability activists are vowing to keep…
Continue Reading Florida governor calls for election police force
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Citing unspecified examples of election fraud, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for school
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says officials will start vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 this week against COVID-19, and…
Continue Reading Facebook removes Ethiopian PM’s post for inciting violence
By CARA ANNA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Rittenhouse plane part of widespread surveillance
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The FBI surveillance plane that captured footage of the night Kyle Rittenhouse shot three…
Continue Reading Panel: All US adults under 60 should get hepatitis B shots
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory committee has recommended that all U.S. adults younger than 60 be vaccinated…
Continue Reading Scaled-down plans announced for renovating Penn Station
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has detailed plans to redo often-maligned Penn Station, the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek 44 months in 1st sentence for riot violence
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of nearly four years for a New Jersey gym owner who is…
Continue Reading Alaska US Senate candidate announces Trump fundraiser plans
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has announced plans for a fundraiser hosted by former President Donald…
Continue Reading Biden says Virginia race wasn’t blowback against him
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the Democrats’ setbacks in Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading Youngkin’s winning formula: Trump voters plus suburbs
By SARAH RANKIN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Virginia Republicans nominated Glenn Youngkin as their…
Continue Reading Voters back rights for elderly visits, eating and clean air
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Voters in Texas have pushed back against pandemic restrictions on nursing home visits and worship services. A pair…
Continue Reading FBI releases declassified documents on Sept. 11 attacks
By ERIC TUCKER, NOMAAN MERCHANT and BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has released hundreds of pages of newly declassified…
Continue Reading Labor secretary: Pandemic, worker vexation feed port issues
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says slowdowns and bottlenecks at the nation’s shipping…
Continue Reading Labor leader apologizes for likening Holocaust to mandates
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas labor leader is apologizing for remarks he made during a legislative hearing comparing…
Continue Reading Republicans win at least 50 House seats in Virginia
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Republicans have won at least 50 seats in the Virginia House, ensuring at least a tie with…
Continue Reading Senate Dems push new voting bill, and again hit GOP wall
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats forced another test vote on voting rights legislation. For the fourth time…
Continue Reading Lauren Ridloff on playing the MCU’s first deaf superhero
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals,” Ridloff plays the first deaf superhero in Marvel’s “cinematic…
Continue Reading LA mayor Garcetti tests positive for virus at climate summit
ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has tested positive for COVID-19…
Continue Reading Man convicted of killing officer who tried to arrest him
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been found guilty of murder in the shooting death of an Orlando police officer who was trying to arrest him…
Continue Reading Election director in Georgia’s Fulton County resigning
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Officials say the elections director in Georgia’s most populous county will step…
Continue Reading UK lawmakers vote not to suspend MP who broke lobbying rules
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have voted not to suspend a Conservative legislator who was found to have broken lobbying rules. The decision…
Continue Reading Women of color growing force as mom influencers
By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The multibillion-dollar world of sleep training guides, toddler activity ideas, breastfeeding tips…
Continue Reading Neal Smith, Iowa’s longest-serving US House member, dies
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Neal Smith, a World War II bomber pilot who became a successful lawyer before representing…
Continue Reading Greg Kinnear readies (again) for his Broadway debut
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Kinnear was just a month away from making his Broadway debut in “To Kill a…
Continue Reading France frees UK trawler caught up in Channel fishing dispute
By JILL LAWLESS and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British-registered scallop boat caught up in a post-Brexit spat between the…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia, UAE call for civilian-led government in Sudan
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have joined calls for the immediate restoration of a…
Continue Reading Child vaccinations begin in California with toys and gifts
By JOCELYN GECKER and TERENCE CHEA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Scavenger hunts and blow-up animals greeted children at some of…
Continue Reading Human rights activists handed prison terms in Belarus
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus has handed prison sentences to two human rights activists, part of an…
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