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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democrat-led House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bill Wednesday…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide on a statewide ballot measure that Gov. Gavin Newson…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of new surface-to-sea missiles…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. safety investigators are looking into what caused last week’s helicopter crash…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, is defending…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A United Nations-backed expert on food security is urging Venezuela’s government…

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker who tanked an effort last year by his fellow Republicans to pass a…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green has announced that he won’t run for a…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The National Republican Committee says it would recognize former Congressman Pete…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press New York City, its schools and public hospital system are suing the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram,…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge warned special prosecutors and defense attorneys Wednesday that she will not consider any more motions as…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that lawmakers illegally blocked…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A longshot bid to temporarily double a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions for most…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With this year’s Super Bowl being played in Las Vegas, the nation’s gambling…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The president of MIT has suspended a student group that has held demonstrations against…

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A recent decline in arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico may…

By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as…

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on…

ATLANTA (AP) — Officials say four students have been shot and wounded outside an Atlanta high school. Shortly after dismissal Wednesday afternoon,…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Both a Minnesota man testing a snowmobile for his employer and the company have been…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet networking pioneer Cisco Systems is jettisoning more than 4,000 employees.…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced that Palestinians living in the U.S. will be shielded from…

By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judges targeted by threats have more than doubled over the last three years amid a…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that…

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A large aquarium in the lobby of a Texas emergency room likely saved lives when it absorbed…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a New York City man who admitted to smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants through a…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Oregon’s Multnomah County say they will declare a state of emergency Wednesday evening due to potential…

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives building and galleries were evacuated after two protesters dumped powder…

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, the Federal Trade Commission received over 64,000 romance scams reports that…