Stained glass window showing dark-skinned Jesus Christ heading to Memphis museum
WARREN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window in Rhode Island that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with…
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Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum’s taxidermy animals to find new homes
By JACK DURA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press South Dakota’s Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new…
Continue Reading Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school suffering a measles outbreak
By TERRY SPENCER Associate Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an…
Continue Reading Judge hands NCAA another loss, says compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes
By TERESA M. WALKER and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers A federal judge has barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and…
Continue Reading Senators urge Biden to end duty-free treatment for packages valued at less than $800
KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. senators looking to crack down on the number of packages from China that enter the…
Continue Reading Border Patrol releases hundreds of migrants at a bus stop after San Diego runs out of aid money
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hundreds of migrants were dropped off Friday at a San Diego bus stop instead of at a reception…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s top diplomat tells skeptics at the UN that his country will win the war
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister is telling skeptics who believe Ukraine can’t win the war…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft in a major win…
Continue Reading German bishops to head to Rome after Vatican demands they scrap a vote on contentious lay council
By NICOLE WINFIELD and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press ROME (AP) — A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome soon after the Vatican insisted…
Continue Reading Maryland House OKs bill to enable undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on state exchange
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House has voted for a measure to enable people to buy health insurance through…
Continue Reading Alabama Senate OKs bill targeting college diversity efforts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at prohibiting universities, schools and public entities from maintaining…
Continue Reading Biden tells governors he’s eyeing executive action on immigration, seems ‘frustrated’ with lawyers
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told the nation’s governors on Friday that he’s…
Continue Reading Video shows Oklahoma nonbinary teen after attack in school bathroom, the day before their death
By KEN MILLER, PHILIP MARCELO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 16-year-old Oklahoma student who died the day after a fight…
Continue Reading Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services…
Continue Reading Magician says political consultant hired him to create AI robocall ahead of New Hampshire primary
By HOLLY RAMER and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Orleans magician says a Democratic consultant who worked for Dean…
Continue Reading Checking a bag will cost you more on United Airlines, which is copying a similar move by American
CHICAGO (AP) — Now it’s United Airlines’ turn to raise fees for checking bags. United said Friday it will raise fees beginning with…
Continue Reading Blind seal gives birth and nurtures the pup at an Illinois zoo
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Zoo officials say a grey seal found stranded and blind more than a decade ago on an island in Maine has given birth at a…
Continue Reading Cellphone data cited in court filing raises questions about testimony on Fani Willis relationship
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A court filing Friday uses cellphone location data to try to raise questions about the testimony…
Continue Reading A swift rebound and unprecedented tickets sales for live music after pandemic shut venues down
Associated Press Powered by big stadium tours from artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, ticket sales are booming and it appears likely that live…
Continue Reading Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The moon count in our solar system just went up by three. Astronomers have found two…
Continue Reading Embattled superintendent overseeing Las Vegas-area public schools steps down
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The embattled superintendent overseeing public schools in the Las Vegas area stepped down Friday after more than…
Continue Reading So many sanctions on Russia. How much impact do they really have?
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, JOSH BOAK and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, United Kingdom and European Union are once…
Continue Reading Backstory of disputed ‘Hotel California’ lyrics pages ‘just felt thin,’ ex-auction exec tells court
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The explanation given for the source of 13 pages of drafts of lyrics to the Eagles’…
Continue Reading Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has restored a U.S. legal finding dating back nearly 50 years that…
Continue Reading Ahead of South Carolina primary, Trump says he strongly supports IVF after Alabama court ruling
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, JAMES POLLARD, MEG KINNARD and BILL BARROW Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he…
Continue Reading Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar…
Continue Reading Mexican president defends disclosing a reporter’s phone number, saying the law doesn’t apply to him
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is defending his decision to disclose a reporter’s telephone number, saying a law that prohibits…
Continue Reading 2 children were killed when a hillside collapsed along a Northern California river
SHASTA LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Two children were killed when a hillside collapsed along a Northern California river. The Shasta County Sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania seeks legal costs from county that let outsiders access voting machines to help Trump
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A rural Pennsylvania county and its elected officials may have to pay the state’s…
Continue Reading The collapse of a gold mine in Venezuela underscores the dangers of a poorly regulated industry
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of the open-pit gold mine that killed at least 16 people has…
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