N. Carolina justices hand GOP big wins with election rulings
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In massive victories for Republicans, North Carolina’s newly GOP-controlled state…
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Marijuana job lands Oregon secretary of state in trouble
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is in hot water, with Republican lawmakers calling for…
Continue Reading Khris Davis took the hits to become ‘Big George Foreman’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Khris Davis did not know who he was auditioning for when he first got the lines for an untitled project about a boxer.…
Continue Reading EPA allows gasoline with higher ethanol blend during summer
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15%…
Continue Reading Politicians tell Forest Service: Do more to fight wildfires
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S. Forest Service to do more to…
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School superintendent who criticized DeSantis could lose job
Florida officials are threatening to revoke the teaching license of a school superintendent who criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing the educator…
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California landslide halts rail service, homes evacuated
A landslide in Southern California has closed a historic cultural center, shut down rail service in the area and forced the evacuation of nearby…
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Politicians tell Forest Service: Do more to fight wildfires
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S. Forest Service to do more to…
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In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use
In rural Arizona’s La Paz County, on the state’s rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in…
Continue Reading Biden huddles with top donors as 2024 effort kicks off
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris feted about 150 of the…
Continue Reading Palestinians: Israeli forces shoot, kill teen in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces shot and killed a teenager in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian…
Continue Reading Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon
By CARLA BRIDI and FABIANO MAISONNAVE BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday granted official recognition…
Continue Reading Tech-rooted groups seek to shake up San Francisco politics
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The tech entrepreneurs who flocked to San Francisco two decades ago bringing jobs and…
Continue Reading Smokey Robinson turns seductive with new album ‘Gasms’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Smokey Robinson started dating his-now wife more than 20 years ago, she didn’t…
Continue Reading Judge rules against Google, allows antitrust case to proceed
By MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a motion from Google to toss out the government’s…
Continue Reading Recent U.S. military helicopter crashes in training missions
By The Associated Press There have been three U.S. military helicopter crashes and a rollover recorded so far this year, in Alabama, Kentucky, and…
Continue Reading Man livestreamed standoff before being fatally shot by FBI
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — FBI agents fatally shot a man who barricaded himself inside a Minneapolis home for several hours and livestreamed negotiations…
Continue Reading Scholars defend Polish Holocaust researcher targeted by govt
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Scholars and historical institutions from around the world are coming to the defense of a…
Continue Reading Iran TV airs footage of commandos seizing US-bound tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state TV footage shows how masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a…
Continue Reading India urges Shanghai Cooperation group to fight terrorism
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has urged the members of the Shanghai Cooperation…
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