In latest abortion law chapter: Bill signings, court rulings
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Courts this week blocked abortion restrictions from taking effect in two states, while lawmakers in a third are…
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U.S. faces growing epidemic of loneliness plaguing Americans leading to prolonged health conditions
NEW YORK (NBC / KYMA, KECY-TV) – Isolation, lack of emotional connectivity and the sense of belonging, is jeopardizing the well-being in more than…
Continue Reading Taiwan trade chief warns against ‘unnecessary fear’ of China
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan’s chief trade representative says his country’s semiconductor makers will…
Continue Reading Lula’s gun control push starts with counting Brazil’s guns
By LAÍS MARTINS Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Jonathan Schmidt arrived at Federal Police headquarters in the center of Rio de Janeiro with a…
Continue Reading Ban social media for kids? Fed-up parents in Senate say yes
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly when she is at home in Alabama — at…
Continue Reading Wisconsin judge to hear first arguments in abortion lawsuit
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge is set to hear arguments Thursday in a lawsuit challenging the…
Continue Reading This May the Fourth, Carrie Fisher gets Walk of Fame star
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to one of the…
Continue Reading New Orleans music’s old guard still star at Jazz Fest
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Big-name, nationally known musical artists are always part of the New Orleans Jazz &…
Continue Reading AP Was There: Covering the previous coronation in Britain
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer It might just be the coolest caption in newspaper history: “AP Wirephoto via jet bomber from London” On…
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City Council discusses special election that will impact elected officials salaries
Three recommendations were paused due to the pandemic and now the city has circled the wagons back around to address the items in a special…
Continue Reading US sprinter, Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32.…
Continue Reading Churchill Downs investigates 4 horse deaths ahead of Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby.…
Continue Reading Russia unlikely to face criticism at Central Asian meeting
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Russia is unlikely to face backlash over its war in Ukraine from Central Asian foreign…
Continue Reading Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages takes effect
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — You may soon be required to prove you’re older than 18 to watch porn in Utah, if adult…
Continue Reading Nigeria evacuates hundreds of citizens from hard-hit Sudan
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria evacuated hundreds of its citizens from Sudan late Wednesday after days of delays…
Continue Reading North Carolina House OKs bill tightening abortion limits
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s House has approved a Republican package of…
Continue Reading Mexico develops own COVID-19 vaccine, 2 years late
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials celebrated Wednesday the announcement that the country finally developed…
Continue Reading Protestors arrested at DeSantis’ Florida Capitol office
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — About a dozen people were arrested Wednesday night while protesting in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Florida Capitol…
Continue Reading Trump lawsuit against New York Times over 2018 series tossed
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times over a 2018 investigative series into his family’s wealth…
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Arizona Senators concerned with lack of preparations for end of Title 42
Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) and Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) urged Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to avoid…
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