North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral windfall for…
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DeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches
By STEVE PEOPLES, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential…
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Navarrosa beats top-ranked Zhang, Wake Forest tops reigning NCAA women’s golf champion Stanford
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Playing a tight match winding toward the finish, Brianna Navarrosa looked across the…
Continue Reading As India’s electrical grid strains, rural hospitals and clinics find reliable power in rooftop solar
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press RAICHUR, India (AP) — In the searing heat that often envelops Raichur, an ancient town in southern India, a ceiling…
Continue Reading Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific sacks crew members accused of discriminating against non-English speakers
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has dismissed three cabin crew members after a passenger…
Continue Reading Corbin Carroll has 3 hits, Diamondbacks beat Phillies 4-3 for 9th win in 11 games
By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corbin Carroll singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for his third hit and the…
Continue Reading New Mexico homelessness spikes as housing costs surge
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new tally of the homeless population in New Mexico is showing an abrupt increase in the…
Continue Reading Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of southern Utah drag performers and the ACLU are suing the city of St. George over its…
Continue Reading Ex-Seattle man gets 8 years for stealing $1M in pandemic benefits
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Seattle man who stole over $1 million in jobless benefits and small business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic has been…
Continue Reading NYC college professor fired after confrontation with abortion opponents
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City college has fired an adjunct professor who was recorded on video berating abortion opponents on campus earlier this…
Continue Reading Overn’s 3-run HR, 2-run triple help USC beat UCLA in pool play at Pac-12 Tournament
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Austin Overn hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and the go-ahead triple in the sixth as Southern California…
Continue Reading Protesters cut short questioning of San Francisco mayor over drug crisis
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters cut short a rare outdoor meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday…
Continue Reading Michigan man gets community service for shooting anti-abortion campaigner
IONIA, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan man who pleaded no contest to shooting an 84-year-old woman campaigning against abortion rights at his home…
Continue Reading Texas sues Biden administration over asylum rule, saying phone app encourages illegal immigration
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to have a newly-introduced asylum rule thrown…
Continue Reading Brazilians protest outside Spanish consulate after Vinicius Júnior’s racism row
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — About 100 Brazilian protestors have gathered outside the Spanish consulate in Sao Paulo to…
Continue Reading Bill to restrict youth access to ‘sexually explicit’ public library books advances in Louisiana
By SARA CLINE The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Activists in Louisiana are voicing concerns over a bill advancing in the GOP-controlled…
Continue Reading JPMorgan Chase defends lawsuit by blaming US Virgin Islands for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase is defending itself against a lawsuit by the U.S. Virgin Islands accusing it of…
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Puppy found with traumatic injury
A puppy was found with a rubber band over his muzzle that caused a section of the skin to die and is now under the care of the Humane Society of…
Continue Reading Concern about Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press AMECAMECA, Mexico (AP) — Concern about the Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind. While east of the mountain…
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