Coalition challenges Paraguay’s long-ruling Colorado Party
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Voters in Paraguay decide Sunday whether to stay with the party that has governed for…
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What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year? Researchers…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 15 people, abduct 5 aid workers in north Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU and HARUNA UMAR Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say at least 15 people were killed and five aid…
Continue Reading Congress’ anger at FBI shapes surveillance program’s future
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing anger at the FBI from both parties in Congress has become a major…
Continue Reading Fed faults Silicon Valley Bank execs, itself in bank failure
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve blamed last month’s collapse of Silicon Valley…
Continue Reading Corden addresses divided America in final ‘Late Late Show’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press James Corden used part of his farewell speech on Thursday’s final episode of CBS’ “ The Late Late…
Continue Reading Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating…
Continue Reading China flies 38 warplanes near Taiwan, 6 navy vessels in area
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Taiwanese defense ministry says China’s military flew 38 fighter jets and other…
Continue Reading NY judges will get more power in setting bail, governor says
By MAYSOON KHAN and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Judges in New York will be getting more discretion to jail people awaiting…
Continue Reading Hundreds stuck at Peru-Chile border in crackdown on migrants
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A migration crisis at the border between Chile and Peru intensified Thursday as hundreds of people remained stranded, unable…
Continue Reading School ages near toxic plumes as Nevada tribe calls for help
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Cracked windows, a bat colony in the ceiling, spotty heating and close…
Continue Reading NFL draft dominated early by QBs, including top pick Young
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Finding a franchise quarterback is the quickest path to success so it’s no surprise…
Continue Reading UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to reverse bans on women
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling on…
Continue Reading Debt ceiling: McCarthy wins 1st round, Biden eyes long game
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy surprised Washington when he united the raucous House…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: California prisons target ‘foreign-born’ inmates
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration…
Continue Reading Amazon Q1 revenue, profit grow but cloud unit a concern
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected revenue and profits for the first quarter,…
Continue Reading Trump, in New Hampshire speech, turns focus to Biden rematch
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump turned his attention to the…
Continue Reading Trump lawyer questions E. Jean Carroll at rape lawsuit trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyer sought to pick apart a decades-old rape claim…
Continue Reading Indiana middle school shooter ordered to stay in custody
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge has ordered a former student who shot and wounded a student and a teacher at an Indiana middle school in 2018 to…
Continue Reading Biden’s student loan help would be ‘annihilated’ by GOP bill
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student debt agenda would be all but obliterated by the U.S. debt…
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