Polarization means punishment for minority party lawmakers
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was silenced by her Republican colleagues on Wednesday in a vote that bars her from…
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DeSantis-backed New College board scraps 5 professors tenure
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press The New College of Florida trustees, newly dominated by conservatives appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, has voted to…
Continue Reading Judge says Nunes not defamed by story about Iowa dairy farm
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge in Iowa has ruled against former U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, who filed lawsuits claiming he was defamed by…
Continue Reading Supreme Court on ethics issues: Not broken, no fix needed
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is speaking with one voice in response to recent criticism of the…
Continue Reading Brazilian dictionary adds Pelé as adjective, synonym of best
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to use when describing someone…
Continue Reading Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor
By AMY BETH HANSON, SAM METZ and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republicans barred transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr…
Continue Reading Explainer: Is Microsoft still buying Activision Blizzard?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer It’s not “game over” yet for Microsoft’s quest to buy the video game maker Activision Blizzard,…
Continue Reading Cedric the Entertainer has novel coming in September
NEW YORK (AP) — Call him the Cedric the Novelist. Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that it will publish a novel…
Continue Reading UN: Delaying help to combat Haiti’s gangs may impact region
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Haiti is urging immediate deployment of a specialized…
Continue Reading We Build The Wall founder sentenced to 4 years in prison
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes delays going to prison with another appeal
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has avoided starting her more than 11-year…
Continue Reading US, Europe eyeing ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports
By NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press IZMAIL, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. and European officials have toured Ukraine’s southern port of Izmail, a…
Continue Reading Woman accused of assaulting TSA officers at Phoenix airport
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arkansas woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting three Transportation Security Administration agents at Phoenix Sky…
Continue Reading Prosecutor wants 1 trial for 10 charged in patient’s death
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A prosecutor has asked a judge to approve a request to put seven sheriff’s deputies…
Continue Reading Disabled rights protests before Paris Olympics draw pledges
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — People in France with disabilities have protested by showing how difficult and frustrating it is…
Continue Reading 3 teens arrested after Colorado driver killed by thrown rock
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Three teenagers have been arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a 20-year-old Colorado woman,…
Continue Reading Kenya cult death toll rises to 95 as government sets curfew
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest death toll in Kenya’s cult investigation has risen to 95 as the government…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Missouri rule limiting transgender health care
By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has blocked a first-of-its-kind rule restricting access…
Continue Reading Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations, sandbagging
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Communities along the Upper Mississippi River scrambled Wednesday as the always-massive river…
Continue Reading Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 campaign in Arkansas
By ANDREW DeMILLO and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Asa Hutchinson has formally launched his Republican campaign for…
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