G7 diplomats to grapple with Ukraine, China, N. Korea crises
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press KARUIZAWA, Japan (AP) — Russian threats to nuke Ukraine. China’s belligerent military moves around rival…
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Gov. vetoes Kansas bill on live deliveries during abortion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Friday that could have penalized doctors accused of not providing enough care to…
Continue Reading Trump reports little income from Truth Social, $1M from NFTs
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he’s not making much money from his social media network…
Continue Reading Pence: Candidates must run ‘as Republicans’ to win in 2024
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence ramped up his criticism of fellow Republicans at a GOP donor…
Continue Reading Transgender adults brace for treatment cutoffs in Missouri
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Ellie Bridgman spent her Thursday night shift at a local gas station in Union, Missouri,…
Continue Reading Grand jury indicts Alaska illustrator on threat charges
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A grand jury has indicted an Alaska children’s book illustrator on charges of terroristic threatening after authorities…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests 3 more officials in fire that killed migrants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say they have arrested three more officials of the country’s immigration agency for a fire at a detention…
Continue Reading Video: Police shoot man after responding to wrong address
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern New Mexico on Friday released body camera footage of…
Continue Reading Former NBA star Shawn Kemp charged in parking lot shooting
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state have charged former NBA star Shawn Kemp with first-degree assault…
Continue Reading At Irish shrine, Biden meets priest who gave Beau last rites
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, COLLEEN LONG and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KNOCK, Ireland (AP) — President Joe Biden was moved to tears on Friday during…
Continue Reading ‘Maisel’ costumes enhance storytelling with boldness, color
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the cavernous Brooklyn warehouse where “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” was filmed were…
Continue Reading FAA gives OK for SpaceX’s Starship test flight from Texas
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas…
Continue Reading TikTok ban gets final approval by Montana’s GOP legislature
By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s House gave final passage Friday to a bill banning the…
Continue Reading Ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not running for president
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MEG KINNARD Associated Press Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is not entering the race for the 2024 Republican…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president vows to eliminate national news agency
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Friday he will shut down Notimex, a national news agency that has…
Continue Reading Son gets life in drive-thru hit that killed mob-linked dad
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison for hiring a hitman…
Continue Reading Wet winter gives way to colorful ‘Superbloom’ in US West
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press The tiny rain-fed wildflowers, no bigger than a few inches, are so vivid and abundant across California this year…
Continue Reading Leak suspect yearned to join military but then regretted it
NOMAAN MERCHANT and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press DIGHTON, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking highly…
Continue Reading Brazil judge orders police to question Bolsonaro on uprising
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the country’s federal police to take testimony from former President Jair…
Continue Reading Friend of slain kids’ mom describes ‘zombie’ claims to jury
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A mom accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival described some people as possessed or “zombies,”…
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