Molly Broad, UNC’s first female system president, dies at 81
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Molly Corbett Broad, the first female president of the University of North Carolina system and who later became a top…
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Reyna family flagged Berhalter incident; interim coach named
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. soccer team was plunged into public turmoil Wednesday when the family of former U.S.…
Continue Reading Convictions, prison time: A look at college admissions scam
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — More than 50 people were convicted in the sprawling college admissions bribery scheme that…
Continue Reading Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to win speakership in fourth round of voting as conservative opponents hold firm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to win speakership in fourth round of voting as conservative opponents hold…
Continue Reading Survey: Religiously, Congress doesn’t reflect America
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Religiously speaking, the incoming 118th Congress looks like America — that is, the America of decades past, rather…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered as California storm knocks out power
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials in California ordered evacuations in a high-risk coastal area where mudslides…
Continue Reading Biden: GOP speaker drama ’embarrassing,’ ‘not a good look’
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said House Republicans’ inability to unify behind a speaker…
Continue Reading Biden says House GOP chaos on speaker vote is ‘not a good look’ for country, adds ‘I hope they get their act together’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden says House GOP chaos on speaker vote is ‘not a good look’ for country, adds ‘I hope they get their act…
Continue Reading White House gun violence program with philanthropies ends
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was small, as Washington celebrations go — two senior Biden administration advisers gathered…
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California seeks sterilization victims to pay reparations
About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government sterilized them either against their will or without their…
Continue Reading Amazon, Salesforce jettison jobs in latest tech worker purge
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers E-commerce giant Amazon and business software maker Salesforce are the latest U.S.…
Continue Reading 3 NFL teams look for rare trip from 2-6 start to playoffs
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Falling into a 2-6 hole near the midpoint of a season is usually a recipe to look to the future for NFL teams,…
Continue Reading GOP’s McCarthy rejected for House speaker — again and again
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans flailed through a long second day of fruitless balloting…
Continue Reading Biden highlights bipartisanship during House GOP chaos
By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press COVINGTON, Kentucky (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday held out the promised makeover of a…
Continue Reading Fresno State edges last unbeaten team in No. 21 New Mexico
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Isaih Moore scored 16 points and Fresno State beat the last unbeaten team in the nation, topping No. 21 New Mexico 71-67 on…
Continue Reading California trying to find, compensate sterilization victims
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government…
Continue Reading College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared…
Continue Reading De’Aaron Fox scores 37 points, lifts Kings beat Jazz 117-115
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — De’Aaron Fox made a driving layup with 0.4 seconds left and scored 22 of his 37 points in…
Continue Reading Kempe scores in 3rd, Kings end Stars’ winning streak at 4
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe broke a tie on a power play midway through the third period and the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Shaver hits winner for Boise State in 67-64 victory
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chibuzo Agbo led Boise State with 15 points and Marcus Shaver Jr. hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining as…
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