GOP boycott in Oregon halts bills on guns, abortion and more
By CLAIRE RUSH and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican members of the Oregon Senate have extended their boycott into a…
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Officials: Man killed 3, then self in rural Georgia town
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A man recorded by a security camera fatally shooting his manager Thursday at a fast food restaurant in…
Continue Reading COVID dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US last year
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation’s No. 4 cause, the Centers…
Continue Reading Prince William pours a pint, meets public before coronation
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William has poured a pint of ale and taken a ride on the subway with his wife Kate as part of a…
Continue Reading Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp pleads not guilty to shooting charge
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge after prosecutors accused him of shooting at a man…
Continue Reading Israel minister: Iran nuke enrichment could ignite region
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israel’s defense minister says Iran could have enough enriched uranium to make five nuclear weapons, and warned Tehran that…
Continue Reading Barrera hopes `Carmen’ film shows human side at the border
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press Before taking on a new role, Melissa Barrera asks herself, “What is the message that I’m trying to send out…
Continue Reading Cyprus behind on freezing Russian assets, EU official says
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union’s commissioner for justice says the bloc’s executive arm…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Sedition charge in Proud Boys’ Jan. 6 case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The seditious conspiracy convictions of leaders of the Proud Boys…
Continue Reading US ambassador visits American Paul Whelan at Russian prison
MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Russia has visited Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a remote Russian prison. “Paul has…
Continue Reading Biden issues order setting path for sanctions in Sudan
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order setting the path to sanction individuals…
Continue Reading Trump calls accuser a ‘nut job’ in recording played for jury
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors heard former President Donald Trump blast a woman who accused him of…
Continue Reading Some call NYC subway choking criminal, others hold judgment
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The choking death of a man at the hands of another New York subway rider…
Continue Reading New York, California probing workplace discrimination at NFL
NEW YORK (AP) — The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace…
Continue Reading Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are trying hard to pressure Republicans into resolving the menacing impasse on…
Continue Reading Proud Boys’ Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and…
Continue Reading Cycling body to review transgender rules after US race
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Cycling Union says it will review its rules regulating transgender athletes and expects to make a fresh…
Continue Reading Spain expresses backing for Colombia peace plan
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has given his full backing to Colombian President Gustavo…
Continue Reading Oil boom transforms Guyana, prompting a scramble for spoils
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the…
Continue Reading Video Game HOF winners extended reach to girls, grandparents
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2023. The four honorees announced Thursday include the first…
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