Churchill Downs investigates 4 horse deaths ahead of Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby.…
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Russia unlikely to face criticism at Central Asian meeting
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Russia is unlikely to face backlash over its war in Ukraine from Central Asian foreign…
Continue Reading Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages takes effect
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — You may soon be required to prove you’re older than 18 to watch porn in Utah, if adult…
Continue Reading Nigeria evacuates hundreds of citizens from hard-hit Sudan
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria evacuated hundreds of its citizens from Sudan late Wednesday after days of delays…
Continue Reading North Carolina House OKs bill tightening abortion limits
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s House has approved a Republican package of…
Continue Reading Mexico develops own COVID-19 vaccine, 2 years late
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials celebrated Wednesday the announcement that the country finally developed…
Continue Reading Protestors arrested at DeSantis’ Florida Capitol office
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — About a dozen people were arrested Wednesday night while protesting in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Florida Capitol…
Continue Reading Trump lawsuit against New York Times over 2018 series tossed
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times over a 2018 investigative series into his family’s wealth…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama launches company to improve child nutrition
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that she has co-founded a new company to make and sell…
Continue Reading Researchers radio-collar 1st bear in mountains near LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where…
Continue Reading `Insufficient support’ blamed for courthouse floor collapse
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency says there was “insufficient support” beneath part of an upper floor that collapsed during renovations on…
Continue Reading Relatives of Americans held abroad seek action from Biden
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of Americans detained abroad have gathered outside the White House to urge the Biden…
Continue Reading Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns, diversity
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans on Wednesday approved bills to ban diversity programs in…
Continue Reading Patrick Mahomes’ brother Jackson charged with sexual battery
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs…
Continue Reading Councilman pleads not guilty to perjury in 49ers report leak
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley city councilman accused of leaking a confidential grand jury report criticizing the San Francisco…
Continue Reading Trump calls rape claim ‘ridiculous’ in video deposition
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump called a writer’s claims that he raped her at a Manhattan…
Continue Reading Walmart employee fatally shoots customer, investigators say
LAUDERDALE LAKES A Walmart employee is facing a murder charge after Florida investigators say he fatally shot a customer. The Broward County…
Continue Reading Police capture suspect in Atlanta medical practice shooting
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting…
Continue Reading Oregon Republicans stay home ahead of abortion, guns votes
By ANDREW SELSKY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon haven’t shown up to work, denying…
Continue Reading Senators back solar tariffs, oppose prairie bird safeguards
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a measure Wednesday that would reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from…
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