Sweeping tax overhaul in Louisiana hits snag on sales tax expansion
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana House lawmakers have postponed a vote on a key plank in Gov. Jeff…
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Worker rescued from rubble after construction accident in Kentucky
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Firefighters in Kentucky’s largest city have rescued a person trapped under rubble at a construction…
Continue Reading What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. The…
Continue Reading Japan’s economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held…
Continue Reading With Peru in the global spotlight for APEC, so is one of the world’s least popular presidents
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The high-profile Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima has thrust one of the world’s least popular…
Continue Reading Trump meets with Argentina’s president, the first foreign leader he’s met with since election
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump met Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign…
Continue Reading North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called…
Continue Reading Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has…
Continue Reading Shel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who’s “My…
Continue Reading What to know about Doug Collins, Trump’s pick to oversee veterans affairs
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Georgia congressman Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs…
Continue Reading As he fills his new administration, Trump values loyalty above all else
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump spent much of his first term feeling stung and betrayed by those he’d placed in power. This time,…
Continue Reading Tech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death sparred with the lead…
Continue Reading University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chancellor to step down at end of academic year
CHICAGO (AP) — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones plans to resign at the end of the academic year. The Chicago Tribune…
Continue Reading Chinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a rare deal
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine navy has transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in…
Continue Reading Seattle man faces 5 assault charges in random sidewalk stabbings
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man has been charged with five counts of assault in the random stabbings of five people in broad daylight…
Continue Reading Texas man accused of supporting ISIS charged in federal court
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man charged with trying to provide material support to the Islamic State group and planning violent attacks…
Continue Reading Kentucky governor says investigators will determine what caused deadly Louisville factory explosion
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says investigators will find out what caused a deadly explosion that ripped apart a…
Continue Reading In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he’ll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, said in an interview with The Associated…
Continue Reading Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A state judge in Montana has heard arguments over policies that block transgender people from changing the…
Continue Reading Attorneys say accused shooter in 2022 July 4th parade shooting denied lawyer during police interview
Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Defense attorney allege that the man accused of killing seven people at a 2022 Independence Day parade in…
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