Senate just barely confirms Bernstein as Biden’s economic adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has narrowly confirmed Jared Bernstein to be the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A…
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Los Angeles city councilman charged with 10 counts, including embezzlement and perjury
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged a Los Angeles city councilman with 10 counts,…
Continue Reading Cormac McCarthy, lauded author of ‘The Road’ and ‘No Country for Old Men,’ dies at 89
By SUE MAJOR HOLMES and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both…
Continue Reading Starbucks denies claims that it’s banning Pride displays but union organizers are skeptical
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is denying union organizers’ claims that it is banning Pride displays in its U.S. stores in the wake…
Continue Reading Tory Lanez sentencing on Megan Thee Stallion shooting delayed to August
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tory Lanez’s sentencing for shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was delayed on Tuesday. Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Buttigieg vows federal help to fix collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia
By MARC LEVY Associated Press U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promised Tuesday to help repair the East Coast’s main north-south…
Continue Reading Transgender activist no longer welcome at White House after going topless at Biden event
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender advocate Rose Montoya is no longer welcome at White House events after posting on social media a video of herself and…
Continue Reading Army renames Louisiana base for Black WWI hero who received Medal of Honor
FORT JOHNSON, La. (AP) — A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana was renamed Tuesday to honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black hero of World War I…
Continue Reading The US Energy Department is spending $26M to help find a temporary site to store spent nuclear fuel
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal energy regulators are spending $26 million to find communities willing to accept a temporary federal site to store…
Continue Reading US: Online asylum appointments halted at 1 Texas crossing because of Mexican city’s safety woes
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that the reason it has halted…
Continue Reading Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will extend legal status by 18 months for more…
Continue Reading Republicans delay vote on University of Wisconsin budget after promises to cut diversity funds
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have suspended a vote on funding for University of…
Continue Reading France accuses Russia of faking websites to sow confusion and disinformation about Ukraine war
PARIS France’s government has accused Russia of a long-running online manipulation campaign that included impersonating the websites of leading…
Continue Reading Israeli military raid kills 1 Palestinian, 4 people wounded in separate West Bank shooting attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that an Israeli military raid into the northern West Bank has sparked a gunfight with militants…
Continue Reading NATO leader says Ukrainians are making progress and advancing against Russian forces
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukrainians are “making progress, making…
Continue Reading UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces ‘dangerous situation’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after…
Continue Reading Gunman used social media attack to attack Jews before attack at Pittsburgh synagogue, jurors learn
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue ranted incessantly on social media about his hatred of Jews before…
Continue Reading Playground slides doused with pool acid, injuring 2 children
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (AP) — Two children suffered what were described as “burn-like injuries” after playing on slides that had been doused with…
Continue Reading In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present. Outside, he campaigned for all to see
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and thumbs-up to crowds gathered outside…
Continue Reading German government coalition agrees to bring disputed heating bill to parliament before summer recess
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition says it would bring a disputed heating bill to parliament this week for…
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