By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rift over the Republican National Committee’s symbolic vote to censure former President Donald Trump’s House GOP critics has exposed the competing forces fighting to control the party. The infighting shattered a period of relative Republican peace just as party leaders insist they need
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Despite falling short on two of his opening quad jumps, Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno walked away with the bronze medal, his second individual Winter Olympics medal.
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has already made history by nominating more public defenders, civil rights attorneys and nonprofit lawyers to the federal bench during his first year in office than past presidents. He’s increasing not just the racial and gender diversity of the federal judiciary but the range
Continue ReadingLOS ALTOS, Calif. (AP) — Two freelance journalists have been awarded the 2022 American Mosaic Journalism Prize for their work reporting on underrepresented or misrepresented groups in the United States. Julian Brave NoiseCat and Ryan Christopher Jones were each awarded $100,000 by the Heising-Simons Foundation based in Los Altos, California. The prize was announced Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press CULPEPER, Virginia (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs. Biden spoke during a visit to a community college in Culpeper, Virginia, following the
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press CULPEPER, Virginia (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs. Biden spoke during a visit to a community college in Culpeper, Virginia, following the
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South Korea’s Cha Jun-Hwan backed up his 4th-place short program with another strong performance in the free skate to earn a top-5 result at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Austria’s Julian Lueftner (1:17.00), Hagen Kearney of the U.S. (1:17.81) and Canadian Eliot Grondin (1:16.29) ranked a respective second, seventh and first in the seeding round of men’s snowboard cross.
Continue ReadingINDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is on the entry list for the BNP Paribas Open in California, where the Serb would face a vaccine mandate. Djokovic was unvaccinated against COVID-19 as of last month. He was detained and eventually deported from Australia for failing to meet that country’s strict vaccination requirements. It
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Henrik Pettersson, CNN The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed heightened importance on the United States’ and NATO’s defenses across eastern Europe, which for decades have acted as a buffer between Russia and the West. NATO has four multinational battalion-size battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press A seemingly endless amount of drama, name-calling, lawsuits and outrage from parents has made the saga of San Francisco’s school board a riveting pandemic sideshow. Next week, it will play out at the ballot box. A special election on Tuesday will decide the fate of three school board members, all
Continue ReadingPEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Malevy Leons had 14 points to lead five Bradley players in double figures as the Braves beat Loyola Chicago 68-61. Mikey Howell and Zek Montgomery added 12 points apiece for the Braves on Wednesday night. Ville Tahvanainen and Terry Roberts chipped in 11 points each. Braden Norris led the Ramblers with
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that consumer prices jumped 7.5% last month
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that consumer prices jumped 7.5% last month
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson tipped in shots from John Klingberg twice on the power play, Luke Glendening scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 4-3. Roope Hintz had his team-leading 21st goal in the opener of a crucial
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ithiel Horton scored 24 points, shooting 7 for 13 from 3-point range, and Pittsburgh beat a diminished Florida State squad 56-51 to end its four-game skid. It was the Panthers’ first road win in the ACC since a 63-60 victory over Syracuse on Jan. 6, 2021. Horton made eight of Pitt’s
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Austrian skier Johannes Strolz won the Olympic gold medal in the Alpine combined race just like his father did more than three decades ago. The 29-year-old Strolz was fourth fastest after the downhill run but was half a second quicker than anyone else
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Martins Dukurs of Latvia and Christopheer Grotheer of Germany have a slight difference of opinion at the midpoint of the men’s skeleton race at the Beijing Olympics. Dukurs says Grotheer cannot be caught. Grotheer politely disagrees. The standings after two runs suggest Dukurs might be right.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL JONES Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James and Kennedy Chandler each scored 18 points and No. 19 Tennessee outscored Mississippi State 11-2 in the final three minutes for a 72-63 victory on Wednesday night. The second half went back and forth and was tied at 61 before the Volunteers closed strong
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. It appears the right-wing media universe supports the “occupy” movement after all. For weeks, Fox, talk-radio, podcasters, and sites like Breitbart have fawned over the Canadian truckers who have crippled
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