Year: 2022

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick will fill Florida’s vacant U.S. House seat. Cherfilus-McCormick defeated Republican Jason Mariner during a special election Tuesday. She’ll replace Democrat Alcee Hastings, who was the longest-serving member of the Florida delegation before he died in April of pancreatic cancer. Cherfilus-McCormick’s election boosts Democrats’

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes. Biden, who has been criticized by some in his own

By SAM COWIE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — An Associated Press investigation, which includes interviews with prosecutors, federal law enforcement agents, miners, and industry insiders, shows that the unauthorized aircraft — and the countless liters of fuel needed to power them and other mining equipment — form the backbone of

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. It wasn’t clear how long the lockdown of Anyang, home to 5.5 million people, would last. Another 13 million

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — David Sassoli, the Italian journalist who worked his way up in politics and became president of the European Union’s parliament, has died at a hospital in Italy. He was 65. His spokesperson announced his death in a tweet. He did not provide any details, but said in

By ELLIOT SPAGAT, BEN FOX and CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Stalled negotiations for the U.S. government to pay families separated at the border during Donald Trump’s presidency have brought new threats of extortion against some families. Last month, the Justice Department withdrew from settlement talks over financial compensation for their suffering, but

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia’s defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, vanquishing rival Alabama 33-18 to win the College Football Playoff title game. The Bulldogs won their first national championship in 41 years. Bennett connected