January 8, 2023, updates on Speaker Kevin McCarthy
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Ukrainians honor dead fighter at outdoor funeral in capital
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian soldiers, family and mourners gathered in frigid weather in Kyiv on Sunday to pay…
Continue ReadingState lawmakers turn to creative solutions in speaker fights
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Republican infighting debilitates Washington, lawmakers at some…
Continue ReadingKevin McCarthy, the view from home
By Kyung Lah, CNN The young man smiling in the last Bakersfield High School student newspaper for the 1983 school year was captioned —…
Continue ReadingConservatives take aim at tenure for university professors
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — When Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked Texas colleges to disavow critical race theory, the…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: House speaker, Damar Hamlin, Iran, Ukraine, Senegal
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Even if you’re not a football fan, you’ve probably heard about Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffering cardiac…
Continue Reading5 things to know for January 9: Immigration, House, Brazil, Floods, Prince Harry
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The advancement of smartphones and internet search engines has left human phone operators virtually extinct. Still,…
Continue ReadingRosewood, Florida, marks 100 years since race massacre. Here’s what happened
CNN, WTXL By Nicole Chavez, CNN In the years after World War I, Black people were thriving in the central Florida town of Rosewood when a White mob…
Continue ReadingLack of snow forces postponement of the 2023 FIS Para World Snowboard Championships
By Aimee Lewis, CNN The 2023 FIS Para World Snowboard Championships have been postponed because of a lack of snow. In a statement, the International…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron opens up about love to autistic interviewers
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — The question for France’s president about his teenage romance with a teacher at his…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron opens up about love to autistic interviewers
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — The question for France’s president about his teenage romance with a teacher at his…
Continue ReadingOver 150 Rohingya refugees reach ashore in Indonesia
By YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — More than 100 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslim refugees are among the latest group to…
Continue ReadingBiden makes tightly controlled visit to the southern border, his first as president
By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time as president, but he did not…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry says explosive book is a bid to ‘own my story’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry defended his decision to publish a memoir that lays bare rifts inside Britain’s royal…
Continue ReadingBoebert’s backers urge her to ‘tone down the nasty rhetoric’
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America RIFLE, Colo. (AP) — Debbie Hartman voted for Lauren Boebert for Congress in 2020 and again in…
Continue ReadingAvalanche kills 2 people in Colorado county’s 2nd deadly avalanche of the season
By Tina Burnside, CNN Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a missing snowmobiler buried in the Colorado mountains after an avalanche…
Continue ReadingOfficial: Apartment building collapse in Egypt kills 6
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A senior Egyptian official says at least six people were killed when an apartment building collapsed in…
Continue ReadingStrong quake hits Vanuatu, triggering tsunami warning
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu on Sunday,…
Continue Reading40 people killed, dozens injured in bus crash in Senegal
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, the…
Continue ReadingMikaela Shiffrin equals Lindsey Vonn’s all-time record of World Cup wins
By Issy Ronald and Wayne Sterling, CNN American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin has equaled Lindsey Vonn’s record of 82 World Cup wins with…
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