Month: September 2023

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers representing Black voters told a three-judge federal panel that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates. A trial over the congressional districts the governor pushed through the Legislature last year began Tuesday in

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Council voted Tuesday to set a Dec. 12 citywide vote on a proposed 1% sales tax for six years that would fund a new $900 million downtown arena and keep the NBA’s Thunder in the city through at least 2050. The council also voted 7-2 to approve a

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Las Vegas have voted to authorize a strike that could disrupt dozens of hotels and casinos. The Culinary Workers Union, which represents 60,000 workers, says 95% of members who voted Tuesday approved the authorization. The union is still holding

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the country, federal workers still stung by memories of past government shutdowns are bracing for the possibility of another extended closure. With a Saturday deadline looming for lawmakers to approve more federal spending — a deal that is looking less and less likely — workers are

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea is accusing the United States of making 2023 an “extremely dangerous year.” The country’s ambassador to the United Nations says U.S. actions are trying to provoke a nuclear war. Kim Song also denounced both U.S. and South Korean leaders for “hysterical remarks of

ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker’s wife is seeking to sell the Atlanta house that the football great listed as his residence when he ran for U.S. Senate last year as a Republican. A real estate listing shows the home was put up for sale in August with an asking price of $1.45 million. Julie Blanchard,