New leader of Jesse Jackson’s civil rights organization steps down just months on the job
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights…
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Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) — Voting has ended across the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific nation’s first general election since the…
Continue ReadingVoting technology company settles lawsuit against far-right news outlet over 2020 election claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — A voting technology company targeted by bogus fraud claims related to the 2020 presidential election settled a defamation lawsuit…
Continue ReadingA woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sex assault is now charged with defrauding ex-MLB player
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been charged with…
Continue ReadingOJ Simpson was chilling with a beer on a couch before Easter, lawyer says. 2 weeks later he was dead
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson’s last robust discussion with his longtime lawyer was just before Easter, at the…
Continue ReadingArrests made a year after gold and cash worth millions were stolen at Toronto airport
TORONTO (AP) — Authorities in Canada say they have made arrests in the theft of a cargo container that included gold and other items worth over 20…
Continue ReadingUS court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes and…
Continue ReadingClosure of troubled California prison won’t happen before each inmate’s status is reviewed
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officails say the planned closure of a federal women’s prison in California notorious…
Continue ReadingArkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office is facing pointed questions from…
Continue ReadingPlumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring…
Continue ReadingConnecticut’s top public defender denies misconduct claims as commission debates firing her
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s top public defender is fighting to keep her job as an oversight commission…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press Forced to hide her true self, Joe Horras’ transgender daughter struggled with depression and anxiety until three…
Continue ReadingTrump will meet with Polish President Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support for Ukraine
By STEVE PEOPLES and VANESSA GERA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is set to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda in New York as…
Continue ReadingBlack immigrant rally in NYC raises awareness about racial, religious and language inequities
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Black immigrants turned out in the hundreds on Tuesday across from New York City Hall during a…
Continue ReadingNPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
NEW YORK (AP) — National Public Radio has reportedly suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay for an outside outlet that criticized his…
Continue ReadingGeorgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority
By JEFF AMY Associated Press Three district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission to discipline and…
Continue ReadingJustin Trudeau’s government raises taxes on wealthiest Canadians in federal budget
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is imposing higher taxes on the wealthiest Canadians as part of the federal…
Continue ReadingThe push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public…
Continue ReadingChicago woman pleads guilty, gets 50 years for cutting child from victim’s womb
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and cutting her baby from her womb with a butcher knife nearly…
Continue ReadingEx-Piston Will Bynum sentenced to 18 months in prison in NBA insurance fraud scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Bynum, who played for the Detroit Pistons for six season, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his conviction in a…
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