Teaching refugee women to drive goes farther than their destination
By SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — In a large, empty parking lot outside Atlanta, one car slowly careened around parking…
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A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state
By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A stunning abortion ruling this week has supercharged Arizona’s role in…
Continue ReadingMany say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons, AP-NORC poll shows
By SEUNG MIN KIM and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a reason why President Joe Biden and former President…
Continue ReadingUS, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AP) — A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt held a…
Continue ReadingConvicted killer of college student Kristin Smart attacked at California prison for second time
COALINGA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say Paul Flores, the convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart, has been stabbed at a California…
Continue ReadingChinese official talks with North Korean counterpart in the nations’ highest-level meeting in years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top Chinese official visiting North Korea has talked with his counterpart in Pyongyang about how to boost their…
Continue ReadingNearly 12,000 homes are flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan as water levels keep rising
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say that nearly 12,000 houses have been flooded in a region that borders Kazakhstan as water levels in the Ural…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs’ Rashee Rice surrenders to police on assault charge after high-speed crash
GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault…
Continue ReadingHouston police reviewing if DNA tests could have helped in thousands of dropped cases
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police said Thursday that they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with…
Continue ReadingHouse passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government…
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the…
Continue ReadingOakland officials vote to include ‘San Francisco’ in airport’s name
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland officials have voted in favor of changing the name of the…
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the…
Continue ReadingPolice official is shot to death in Mexico’s troubled resort of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of traffic police has been shot to death in Mexico’s troubled Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. The city government…
Continue ReadingUS airlines ask the Biden administration not to approve additional flights between the US and China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Large U.S. airlines and some of their unions are asking the Biden administration to stop approving any more flights between the…
Continue ReadingMali’s junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in a deepening crackdown
By BABA AHMED and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In a deepening crackdown, Mali’s ruling junta on Thursday banned the media…
Continue Reading13 men plead not guilty to role in Brooklyn synagogue tunnel scuffle
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thirteen members of the Hasidic Jewish community pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges…
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the…
Continue ReadingUber and Lyft delay their plans to leave Minneapolis after officials push back driver pay plan
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said they will delay their planned…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses lawsuits filed against rapper Drake over deadly Astroworld concert
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has dismissed hip-hop artist Drake from lawsuits filed against him over his participation…
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