West Virginia governor signs law removing marital assault exemption
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed…
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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate María Machado names substitute while she fights ban
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado has named a…
Continue ReadingFBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia governor signs vague law allowing teachers to answer questions about origin of life
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice has signed a law that supporters say…
Continue ReadingLawmakers who passed a bill to lure nuclear energy to Kentucky say coal is still king
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have wrapped up work on a bill meant to help attract nuclear energy…
Continue ReadingRelatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner say lack of police reform is frustrating
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Relatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner are expressing frustration with…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a ‘Mexico First’ policy
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. Slower job growth is to blame
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate is now the highest in the country. The state’s…
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said it has discovered a calculation error in hundreds of…
Continue ReadingAs gangs rampage through Haiti’s capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. officials say more than 33,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in a span of nearly two weeks as gangs continue…
Continue ReadingJuries find 2 men guilty of killing a 7-year-old boy in 2015 street shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A pair of juries has found two men guilty of killing a Chicago boy almost nine years ago. The Sun-Times reports jurors on Thursday…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor, celebrities and activists launch campaign to protect law limiting oil wells
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press/Report for America LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Arnold…
Continue ReadingTexas medical panel won’t provide list of exceptions to abortion ban
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas medical panel has rebuffed calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most restrictive…
Continue ReadingKate, the reliable face of a modern monarchy, now faces a personal battle in the public eye
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the most famous, photographed and talked-about women in the world is fighting a very personal…
Continue ReadingWhat we know and don’t know about Kate’s cancer diagnosis
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Kate, the Princess of Wales, has disclosed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy — though in a…
Continue ReadingFormer Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty to health care fraud
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia insurance commissioner is pleading guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud.…
Continue ReadingHeavy-smoking West Virginia becomes the 12th state to ban lighting up in cars with kids present
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present.…
Continue ReadingDrought pinched Louisiana’s crawfish harvest, but mudbug fans are weathering the shortage
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana crawfish are in demand despite a shortage of the mudbugs driven by last summer’s…
Continue ReadingDeaths of dog walker, 83, and resident of a remote cabin possibly tied to escaped Idaho inmate
By GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Authorities said Friday they believe the deaths of an 83-year-old man who was walking his dogs and…
Continue ReadingMissouri GOP sues to remove candidate with ties to KKK from Republican ballot
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri GOP is suing to remove a gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux…
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