Buttigieg scolds railroads for not doing more to improve safety since Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reiterated his concerns about railroad safety and…
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Failure to override Nebraska governor’s veto is more about politics than policy, some lawmakers say
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers failed to garner the 30 votes needed Tuesday to override Gov. Jim…
Continue ReadingU.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers…
Continue ReadingUS lawmakers say TikTok won’t be banned if it finds a new owner. But that’s easier said than done
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a…
Continue ReadingViral video of Biden effigy beating prompts calls for top Kansas Republican leaders to resign
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two top Kansas Republican Party officials are facing internal calls to resign over a viral…
Continue ReadingMajor donor to Britain’s Conservatives blasted for remarks about Black lawmaker
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A major donor to Britain’s ruling Conservative Party is under fire after he reportedly said a…
Continue Reading2 detectives found safe after disappearing while looking into Mexico’s 2014 case of missing students
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two detectives looking for 43 students who went missing almost 10 years ago were found…
Continue ReadingApril’s total solar eclipse is a month away. Here’s why it’s worth the watch and how to stay safe
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total…
Continue ReadingUS spearheads first UN resolution on artificial intelligence — aimed at ensuring equal access
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial…
Continue ReadingStandout moments from the hearing on the Biden classified documents probe by special counsel Hur
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a now-familiar ritual in Washington: a…
Continue ReadingA seasoned prosecutor with few political ties is selected as Colombia’s attorney general
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Supreme Court has selected the nation’s new attorney general following a…
Continue ReadingScott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scott Peterson appeared virtually in court on Tuesday, nearly 20 years after he was…
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress next week, narrowing GOP’s slim majority
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Ken Buck has announced that he’ll resign next week, narrowing his party’s…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about a settlement that clarifies what’s legal under Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
By JEFF McMILLAN, ANDREW DeMILLO and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Florida law labeled by critics as “ Don’t Say Gay ” is remaining…
Continue ReadingDavid Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him…
Continue ReadingDozens allege child sexual abuse in Maryland treatment program under newly filed lawsuits
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than three dozen people allege in lawsuits filed this week that they were sexually abused as…
Continue ReadingUvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting has…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden meets with Teamsters as he seeks to bolster his support among labor unions
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met with the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters and…
Continue ReadingBelarus authorities recently detained 12 lawyers who helped political prisoners, rights groups say
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Rights groups in Belarus say that authorities there have detained at least 12 lawyers…
Continue ReadingKate’s been the reliable face of a modern monarchy. Now she’s at the center of a media backlash
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Attention on Princess Kate has reached levels not seen since she married Prince William in a…
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