Economic plans, Taiwan and other things to know from the opening of China’s legislature
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Premier Li Qiang promoted an image of confidence as he announced modest economic…
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Texas GOP US Rep. Tony Gonzales heads to a runoff against Brandon Herrera
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas has been forced into a runoff from the right…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Colin Allred wins US Senate primary in Texas and will challenge GOP Sen. Ted Cruz
By PAUL J. WEBER and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Texas has won the Democratic nomination for…
Continue ReadingA GOP split thwarted election conspiracy promoters in Kansas and sank tighter mail ballot rules
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A split among Republican lawmakers has doomed proposals from election conspiracy promoters to…
Continue ReadingVoters show strong support for San Francisco measures to compel drug treatment, expand police powers
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two San Francisco ballot measures to expand police powers and compel drug treatment for adult…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County’s progressive district attorney leads in early results against 11 challengers
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the country’s most progressive prosecutors Los Angeles County District Attorney…
Continue ReadingCalifornians split on ballot measure to tackle homelessness crisis
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians are split in early returns over a statewide ballot measure that Gov.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control Congress
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have settled House primaries across the state. But all eyes are on a…
Continue ReadingThousands of Korean doctors face license suspensions as Seoul moves to prosecute strike leaders
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of striking junior doctors in South Korea are facing…
Continue Reading2 snowmobilers killed in separate avalanches in Washington and Idaho
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Two snowmobilers have been killed in separate avalanches in Washington state and in Idaho. Two snowmobilers riding in the…
Continue ReadingAlabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers facing public pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted…
Continue Reading3 men suspected in the disappearance of a US sailing couple ordered deported from St. Vincent
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — A judge in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent has ordered the deportation of three men from Grenada…
Continue ReadingAI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. States scramble to catch up
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the…
Continue ReadingMcConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who…
Continue ReadingDemocrats make play for veteran and military support as Trump homes in on GOP nomination
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Highway signs welcome drivers entering North Carolina to “the…
Continue ReadingJustices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advance to runoff in contest to lead Arkansas Supreme Court
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advanced to a runoff…
Continue ReadingPanamanian electoral court bars former president Martinelli’s candidacy in May elections
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Panama’s Electoral Tribunal has disqualified former president Ricardo Martinelli’s candidacy in the country’s May…
Continue ReadingExplosive fire at site housing vaping supplies kills 1 outside Detroit, sends debris a mile away
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a fire that destroyed a building housing supplies for the vaping industry caused multiple…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s former leftist strongholds contemplate party’s demise
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN JOSÉ LAS FLORES, El Salvador (AP) — San José Las Flores, a town nestled in the mountains of northern El…
Continue ReadingLike Banksy, France’s mystery ‘Invader’ marks cities with art. He could surprise the Paris Olympics
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For the Paris Olympics, it could almost be a new sport: Score points by hunting down mosaics that a…
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