Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés.…
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Question of whether Nebraska public money can go to private schools still set for November ballot
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Nebraska’s top election official has ruled voters will get to decide whether to repeal a law that pays for…
Continue ReadingFamily and advocates want solution to legal loophole after the death of Audrii Cunningham
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Family members and victim advocates are mourning the death of 11-year-old Audrii…
Continue ReadingLegislation to legalize, tax skill games in Virginia heads to governor
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation that would legalize skill games, the slots-like…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s economy grows 2.9% in Lula’s 1st year, beating expectations
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s economy grew 2.9% in 2023, beating expectations in the first year of the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula…
Continue ReadingThe Missouri governor shortens the DWI prison sentence of former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday shortened the prison sentence of former Kansas…
Continue ReadingPolice in suburban Chicago release body-worn camera footage of fatal shooting of man in his bedroom
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A police department in suburban Chicago has released officer body camera footage of the fatal shooting of a…
Continue ReadingCuban political dissident to receive 2024 International Women of Courage award by US government
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, a veteran Cuban dissident and leading proponent of human rights…
Continue ReadingJury convicts first rioter to enter Capitol building during Jan. 6 attack
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack was…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks Texas from collecting info on transgender children receiving gender-affirming care
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has blocked the state’s attorney general from forcing an LGBTQ+ advocacy group to hand over information…
Continue ReadingTexas Panhandle ranchers face losses and grim task of removing dead cattle killed by wildfires
By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press SKELLYTOWN, Texas (AP) — Ranchers in the fire-scarred Texas Panhandle are facing a grim task of…
Continue ReadingU of Florida axes diversity and inclusion office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program’s staff jobs…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect from North Carolina’s state and presidential primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in North Carolina will decide a full slate of primaries Tuesday, including contested races…
Continue ReadingLatest freight railroad layoffs and Wall Street pressure renew concerns about safety and service
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest rail layoffs this week, combined with an investment fund’s ongoing campaign for…
Continue ReadingAP PHOTOS: Russians say final farewell at funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By The Associated Press Thousands of mourners gathered in Moscow to bid farewell to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday, two weeks…
Continue ReadingAfter loss in court, the NCAA is pausing investigations into third-party NIL deals with athletes
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer The NCAA has told its enforcement staff to halt investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a Democratic lawsuit seeking to throw out the…
Continue ReadingHow US airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza can help and why the operation is complicated
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has begun airdrops of emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza.…
Continue ReadingThe CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writers BOSTON (AP) — Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended…
Continue ReadingJudge puts brakes on new law banning foreign government spending on referendums
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge is delaying the implementation of a voter-approved law in Maine that aimed to close an election law loophole…
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