Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU’s green farming policies into a ditch
By RAF CASERT Associated Press WESTROZEBEKE, Belgium (AP) — Across the EU, those battling climate change and defending the environment feel they…
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Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut’s largest city
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — It’s been nearly four months since a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic…
Continue ReadingA housing shortage is testing Oregon’s pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away…
Continue ReadingBelarusians vote in a tightly controlled election as the opposition calls for its boycott
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Sunday’s tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections in Belarus are set…
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Trump wins South Carolina, easily beating Haley in her home state and closing in on GOP nomination
By MEG KINNARD and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday,…
Continue ReadingBiden and Utah’s governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in the nation’s politics
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united…
Continue ReadingTrump exchanges a close hug with Argentine President Javier Milei at conservative summit
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The fiery, right-wing populist president of Argentina has spoken at the Conservative…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from South Carolina primary: Donald Trump’s Republican home field advantage is everywhere
By BILL BARROW Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump trounced Nikki Haley on Saturday in the South Carolina primary, a victory that…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called South Carolina for Trump: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has declared former President Donald Trump the winner of the South Carolina…
Continue ReadingJen Pawol becomes the first woman to umpire a spring training game since 2007
By MARC BERMAN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league game…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL star Richard Sherman arrested on suspicion of DUI, authorities in Washington state say
SEATTLE (AP) — Former NFL star Richard Sherman was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the Washington…
Continue ReadingJohn Wooden stamp unveiled at UCLA honoring the coach who led Bruins to a record 10 national titles
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. stamp honoring John Wooden has been unveiled on the UCLA campus where he coached the…
Continue ReadingWhy AP is calling Trump and Biden ‘presumptive nominees’ for president
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s official: Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have won enough…
Continue ReadingLithium ion battery caused fatal fire in New York City apartment building, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fire officials say a lithium ion battery sparked a fire that killed one person and injured 17 others at an apartment…
Continue ReadingFederal prosecutors accuse a New Mexico woman of fraud in oil and gas royalty case
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico businesswoman is accused of defrauding the U.S. government and two…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Trump won in South Carolina — and what it could mean for his chances in November
By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won over South Carolina Republicans as the candidate who voters…
Continue ReadingAt least 10 people killed in road crash in north-central Mexico, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say at least 10 people have died from a crash between a tractor-trailer and a pick-up truck carrying…
Continue ReadingKansas man pleads guilty to causing crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for speeding through a red light and killing a…
Continue ReadingGeorgia university town is shaken by the killing of a nursing student who was out on a run
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The killing of a nursing student in Georgia who was out running has shaken the university town of Athens. Twenty-two-year-old…
Continue ReadingTrump calls himself a ‘proud political dissident’ in CPAC speech
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump cast November’s presidential election…
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