Virginia county admits election tally in 2020 shorted Joe Biden
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia county is acknowledging that it underreported President Joe Biden’s…
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EPA sets out rules for proposed ‘methane fee’ for waste generated by oil and natural gas companies
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain…
Continue ReadingFamily sues school district over law that bans transgender volleyball player from girls’ sports
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The family of a transgender volleyball player has added a South Florida school district as a defendant in a federal…
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of people are in urgent need of assistance in Congo because of flooding
By LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — The United Nations says widespread floods in the Republic of Congo…
Continue ReadingOregon Supreme Court keeps Trump on primary ballot
SALEM, Oregon (AP) — Oregon’s Supreme Court on Friday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, declining to…
Continue ReadingElmore Nickleberry, a Memphis sanitation worker who marched with Martin Luther King, has died at 92
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elmore Nickleberry, a longtime Memphis sanitation worker who participated in the pivotal…
Continue ReadingFormer Pennsylvania defense attorney sentenced to jail for pressuring clients into sex
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania defense attorney who used to work as a county prosecutor has been sentenced to jail for preying on…
Continue ReadingGucci’s new creative director plunges into menswear with slightly shimmery, subversive classics
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Hot off the Taylor Swift’s red-carpet triumph for Gucci in glittering green, the Italian…
Continue ReadingFederal jury finds Puerto Rico ex-legislator Charbonier guilty on corruption charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A well-known former legislator in Puerto Rico who is popular with conservatives has been found guilty of federal…
Continue Reading‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ advance with Producers Guild nominations
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” will face off at yet another awards ceremony this season, at the Producers Guild…
Continue ReadingFlorida Dollar General reopens months after the racially motivated killing of 3 Black people
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Dollar General store where three Black people were killed during a racially motivated shooting last summer has reopened…
Continue ReadingPolice in Puerto Rico capture a rhesus macaque monkey chased by a crowd at a public housing complex
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico have captured a rhesus macaque monkey that was being chased by…
Continue ReadingMississippi officials say water in state capital is safe one day after E. coli scare
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi State Health Department says Jackson’s water is…
Continue ReadingFormer Connecticut mayoral candidate pleads guilty to Jan. 6 Capitol breach charge
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A former Connecticut city alderman who won a Republican primary for mayor while facing charges related to the…
Continue ReadingJudge orders Indiana to strike Ukrainian provision from humanitarian parole driver’s license law
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against an Indiana law that allows…
Continue ReadingBelarusian journalist goes on trial for covering protests, faces up to 6 years in prison
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian journalist has gone on trial on charges linked to his professional work…
Continue ReadingParents facing diaper duty could see relief from bipartisan tax legislation introduced in Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — For weary parents rolling up their sleeves for diaper duty, a bill in Kentucky would…
Continue ReadingSpeaker Johnson insists he’s sticking to budget deal but announces no plan to stop partial shutdown
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Friday he is sticking with the bipartisan…
Continue ReadingA refugee bear from a bombed-out Ukraine zoo finds a new home in Scotland
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An unlikely refugee from the war in Ukraine — a rare Asiatic black bear — arrived at his new…
Continue ReadingDeforestation in Brazil’s savanna region surges to highest level since 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deforestation has surged in Brazil’s Cerrado region, a vast tropical savanna, up nearly 45% compared to 2022 levels. Full…
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