Hong Kong leader praises election turnout as voter numbers hit record low
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee on Tuesday praised the 27.5% voter turnout in the city’s weekend…
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Florida school board recommends ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school board has recommended the resignation of one of its members who is…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear sworn in for 2nd term in Republican-leaning Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has renewed his oath of office in a ceremony at the state…
Continue ReadingJournalists tackle a political what-if: What might a second Trump presidency look like?
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even before anyone has cast a vote in a 2024 presidential primary, the attention of many political…
Continue ReadingEarly, often and unequivocally: How Whitmer’s fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that repealed a law requiring…
Continue ReadingHow the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear his lawyers tell it, Donald Trump was alarmed by Russia’s interference in the 2016…
Continue ReadingUS consumer inflation eased slightly last month as gas prices fell, though some costs kept surging
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation ticked down again last month, with cheaper gas helping further lighten…
Continue ReadingSharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai
By JON GAMBRELL, JAMEY KEATEN, SIBI ARASU and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hopes for finishing a critical…
Continue ReadingMiss Nicaragua pageant director announces her retirement after accusations of ‘conspiracy’
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, Karen Celebertti, has announced her retirement…
Continue ReadingWar-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of world’s…
Continue ReadingHeart of Hawaii’s historic Lahaina, burned in wildfire, reopens to residents and business owners
By LINDSEY WASSON and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The heart of Lahaina, the historic town on the Hawaiian island of Maui…
Continue ReadingNBA star Ja Morant describes punching teen during a pickup basketball game last year
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — NBA star Ja Morant testified in court Monday that a teenager hit him in the face with a…
Continue ReadingA missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged…
Continue ReadingPalestinians hope a vote in the UN General Assembly will show wide support for a Gaza cease-fire
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians are hoping that a vote Tuesday in the U.N. General Assembly on a…
Continue ReadingNew charge filed against man accused of firing shotgun outside New York synagogue
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new federal charge has been filed against a man accused of firing a shotgun into the air outside a synagogue in upstate New…
Continue ReadingGroups want full federal appeals court to revisit ruling limiting scope of the Voting Rights Act
By ANDREW DeMILLO and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Progressive advocacy groups in Arkansas are asking a full federal…
Continue ReadingClosing arguments start in trial of 3 Washington state police officers charged in Black man’s death
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Black man who was shocked, beaten and hogtied facedown on a sidewalk pleaded for breath…
Continue ReadingTensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Congo is warning the Security Council that tensions between…
Continue ReadingBoeing promotes insider to chief operating officer, putting her in the discussion about the next CEO
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing has promoted the head of its services business to chief operating officer, putting the female executive in discussion…
Continue ReadingGeorge Santos is in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Prosecutors say in a court filing that former U.S. Rep. George Santos is in plea negotiations to settle his…
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