Nebraska Legislature as reality TV, featuring filibuster and culture war drama
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mention televised legislative debates, and what may come to mind are stuffy, policy-wonk…
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LGBTQ+ Pride parade returns to Boston after rift over inclusivity
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The biggest Pride parade in New England returned to Boston on Saturday after a three-year hiatus,…
Continue ReadingRunway reopens at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after 2 planes bump into each other
TOKYO (AP) — Two passenger planes have bumped into each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport. No injuries were reported in Saturday’s…
Continue ReadingNew voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. Those districts…
Continue ReadingTrump blasts federal indictment as ‘baseless’ at first events since charges were unsealed
By BILL BARROW, JEFF AMY, JILL COLVIN and MEG KINNARD Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: What makes a fair election? Recent redistricting the most politically balanced in years
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Democrats have for years bemoaned partisan redistricting plans that helped Republicans win far more congressional…
Continue ReadingFlorida center says ‘Grey Team’ technology, exercise help veterans overcome PTSD and other ailments
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida organization is helping veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other…
Continue ReadingBlack teen shot by officer during struggle was armed with pellet gun, not handgun, police say
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Black teen fatally shot by an officer was armed with a pellet gun and not a semiautomatic…
Continue ReadingNuggets now in full command of NBA Finals, top Heat 108-95 for 3-1 lead
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The mission for the Denver Nuggets was clear: Come to Miami, get two wins and head back home with…
Continue ReadingGuatemala says US-funded transit centers to receive applications from Central American migrants
By SONIA PEREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan official says migrant transit centers fiananced by the United States will be…
Continue ReadingUN peacekeeper killed, 8 seriously injured in northern Mali attack
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Attackers killed one U.N. peacekeeper and seriously injured eight others Friday in Mali’s northern Timbuktu region, an area…
Continue ReadingUN aid chief says Ukraine faces `hugely worse’ humanitarian situation after the dam rupture
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is “hugely worse” than before the Kakhovka dam…
Continue ReadingNicaragua confiscates properties of 222 opposition exiles
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of Nicaragua has announced the confiscation of properties belonging to 222 opposition figures who were forced…
Continue ReadingColorado man pleads guilty in Vermont murder for hire conspiracy
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Colorado man who prosecutors say abducted and killed a Vermont man as part of a murder for hire conspiracy has pleaded…
Continue Reading4 Indigenous children lost in jungle for 40 days after plane crash are found alive in Colombia
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash…
Continue ReadingAmerican Airlines, JetBlue seek to keep some ties despite losing antitrust case
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer American Airlines and JetBlue said Friday they should be allowed to keep selling tickets on each other’s…
Continue ReadingHomeland Security names Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration named U.S. Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency, replacing retiring chief Raul Ortiz. In…
Continue ReadingSergeant, 5 officers broke department policy in fatal 2022 shooting, LAPD chief says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A police commission says a Los Angeles police sergeant and five officers broke department policy when they opened fire last year…
Continue ReadingOregon Democratic Party to send federal officials a $500,000 donation from former FTX executive
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S.…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico reaches $500M settlement with Walgreens in opioid case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive…
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