House GOP passes resolution overturning student loan cancellation; Biden vows veto
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed a resolution on Wednesday that would overturn President Joe…
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Wisconsin trial over fake electors set to start just before 2024 presidential election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury trial in a lawsuit seeking $2.4 million in damages from Republicans who attempted to cast Wisconsin’s 10 electoral…
Continue ReadingNew Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it wants to do the same with wind power
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The vessel UHF Felicity pulled into the port of New Bedford shortly before 5:00…
Continue ReadingWhy is Target pulling some Pride merch? The retailer’s response to hostile backlash, explained
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Target is removing some items and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide after intense…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Fatal shooting of Grammy winner by police ‘reasonably necessary’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee prosecutor says the fatal shooting of a Grammy-winning sound engineer by police earlier this year was…
Continue ReadingJudge greenlights JPMorgan lawsuit blaming ex-executive in Jeffrey Epstein scandal
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says he won’t block JPMorgan’s legal efforts to accuse a former…
Continue ReadingVolcano rumbles near Mexico City, coating towns with ash, disrupting flights
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Towering a couple of hours from one of the world’s largest cities, the Popocatepetl volcano…
Continue ReadingChampioning famous and forgotten Asian Americans, this artist uses cookies as her canvas
By TERRY TANG Associated Press May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, but artist and baker Jasmine Cho brings attention to AAPIs…
Continue ReadingLolita the whale may someday return to wild, Miami park says, but timeline uncertain
MIAMI (AP) — Caregivers at a South Florida ocean park are taking steps to prepare Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century,…
Continue ReadingTarget on the defensive after removing some products aimed at LGBTQ+
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of…
Continue ReadingDanish masters prepped canvases with leftovers from brewing beer
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Danish painters in the 19th century may have turned to an unusual source for some of their…
Continue ReadingJa Morant is ‘fine,’ taking a social media break, police say after welfare check due to cryptic post
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee have conducted a welfare check on suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and say “he is fine”…
Continue ReadingCatholic clergy abuse report could prompt lawsuits, changes to Illinois law
By MICHAEL TARM and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ attorney general ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa under more scrutiny over Russian ship as ruling ANC says it would ‘welcome’ Putin
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government has come under growing pressure after it declined to…
Continue ReadingProminent Egyptian rights activist briefly detained in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities briefly detained a prominent Egyptian blogger and human rights activist. That’s according to the…
Continue ReadingOn 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden says ‘it’s time to act’ on gun control
By COLLEEN LONG and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and…
Continue ReadingIn Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the ‘rights of nature’ movement
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ARNULFO FRANCO Associated Press ARMILA, Panama (AP) — On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate…
Continue ReadingTina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner has died at age 83. She teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit…
Continue ReadingFuzzy falcon chicks who nest at Michigan State football stadium get tracking bands
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Newly fitted with tracking bands, four peregrine falcon chicks named Pickles,…
Continue ReadingFamily of Georgia woman who died after falling from moving patrol car files wrongful death lawsuit
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has…
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