Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race ends for 2nd day
By TERRY TANG and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The trial over Kari Lake’s challenge to her defeat in the Arizona…
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Macao further restricts political freedoms with revisions to national security law
BEIJING (AP) — Echoing the crackdown on freedoms in neighboring Hong Kong, the former Portuguese colony of Macao has revised its legal system to…
Continue ReadingIran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi meets Central Asian leaders, calls for trade, energy development
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court dismisses pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai’s legal bid to fight for UK lawyer
BY KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has rejected an activist publisher’s latest effort to use a British lawyer to…
Continue ReadingDubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’ as the city’s real estate market booms
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate…
Continue ReadingDetroit enclave built on auto industry struggles under $20M water debt
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — A small enclave of Detroit is considering municipal bankruptcy to help rid itself of…
Continue ReadingAt graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer When Kamryn Yanchick graduated, she hoped to decorate her cap with a beaded pattern in honor of her Native…
Continue ReadingAwash in social media, how are police learning to inform the public better after shootings?
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Jennifer Seeley was glued to her phone, safe at home but terrified nonetheless. There was an active shooter…
Continue Reading7.7 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami on South Pacific islands
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.7 magnitude earthquake caused a small tsunami to wash ashore on South Pacific islands Friday. No damage has been…
Continue ReadingWhy Ukraine’s spring offensive still hasn’t begun — with summer just weeks away
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition…
Continue ReadingNebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill that combines a 12-week abortion ban with…
Continue ReadingGuardsman Jack Teixeira, Pentagon leak suspect, to remain jailed as he awaits trial
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press A Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military…
Continue ReadingJordan Neely, NYC subway rider choked to death, is mourned at Manhattan church
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the polarizing wake of Jordan Neely’s chokehold death at the hands of a fellow New York City…
Continue ReadingMost favor pairing debt limit rise with deficit cuts, but few following debate closely: AP-NORC poll
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds that most U.S. adults say they are highly concerned…
Continue ReadingPush for transit, walkable communities growing across US
By SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on the same…
Continue ReadingMyanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — State media in Myanmar say at least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged by…
Continue ReadingWidowed husband sues driver, bars after DUI crash killed bride on wedding night
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit accuses several establishments of overserving the alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers block bill making oil companies liable for some health problems
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California legislative committees in the Assembly and Senate blocked…
Continue ReadingUtah kids’ book author accused in husband’s killing changed life insurance policies, prosecutors say
By BRADY McCOMBS and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s…
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