Democrat pledges ethics package in his challenge of Mississippi GOP governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democrat running for Mississippi governor says he will push legislators to enact…
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Gas pipeline gets new permit to build in Appalachian national forest
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has reissued approval to build a controversial natural gas…
Continue ReadingKim Gardner steps down as St. Louis prosecutor 2 weeks sooner than planned
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who this month announced she would resign…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico high school student killed 3 women in ‘random’ shooting rampage, police say
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, MORGAN LEE and RIO YAMAT Associated Press FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The gunman who killed three people and wounded six others…
Continue ReadingOlympic gold-medal figure skater Sarah Hughes running for NY congressional seat
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Retired figure skater Sarah Hughes has filed to run for Congress in New York. The Olympic gold…
Continue ReadingMonopoly concerns push FTC to sue to block Amgen’s more than $26B deal for Horizon
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Federal regulators are suing to block biotech drug developer Amgen’s more than $26 billion deal for Horizon…
Continue ReadingSonja Frisell’s lavish staging of Verdi’s ‘Aida’ ends its 35-year-run at the Metropolitan Opera
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sonja Frisell’s production of Verdi’s “Aida” ends a 35-year run at the Metropolitan…
Continue ReadingUS announces criminal cases involving flow of technology, information to Russia, China and Iran
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced a series of criminal cases tracing the illegal flow of…
Continue ReadingChatGPT chief says artificial intelligence should be regulated by a US or global agency
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that…
Continue ReadingCyprus Finance Ministry: More than 1.2 billion euros in Russian assets frozen
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ Finance Ministry says some 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in…
Continue ReadingBrazil sends thousands of Venezuelan migrants to country’s rich southern states
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press PACARAIMA, Brazil (AP) — More than 7.2 million people have left Venezuela since the country’s political,…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to 103 years for killing 4 SUV passengers, dumping bodies in cornfield
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man convicted of killing four passengers in his Mercedes Benz SUV in Minnesota and dumping the bodies in a Wisconsin cornfield…
Continue ReadingLidia Bastianich honors immigrants and their food in PBS special ‘Lidia Celebrates America’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In her new PBS special, Lidia Bastianich samples the foods of the world without ever…
Continue ReadingLawsuit filed against Twitter, Saudi Arabia; claims acts of transnational repression committed
Associated Press A humanitarian aid worker who used an anonymous Twitter account to mock Saudi Arabia about its economy has filed a federal…
Continue ReadingStellantis recalls nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is telling owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles…
Continue ReadingRain-swollen rivers flood some towns in north Italy; Venice prepares to raise mobile dike in lagoon
ROME (AP) — Rivers swollen by days of downpours flooded some towns in northern Italy on Tuesday, while in Venice, authorities were preparing to…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry seeks to challenge denial of request to pay for own UK police protection
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Prince Harry argued in a London court Tuesday that he should be allowed to challenge a…
Continue ReadingAn intoxicating, delicate coming-of-age tale in ‘The Starling Girl’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Laurel Parmet’s directorial debut “The Starling Girl” puts the viewer in the modest shoes of a 17-year-old girl…
Continue ReadingEU countries adopt law banning products which fuel deforestation
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The 27 European Union countries have formally endorsed a law that should help the bloc reduce…
Continue ReadingKari Lake headed to trial on last remaining claim in suit over loss in Arizona governor’s race
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected a bid by election officials to throw out the last remaining election…
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