A veto and a switch: Kansas to see no big tax cuts this year
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — No big tax cuts are coming for Kansas residents even though the state treasury is bulging…
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After killings, calls to protect S. Africa’s whistleblowers
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An accountant working on a high-profile corruption case was killed along with his son by…
Continue ReadingUS ex-security adviser calls for closer ties with Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former U.S. national security adviser called for deeper interaction between his country and Taiwan during a visit Saturday…
Continue ReadingRoyal Drama: King’s fractious family on stage at coronation
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s…
Continue ReadingRussian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot
By DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine’s…
Continue ReadingNYC transit agency pulls the brake on Twitter service alerts
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly after midnight Thursday, several New York City subway trains slowed to a crawl as…
Continue ReadingOklahoma’s top education official embraces culture wars
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Oklahoma’s newly elected Republican head of public schools campaigned for the job last…
Continue ReadingFacing revolt, GOP spares ethanol in drive to cut spending
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are touting their debt limit package as a first step toward fiscal…
Continue ReadingZooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses
By MATTHEW BROWN and SAM METZ Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The banishment of transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from Montana’s…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s Kemp veers from Trump, but state GOP not moving on
By JEFF AMY Associated Press BUFORD, Ga. (AP) — A slate of Georgia Republicans led by Gov. Brian Kemp handily won reelection last year over…
Continue ReadingPresidential battleground states weigh more election funding
By JAMES POLLARD and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, officials in several…
Continue ReadingFrustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker’s settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that…
Continue ReadingGOP split dooms scaled-back Kansas ‘school choice’ plan
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas who say parents need alternatives to public schools couldn’t…
Continue ReadingPolitical prisoners share how Jimmy Carter saved their lives
By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter tried like no president ever had to put human rights at the center of American…
Continue ReadingBiden commutes sentences of 31 convicted of drug crimes
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 31 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes…
Continue ReadingGlobal Citizen NOW summit yields commitments, big and small
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hugh Evans highlighted a staggering new statistic to explain why this year’s Global Citizen…
Continue ReadingJack Nicholson returns to courtside for Lakers’ playoff game
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack is back. Los Angeles Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson was watching at courtside for the…
Continue ReadingLions, a bear and a camel say goodbye to Puerto Rico’s zoo
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Time to say goodbye. Seven lions, a bear, a camel and even a porcupine left Puerto Rico’s lone…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis officer shot during mental health welfare check
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer has been shot and wounded during a mental health-related welfare check at an apartment complex. Police…
Continue ReadingOutspoken abortion provider LeRoy ‘Lee’ Carhart dies at 81
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy “Lee” Carhart has died. Clinics for Abortions & Reproductive Excellence in…
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