Mexico’s president admits he briefly fainted due to COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has acknowledged he did “briefly faint” over the weekend before he was diagnosed with COVID-19,…
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Rapper MoneySign Suede dies in California prison stabbing
SOLEDAD, Calif. (AP) — Rapper MoneySign Suede has died after he was stabbed in a shower at a California prison, authorities and his attorney said.…
Continue ReadingUS sues Tennessee over ban on care for transgender youth
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new law banning…
Continue ReadingLouisiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill advances out of committee
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban K-12 public school staff from…
Continue ReadingFox to hand over documents for 2nd voting machine lawsuit
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News has agreed to hand over thousands of documents to voting machine company…
Continue ReadingWhat’s in the GOP bill to lift debt limit, cut spending
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing their top priorities in a bill to raise the debt limit. The GOP…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of killing mom of 2 New Mexico police officers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Mexican national has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2019 slaying of the mother of two state police…
Continue ReadingTwitter relaxes pot ad rules to lure in more advertisers
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter under its 4/20-friendly owner Elon Musk earlier this year became the first major social media company…
Continue ReadingFirst pill for fecal transplants wins FDA approval
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Democrats propose tax changes for businesses
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats in the California Senate say they want to raise taxes on big businesses so they…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador tries ex-leader Funes in absentia for gang truce
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador opened a trial Wednesday against former President Mauricio Funes…
Continue ReadingAnts march, whales swoop in Museum of Natural History update
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The American Museum of Natural History in New York will soon open its massive new building,…
Continue ReadingMississippi jail escapee dead after armed standoff
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America CONWAY, Miss. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail and is suspected in a Monday…
Continue ReadingArgentina: A desperate search for a door as currency tumbles
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Antonela Massarelli desperately needed a front door for the new house she and her…
Continue ReadingPolarization means punishment for minority party lawmakers
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was silenced by her Republican colleagues on Wednesday in a vote that bars her from…
Continue ReadingFugees rapper Pras found guilty of political conspiracy
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Fugees rapper accused in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies spanning two…
Continue ReadingColorado road rage shooter convicted of 1st-degree murder
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after a road rage confrontation and…
Continue ReadingMinnesota takes steps to make it even easier to vote
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota — a state where it is already easy to vote — is moving make it even…
Continue ReadingUS files charges in Michigan over diesel engine tampering
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Eleven people have been charged in Michigan in a scheme to evade air-pollution rules by tampering with…
Continue ReadingUN: Delaying help to combat Haiti’s gangs may impact region
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Haiti is urging immediate deployment of a specialized…
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