Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin launches run for 3rd term
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The head of Wisconsin’s Democratic Party is celebrating U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s…
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Hundreds forced from Indiana homes as plastics fire burns
By ARLEIGH RODGERS and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An evacuation order affecting more than 1,000 people remained in place…
Continue ReadingJoe O’Biden? President in Ireland, eager to trace roots
By COLLEEN LONG and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in Dublin on Wednesday primed to trace his…
Continue ReadingWhite House wants rule to protect abortion patients’ records
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has proposed a federal rule to limit how law enforcement and state officials…
Continue ReadingAngie Dickinson is (almost) ready for TCM’s Film Festival
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Angie Dickinson has quite a few stories about her star-making role in Howard Hawks’ “Rio Bravo,” that she is…
Continue ReadingUN: Year is off to a deadly start for migrants crossing Med
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The migration agency of the United Nations says the first three months of 2023 were the…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry will attend father’s coronation, Meghan won’t
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry will attend his father’s coronation, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday, ending months…
Continue ReadingNPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped…
Continue Reading911 calls show chaotic moments during Kentucky bank shooting
By DYLAN LOVAN, REBECCA REYNOLDS and JOHN RABY Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Frantic calls from witnesses reporting a mass shooting at a…
Continue ReadingMLB teams extend beer sales after pitch clock shortens games
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games. It…
Continue ReadingNebraska lawmakers advance bill to vastly restrict abortion
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can…
Continue ReadingWhy new grads shouldn’t fear a recession
By TREA BRANCH of NerdWallet Massive tech layoffs, bank failures and a potential U.S. recession could throw a wrench in the plans of 2023 graduates…
Continue ReadingGermany scales back cannabis liberalization after EU talks
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government has presented scaled-back plans to liberalize the country’s rules on…
Continue ReadingChurch: Israel limiting rights of ‘Holy Fire’ worshippers
By LAURIE KELLMAN and AUDREY HOROWITZ Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The leaders of the Greek Orthodox Church say Israeli police are unfairly…
Continue Reading3 Sherpa climbers missing after falling on Mount Everest
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Three Sherpa climbers were missing Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s outrage grows over video seeming to show beheading
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine launched an investigation Wednesday into a gruesome video that…
Continue ReadingRussia: Bill to allow electronic conscription notices passes
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday swiftly approved a bill that would allow authorities to issue electronic…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge vs. Audi Q4 e-tron
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds A small electric luxury SUV like the Audi Q4 e-tron might be just the right vehicle for you. But maybe things like…
Continue ReadingAndalusia considers more irrigation near Spanish wetlands
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A plan to increase irrigation in an area adjoining one of Europe’s most prized wetlands…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse rescue rebuked by half of Swiss parliament
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s lower house of parliament has issued a searing — though symbolic — rebuke of an…
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