Florida Senate OKs easier path to imposing death penalty
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate is passing a bill to repeal a law requiring a unanimous jury…
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Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won…
Continue ReadingTrump’s legal worries extend far beyond charges in New York
By The Associated Press The hush money case in New York that has led to criminal charges against Donald Trump is just one of a number of…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes hit suburbs of Syrian capital for 2nd day
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say Israel has staged airstrikes on the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus for the second day in a row.…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump indicted; expected to surrender early next week
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a…
Continue ReadingKansas moves to help survivors pursue child sex abuse claims
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed to make it easier in Kansas to prosecute…
Continue ReadingFlorida OKs bill to carry concealed guns without a permit
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill the…
Continue ReadingHow California reparations proposals could become law
By JANIE HAR and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force is preparing to…
Continue ReadingMan charged in 20-plus calls of false threats in US, Canada
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire Senate votes to protect presidential primary
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire voters would decide whether to enshrine the state’s first-in-the-nation…
Continue ReadingIndiana’s Teri Moren wins AP Coach of the Year
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Indiana coach Teri Moren is The Associated Press college women’s basketball coach of the…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s parliament ratifies Finland’s membership in NATO
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the…
Continue ReadingFBI documents give new view into Las Vegas shooter’s mindset
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The high-stakes gambler who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern…
Continue ReadingRapper’s multimillion-dollar politics conspiracy trial opens
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a founding member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees was…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota governor vetoes transgender pronouns bill
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited public school teachers from…
Continue ReadingCamila Cabello celebrates grandmother’s novel and strength
By The Associated Press MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Camila Cabello credits the strong women in her life for her success as an artist and a person, so it…
Continue ReadingVatican disavows decrees linked to seizure of Native lands
The Associated Press Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” — papal documents…
Continue ReadingEx-Boston officer charged with assaulting cop in Jan. 6 riot
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston police officer has been arrested on charges that he assaulted a police…
Continue ReadingHas T. rex lost its bite? Menacing snarl may be wrong
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Tyrannosaurus rex is often shown baring massive, sharp teeth, like the ferocious creature…
Continue ReadingProbe: Delays in district’s schools awards not deliberate
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A third-party investigation into delays by a northern Virginia public school district in…
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