Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering a remarkable shift in allowing the…
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Threat on United Airlines plane shuts down Vermont airport
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A threat aboard a United Airlines aircraft prompted a massive emergency response that shut down Vermont’s…
Continue ReadingKe Huy Quan gets Oscar congrats from ‘Goonies’ co-stars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ke Huy Quan says his fellow “Goonies” readily congratulated him on his Oscar win for best supporting actor. The…
Continue ReadingMicronesia’s president accuses China of ‘political warfare’
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia’s president has accused China of “political warfare” in a letter to…
Continue ReadingPolice: 4 die in shooting at Dallas apartment building
DALLAS (AP) — Court documents say a man and woman charged in the fatal shootings of four people at a Dallas apartment where an infant was found…
Continue ReadingTrump returns to Iowa aiming for more disciplined campaign
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — To outsiders, they looked like simple stacks of paper. But for Donald…
Continue ReadingCohen testifies before grand jury in Trump hush money probe
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has testified before a Manhattan grand…
Continue ReadingUS turns to new ways to punish Russian oligarchs for the war
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has begun an aggressive new push to inflict pain on Russia’s economy and…
Continue ReadingBiden announces nuclear-powered submarines for Australia
By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE AP White House Correspondent SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEJIING (AP) — President Xi Jinping is calling for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after…
Continue ReadingMichelle Yeoh wins best actress award, making Oscar history
By TERRY TANG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once. The…
Continue ReadingMalaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin hit with seventh graft charge
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has pleaded innocent to another corruption charge. The seventh…
Continue ReadingBrendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar in career comeback
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Fraser has won the Oscar for best actor, completing the kind of career comeback that…
Continue Reading‘Everything Everywhere’ duo win directing, writing Oscars
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The dual directing team known as the Daniels have won the Oscar for best director. The…
Continue ReadingDeepika Padukone introduces ‘Naatu Naatu’ at Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bollywood star Deepika Padukone was on hand at the Oscars to introduce the performance of best original song nominee “Naatu…
Continue ReadingMasks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hardly anything changed when Japan dropped its request for people to wear masks after three years.…
Continue ReadingRuth E. Carter becomes 1st Black woman to win 2 Oscars
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter hs made history: The costume designer behind the “Black…
Continue ReadingAntiwar ‘All Quiet’ wins the Oscar for international film
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “All Quiet on the Western Front” has won an Oscar for best international film. It was one of…
Continue Reading‘Navalny,’ about dissident fighting Kremlin, wins doc Oscar
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Navalny,” a look at a Russian opposition leader following an attempt on his life, has…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Dawn Staley has South Carolina six wins away from finishing off a historic season. The Gamecocks are looking to…
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