Wisconsin Elections Commissioner stands by voting comments
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican member of Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission is standing by comments…
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New push to restrict abortions to be introduced in Nebraska
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker who sponsored a failed abortion ban bill last year has announced she…
Continue ReadingRepublicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are taking early action on abortion now that they are in the majority.…
Continue ReadingMissouri boarding school under investigation will shut down
By JIM SALTER Associated Press A Christian boarding school in Missouri that’s been under intense scrutiny over abuse allegations will close…
Continue ReadingSacramento’s iconic tree canopy turns destructive in storms
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s capital city is known for the many trees that…
Continue ReadingMexico City says extortion gang tried to kill reporter
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City police say an extortion and drug-dealing gang was behind the Dec. 15 shooting attack on one of Mexico’s…
Continue ReadingTop Russian military officer put in charge of Ukraine action
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top military officer has been put in charge of troops fighting in Ukraine on…
Continue ReadingMexico and Canada leaders talk investment, energy dispute
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has lauded investments from Canada and says he will meet with Canadian companies that may have a problem…
Continue ReadingUS official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board is expressing concern about the safety risks that…
Continue ReadingUS women’s soccer tries to overcome past lack of diversity
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Crystal Dunn was often the only Black girl on her youth soccer clubs, and even when she…
Continue ReadingHaitians seizing on legal path to US rush to secure passport
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians are flocking daily to the sole immigration office in…
Continue ReadingFlight delayed or canceled? Experts share some advice
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Thousands of travelers were stranded at U.S. airports due to an hours-long computer outage. If a flight is…
Continue ReadingFlorida manatee deaths drop but starvation still a concern
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Manatee deaths dropped in 2022 from a record high the year before, but Florida…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man assaulted Iowa hospital patients before he died
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Police and hospital officials say a certified nurse practitioner who died of a drug overdose sexually assaulted at least nine…
Continue ReadingAlleged ‘boogaloo’ member denies threatening law enforcement
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who federal officials say is a member of the far-right anti-government group the “boogaloo boys” has pleaded…
Continue ReadingTatjana Patitz, supermodel of ’80s and ’90s, dies at 56
By The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Tatjana Patitz, one of an elite group of famed supermodels who graced magazine covers in the…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka says she’s pregnant, plans tennis return in 2024
By The Associated Press Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday. The former world No.…
Continue ReadingGoing home: Bills’ Hamlin released from Buffalo hospital
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The “Prayers for Damar 3” have been answered. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is…
Continue ReadingBrazil ‘mega-protest’ fizzles amid authorities’ concern
By CARLA BRIDI and NATÁLIA SCARABOTTO Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Skittish Brazilian authorities spared no effort to boost security…
Continue ReadingJudge denies sanctions bid over leak in shooting case
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A judge has denied an attempt to punish sheriff’s officials after the media obtained…
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