Indiana governor pushes big spending plan in annual address
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb urged skeptical state legislators to support funding for several…
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Court weighs tossing Boston marathon bomber’s death sentence
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s attorney urged a federal appeals court…
Continue ReadingUS extends protection for ex-Trump aides from Iran threats
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has again extended government protection to former Secretary of…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California’s drought?
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The series of storms that have struck California have poured water on a state mired in a years-long drought.…
Continue ReadingGolden Globes fashion: Stars return for soggy carpet
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The stars were back Tuesday for the Golden Globes’ return to television, walking a…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Korean leader cites North’s serious threat
By ADAM SCHRECK and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s spike in missile tests, growing nuclear ambitions…
Continue ReadingIllinois bans semiautomatic weapons, critics vow court test
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has outlawed automatic weapons amid a torrent of mass shootings…
Continue ReadingNY Times editor Blake Hounshell, formerly of Politico, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Blake Hounshell, a well-known political journalist who edited The New York Times’ “On Politics” newsletter and formerly…
Continue ReadingPentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, but a new memo signed by…
Continue ReadingVictims from Belgium describe NYC bike path attack at trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who lost her legs and a woman whose sister died when they were struck by a truck on…
Continue ReadingCardinal Pell, whose convictions were overturned, dies at 81
By ROD McGUIRK, NICOLE WINFIELD and NICK PERRY Associated Press ROME (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who…
Continue ReadingJury hears case alleging 4 cops enabled prostitution ring
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A woman who says she was lured from Costa Rica into a Virginia-based sex-trafficking…
Continue ReadingUS, Japan poised to agree on shift in Marine unit on Okinawa
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are…
Continue ReadingDamar Hamlin’s toy drive: What’s the plan for the $8.6M?
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin plans to support young people through education and sports with…
Continue ReadingPlane makes emergency road landing near Chicago, no injuries
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane with just a pilot aboard has made an emergency landing on a suburban Chicago tollway. No…
Continue ReadingIllinois lawmakers greenlight enhanced abortion protections
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois lawmakers approved during the last day of their lame-duck session a…
Continue ReadingSantos probe sought by Democrats over House ethics
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee was asked Tuesday to investigate Rep. George Santos,…
Continue ReadingKansas right pushing back more aggressively on LGBTQ rights
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas legislators are pushing back more aggressively this year on LGBTQ-rights…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota governor calls for eliminating grocery tax
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem called Tuesday for using the state’s surplus to eliminate the tax charged…
Continue ReadingTrump probe may be complicated by documents at Biden office
By ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The volume of classified documents is different and the circumstances of their…
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