Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Enraged protesters broke into government buildings that are the very symbol of their…
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Ill. Senate OKs gun ban, House Democrats agree with changes
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate has approved a ban on semiautomatic weapons. The measure…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash IRS funding
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans began their tenure in the majority Monday by passing a bill that would…
Continue Reading‘Spare’ but not stingy: takeaways from Prince Harry’s memoir
By HILLEL ITALIE and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press From the book’s opening citation of William Faulkner, to Prince Harry’s passionate…
Continue Reading13 killed in Peru clashes amid new anti-government protests
LIMA, Peru (AP) — At least 13 people died Monday in southeast Peru as protests seeking immediate elections resume in neglected rural areas of the…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico reggaeton singer accused of domestic violence
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico have arrested Randy Ortiz Acevedo of the popular reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy on…
Continue ReadingCharles Simic, acclaimed poet adept at wordplay, dies at 84
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Simic, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who awed critics and readers with his singular…
Continue Reading7.6 quake damages buildings in Indonesia, felt in Australia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful deep-sea earthquake has damaged village buildings in a lightly populated island chain in eastern Indonesia.…
Continue ReadingSuspect emerges in shooting at New Mexico official’s home
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in New Mexico’s largest city say a suspect believed to be…
Continue ReadingYale grad students vote to unionize after decadeslong push
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Graduate teachers and researchers at Yale University have overwhelmingly voted to unionize. Results released Monday…
Continue ReadingDOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found…
Continue ReadingUS Supreme Court won’t hear appeals from ‘Wichita massacre’
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeals of two brothers who were sentenced to…
Continue ReadingIowa’s largest city cancels classes due to cyber attack
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district has cancelled classes for Tuesday after determining there had been a cyber attack on its…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital’s chaotic uprising
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme…
Continue ReadingEPA, pipeline operator reach deal to clean up Kansas spill
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it has reached an…
Continue ReadingMultibillionaire Pritzker takes 2nd oath as Illinois gov
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A multibillionaire Democrat whose actions in the past year have suggested a…
Continue ReadingEx-North Carolina Rep. Cawthorn says he’s moved to Florida
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina has confirmed that he has moved to Florida. The Republican officially left…
Continue ReadingMinnesota elections chief seeks to make voting even easier
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s chief elections officer is calling on state lawmakers to make it easier…
Continue ReadingHaving elected House speaker, Republicans try governing
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part. Now House Republicans will…
Continue ReadingJudge halts New Jersey’s stricter gun carry law, for now
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge has put a temporary hold New Jersey’s new legislation drafted after the U.S. Supreme Court expanded gun…
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