Hobbs focuses on border, schools in 1st speech to lawmakers
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has praised President Joe Biden’s weekend trip to the U.S.-Mexico…
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Gov. Ivey announces rules for prison ‘good time’ incentives
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has announced new rules for prison “good time” incentives that…
Continue ReadingArkansas lawmakers say education top issue as session starts
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have kicked off their annual legislative session. The House and…
Continue Reading5 dismembered bodies found in bags in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Mexico say they found the bodies of five men in a village north of the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.…
Continue Reading$1.1B Mega Millions prize also can be winner for retailers
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing Tuesday night has people lined…
Continue ReadingGroups seek probe of NY-NJ whale deaths amid wind power prep
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Environmental groups and opponents of offshore wind energy want a federal investigation…
Continue ReadingJohn Deere, farm group reach deal on fixing equipment
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Equipment manufacturer John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation have signed an agreement that ensures farmers and…
Continue ReadingBills safety Hamlin back in Buffalo to continue recovery
By JOHN WAWROW and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Damar Hamlin said he returned to Buffalo on Monday…
Continue ReadingHarvard rescinds fellowship offer to leading rights activist
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has rescinded a fellowship it had offered to a leading human rights activist…
Continue ReadingSEC charges former McDonald’s CEO with misleading investors
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The Securities and Exchange Commission is charging McDonald’s former CEO Stephen Easterbrook with making…
Continue ReadingAs Brazil reels from riots, Bolsonaro finds home in Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — As Brazil reels from mobs of rioters swarming its seats of power, its…
Continue ReadingCanada finalizes agreement to buy 88 US F-35 fighter jets
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has finalized an agreement with Lockheed Martin Corp. and the United States government to…
Continue ReadingLawyer to jury: NYC bike path defendant proud of death trail
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors at the outset of a death penalty trial that the man charged with…
Continue ReadingRepublicans challenge New Mexico redistricting after loss
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to a congressional map that…
Continue ReadingVenezuela orders arrest of exiled lawmakers fighting Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s socialist government has ordered the arrest of three exiled former lawmakers at the forefront of renewed…
Continue ReadingEx-UFC fighter Phil Baroni charged with murder in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former mixed martial arts fighter Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico for allegedly killing his girlfriend. The…
Continue ReadingWife of ‘American Horror Story’ driver sues over COVID death
BOSTON (AP) — The wife of a late Massachusetts man is suing the companies involved in the 2021 production of “American Horror Story” on Cape…
Continue ReadingTrial begins for ex-New York doctor accused of sexual abuse
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New York have begun laying out their case…
Continue ReadingOregon’s new governor sworn in, declares homeless emergency
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday at her…
Continue ReadingWeinstein sentencing on rape conviction delayed to February
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing for rape and sexual assault convictions in Los Angeles has been delayed so his attorneys can…
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