Mississippi governor seeks 2nd term as qualifying opens
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has filed to run for a second four-year…
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FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens…
Continue ReadingSouthwest apologizes, gives customers frequent-flyer points
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is trying to fix its relationship with travelers who got stuck by canceled flights over the holidays. On Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingMurray becomes first female president pro tempore in Senate
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Washington Sen. Patty Murray was elected to the Senate in 1992, she says, male…
Continue Reading‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars sue over 1968 film’s teen nude scene
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” sued Paramount Pictures for more…
Continue ReadingIndiana medical board sets doctor’s hearing in abortion case
By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s medical licensing board next month will hear a case…
Continue ReadingOregon judge extends ban on new gun law’s background checks
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge on Tuesday declined to lift his order that temporarily freezes part of a…
Continue ReadingElon Musk cuts Twitter expenses by falling behind on bills
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while…
Continue ReadingNevada Gov. Lombardo stresses unity in inaugural address
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Republican governor is calling for unity while still pushing…
Continue ReadingArkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s official portrait unveiled
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s official portrait has been unveiled as he prepares…
Continue ReadingInmates allege Texas to use unsafe drugs for executions
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to carry out executions early this year in violation…
Continue ReadingPolice: Suspect chewed off man’s ear, face in Oregon attack
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — A suspect attacked a 78-year-old man on a light-rail train platform in a Portland suburb and chewed off the victim’s ear and…
Continue ReadingStudy: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer A newly released study says toxic PFAS chemicals have been found in Lake Michigan’s Green Bay.…
Continue ReadingApollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90
By SETH BORENSTEIN and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission…
Continue ReadingNew documents detail Sen. Ron Johnson asking about electors
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Newly released documents from the House Jan. 6 committee show that the former Wisconsin…
Continue ReadingKelly Monteith, US comedian also popular in UK, dead at 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Monteith, a U.S.-born comedian whose observational humor and satirical sketches also brought him a wide following in…
Continue ReadingRuslan Khasbulatov, who led Russian parliament revolt, dies
MOSCOW (AP) — Ruslan Khasbulatov, who led a rebellion against Russia’s first post-Soviet president, has died. He was 80. Khasbulatov’s death…
Continue ReadingVillage in Mexico angry after spring water well catches fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — People in a village just north of Mexico City complained of a persistent odor of gasoline for weeks, but even they were…
Continue ReadingDemocrats take control as Minnesota Legislature convenes
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democrats took full control of state government as the Minnesota…
Continue ReadingLA County to pay $20M for Black family’s seized land
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California beachfront property that was taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to…
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