Jan. 6 takeaways: Power, pressure and a ‘moral struggle’
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is releasing dozens of witness transcripts from its…
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Leading choreographer Alexei Ratmansky to depart ABT in June
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alexei Ratmansky, one of the most acclaimed choreographers in the world, is stepping down from…
Continue ReadingGroup urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. deals with its deadliest overdose crisis to date, a national crime-prevention…
Continue ReadingFlorida high court OKs grand jury probe of COVID-19 vaccines
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court will convene a grand jury at Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request to…
Continue ReadingMicron announces layoffs, cost cutting as chip demand drops
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Micron will reduce its workforce by 10% next year and take other cost-cutting measures as the computer memory chip maker…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula taps 16 ministers ahead of inauguration
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has appointed 16 ministers just over…
Continue ReadingJurors deciding whether Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors began deliberations Thursday at the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged…
Continue ReadingWith House shifting, Senate locks in Ukraine funds
By TARA COPP and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the heels of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s emotional appeal for…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson described to the House Jan. 6 committee a wide-ranging…
Continue ReadingRep.-elect George Santos says he’ll address questions
NEW YORK (AP) — A newly elected New York Republican whose life story has come under question since his election to the U.S. House of…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s the debate over releasing Trump’s taxes?
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia plant to make batteries for US energy grid
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A company that plans to make batteries for the U.S. energy grid will locate its first…
Continue ReadingWhite House: Russia’s Wagner received arms from North Korea
By AAMER MADHANI and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday that the Wagner Group, a private Russian…
Continue ReadingUS probing automated driving system use in 2 Tesla crashes
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer The U.S. government’s highway safety agency said Thursday it will send teams to investigate two November crashes in…
Continue ReadingGlass act: Scientists reveal secrets of frog transparency
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Now you see them, now you don’t. Some frogs found in South and Central America have the…
Continue ReadingVenezuela opposition looks to overhaul ‘interim government’
By CAMILLE RODRIGUEZ MONTILLA and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A group of opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas…
Continue ReadingTrump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has taken action after disclosures the IRS never fully reviewed Donald…
Continue ReadingJessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas Cage
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just before Jessica Henwick was cast in “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars: The Force…
Continue ReadingSenate passes $1.7 trillion bill to fund gov’t, aid Ukraine
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies…
Continue ReadingGerman intel employee held for passing information to Russia
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say an employee of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has been arrested on suspicion of treason for…
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