South Dakota’s Noem tries to convince lawmakers on tax cut
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is trying to win over the Republican-controlled…
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Colorado gay club shooting suspect charged with hate crimes
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The suspect accused of entering a Colorado Springs gay nightclub and killing five…
Continue ReadingBiden’s efforts to protect abortion access hit roadblocks
By AMANDA SEITZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is still actively searching for ways to safeguard…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 ‘heroes’ honored for defending Capitol from Trump mob
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House and Senate leaders have bestowed…
Continue ReadingLate Chinese leader Jiang hailed in memorial service
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders eulogized the late Jiang Zemin on Tuesday as a loyal Marxist-Leninist who oversaw their country’s rapid economic…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s central bank raises key interest rate to 3.1%
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s Parliament votes to ban sex outside of marriage
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to ban sex outside of marriage…
Continue ReadingUS says it will expand, extend temporary status for Haitians
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it will expand temporary legal status for Haitians already living…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires artillery again over South’s drills
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has fired a barrage of artillery rounds into waters near rival South Korea…
Continue ReadingKirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies at 71
By ANDREW DALTON and ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner whose roles on the TV megahit…
Continue ReadingAmnesty International Canada says it was hacked by Beijing
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian branch of Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack sponsored by…
Continue ReadingProsecutors in Whitmer kidnap plot say life sentence fits
By ED WHITE Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a life prison sentence would be justified for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov.…
Continue ReadingMan who shot Lady Gaga’s dog walker gets 21 years in prison
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga’s dog walker while stealing her French bulldogs last…
Continue ReadingInvestors press railroads to add sick time for workers
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads now face pressure from investors to add sick days after Congress…
Continue ReadingMexico pledges to complete huge elevated train in one year
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s troubled Maya Train tourist project will now include a 50-mile (78 kilometer) stretch of elevated trackway…
Continue ReadingBoxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Legnis Cala Massó carefully removes her necklace and smiles as her coach slides her bright red…
Continue ReadingGlobal survey: workplace violence, harassment is widespread
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The first attempt to survey the extent of violence and harassment at work around the…
Continue ReadingTrial begins over death of Ugandan woman killed in Utah park
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Ugandan activist killed by a swinging metal gate at Arches…
Continue ReadingKentucky’s Dem governor files for red-state reelection bid
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has filed for reelection next year. The Democratic governor is…
Continue ReadingFormer Education Secretary King named SUNY chancellor
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Former U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr. has been named chancellor of the State University of New York, the…
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