North Carolina blackouts caused by shootings could last days
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people braced Monday for days without…
Continue ReadingAP National News
US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects
By JANIE HAR and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of…
Continue ReadingProtesters near White House demand ‘Free China!’
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 200 protesters in Washington have lit candles and shouted “Free China!” two blocks from the White House in a show of…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Congress is acting on gay, interracial marriage
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Legislation that ensures same-sex and interracial marriages are recognized as legal unions appears…
Continue ReadingChina eases controls, gives no sign when ‘zero COVID’ ends
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls and authorities say new…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand launches inquiry into its coronavirus response
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is launching a wide-ranging inquiry into whether it made the right…
Continue ReadingWhat to watch in Tuesday’s Georgia Senate runoff election
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The extended Senate campaign in Georgia gives Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and…
Continue ReadingWarnock, Walker: Starkly different choices for Black voters
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Raphael Warnock is the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, having broken the color barrier for…
Continue ReadingJustices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority sounded sympathetic Monday…
Continue ReadingCalifornia eyes penalties for oil companies’ big profits
By ADAM BEAM and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for…
Continue ReadingTrial for Texas officer who killed Black woman hinges on gun
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 11-year-old nephew of a Black woman fatally shot by a white Texas police officer…
Continue ReadingAsian shares lower as strong data hit hopes for dovish Fed
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street pulled back as surprisingly…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s Mt. Semeru eruption buries homes, damages bridge
By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) — Improved weather conditions have allowed rescuers to resume their search for…
Continue ReadingBob McGrath, ‘Sesame Street’ legend, dies at 90
Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children’s…
Continue ReadingBonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Moments after Fred McGriff was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, almost two decades after his…
Continue ReadingJurors hear ex-Border Patrol agent’s confession in killings
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jurors in the capital murder trial of a former U.S. Border Patrol agent have heard him confess in a taped interview to killing…
Continue ReadingPolice: 180 dogs and cats removed from home by hazmat team
BRICK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say 180 dogs and cats have been removed by a hazmat team from a New Jersey home where officials said the animals…
Continue ReadingIran morality police status unclear after ‘closure’ comment
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s government is “paying attention to the people’s…
Continue ReadingBlinken vows US support for Israel despite unease over gov’t
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. will not shrink from its unwavering…
Continue ReadingAs Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy job
By DAVID KLEPPER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Now that he’s back on Twitter, neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin wants somebody to explain the rules.…
Continue Reading