GOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda
By WILL WEISSERT, SARA BURNETT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning…
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N. Dakota AG: Docs can use health info to defend abortions
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota attorney general Drew Wrigley says doctors who perform abortions should be able to…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why California has so many votes left to count
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California delivered Republicans the seat they needed Wednesday to take control of…
Continue ReadingHomelessness: Oregon’s next governor focuses on vexing issue
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Signs of the housing crisis in Oregon are widespread: cluttered tent encampments in city…
Continue ReadingCouncil to vote on EPA plan to fix Mississippi water system
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials in Mississippi’s capital city are scheduled to vote…
Continue ReadingDefendant denies knowledge of plot to kill 8 people in 2016
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man on trial in the 2016 slayings of eight current and prospective members of another family in southern Ohio has testified…
Continue ReadingLA elects US Rep Karen Bass mayor, first Black woman in post
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso to become the next mayor of Los…
Continue ReadingStrong earthquake rattles remote West Texas desert
MENTONE, Texas (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a sparsely populated patch of the West Texas desert Thursday, causing tremors that were felt as far…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Pence says voters want new leadership
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that voters are “looking for new leadership”…
Continue ReadingHouse panel to hold hearing on crypto exchange FTX collapse
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers plan to investigate the failure of FTX, the large crypto exchange that collapsed…
Continue ReadingCambodia wildlife official jailed in NY for monkey smuggling
By DAVID FISCHER and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged eight people with smuggling endangered monkeys ,…
Continue ReadingFaith groups split over bill to protect same-sex marriage
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Among U.S. faith leaders and denominations, there are sharp differences over the bill advancing in the Senate that…
Continue ReadingFeds probe Missouri’s treatment of severely mentally ill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Justice Department says it is investigating whether Missouri has violated civil rights laws by needlessly…
Continue ReadingRussia didn’t take US phone call after Poland missile strike
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer said Wednesday that he tried to reach out to his…
Continue ReadingUniversities focus on athletes’ mental health after crises
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Police awoke Indiana State athletic director Sherard Clinksdale early on Aug. 21 with tragic news. Two…
Continue ReadingKey Fed official says he’s open to slowing hikes in December
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Christopher Waller, a key Federal Reserve official, added his voice to a rising number…
Continue ReadingStorming Capitol was ‘really stupid,’ Oath Keeper testifies
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation…
Continue ReadingReport: California likely to have $25 billion budget deficit
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will likely have a $25 billion budget deficit next year, state officials…
Continue ReadingShake it off? Parents come up short for Taylor Swift tickets
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They were supposed to be birthday presents. They were supposed to be Christmas presents.…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 rioter charged with murder in Illinois crash
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to felony charges for his role in the…
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