50 countries urge China to release detained Uyghurs
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fifty mainly Western countries are urging China to fully implement all recommendations…
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Oregon voter registration program hit minor software glitch
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s pioneering motor voter program, in which residents who interact with the motor…
Continue ReadingAuthorities: Suspect in abortion clinic fire died in August
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say a man accused of intentionally setting fire to a Tennessee…
Continue ReadingRandolph E. Schmid, AP science writer with light touch, dies
By WILL LESTER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired Associated Press science writer, Randolph E. Schmid, who seldom missed a chance to add…
Continue ReadingHoopa Valley tribe sues over water contracts in California
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Hoopa Valley tribe alleges in a lawsuit that the Biden administration is failing…
Continue ReadingPhillies fan Jill Biden to attend World Series game
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is heading to the World Series this week in her hometown of Philadelphia as her team, the Phillies, battles…
Continue ReadingElection conspiracy theorists jailed in Texas lawsuit
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The leaders of a Texas-based group that has promoted election conspiracy theories and provided…
Continue ReadingJudge keeps North Dakota abortion ban from taking effect
By JAMES MacPHERSON and DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge says he’ll keep the state’s ban on…
Continue ReadingMusk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack
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Continue ReadingTexts to Kansas voters rile Democrats, top election official
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The top elections official in Kansas is warning voters that text messages could provide…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t dismiss election workers’ suit against Giuliani
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has declined to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against former New York City…
Continue ReadingBird flu infects Iowa egg farm with 1 million chickens
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa agriculture officials say another commercial egg farm has been infected with bird flu,…
Continue ReadingJudge OKs competency exams for man held in Vegas stabbings
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has approved a competency evaluation for a man accused of killing two people and wounding…
Continue ReadingGround search of Native American site in Kansas delayed
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A plan to search for unmarked graves at a former Native American boarding school in Kansas is on hold. Kansas…
Continue ReadingWoman says Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 1991 and 2008
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman has testified at Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial that he sexually…
Continue ReadingExpert group warns of crisis in Mexico missing students case
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group of international experts investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico is warning that an…
Continue ReadingGrocer Giant settles US claim of discrimination in hiring
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday reached a settlement with Giant Co. after finding that the grocer…
Continue ReadingDemocrats to boost Hochul in tight New York governor’s race
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats have created a super PAC in New York to boost incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, a sign…
Continue ReadingPolice: Pelosi suspect wanted to break speaker’s knees
By LISA MASCARO, STEFANIE DAZIO and TERRY CHEA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s…
Continue ReadingUS military now doing onsite weapons inspections in Ukraine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. defense official says a small number of U.S. military forces inside Ukraine…
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