Georgia Republican seeks to put 2020 aside for other issues
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican state Sen. Burt Jones is running for Georgia lieutenant governor on a platform of fighting…
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Oklahoma governor sets March election for marijuana question
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has set a special election for March 7 for voters to decide…
Continue ReadingLebanon approves some banking law changes demanded by IMF
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament has approved amendments to a banking secrecy law, a…
Continue ReadingBiden administration seeks to expand 24/7 mental health care
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government wants to expand all-hours mental health and substance abuse care in…
Continue ReadingS Carolina Senate again rejects abortion ban; bill not dead
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Pres COLUMBIA S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have again rejected a proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses FedEx from Indianapolis shooting lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed FedEx from a lawsuit filed by relatives of five of the eight people who were fatally shot last…
Continue ReadingRalph Macchio writes of embracing his ‘Karate Kid’ persona
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Ralph Macchio has written a book called “Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me” about his experience making…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy: No ‘blank check’ for Ukraine if GOP wins majority
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy warns that Republicans will not write a…
Continue ReadingAudit hits N. Dakota on vaccine handling; agency disputes it
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state audit says the North Dakota Health Department stored thousands of COVID-19…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republican Michels: ‘I will never arrest a doctor’
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican running for governor in Wisconsin suggested Tuesday that he did not support…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Killer drones vie for supremacy over Ukraine
By The Associated Press They are precise, small in size and able to engage a target in relatively large numbers. And above all they’re cheap.…
Continue ReadingMan wanted for questioning in 4 Oklahoma deaths is arrested
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — Police in eastern Oklahoma say a man wanted for questioning about the deaths and…
Continue ReadingPrime Video will add Black Friday game to NFL package in ’23
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NFL will expand to Black Friday beginning next season. The league announced Tuesday that Amazon Prime Video will…
Continue ReadingEsports video games hold vast betting potential, experts say
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The competitive video game and casino industries agree there is great financial…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 migrants stranded near Puerto Rico await help
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities say they are trying to rescue more than 100 migrants stranded on…
Continue ReadingActivist objects to museum selling toys of Hindu deities
BOSTON (AP) — A Hindu rights activist is calling on a Massachusetts museum to stop selling children’s plush toys representing three Hindu…
Continue ReadingNevada’s ‘Reid Machine’ staring down tough test in midterms
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press Democrats in Nevada hold both U.S. Senate seats, the governor’s mansion and three of its four U.S. House…
Continue ReadingReport: Hurricane Ian farm loss could reach $1.56B
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A new report finds preliminary agriculture losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian’s…
Continue ReadingPolice search Georgia landfill for missing toddler’s remains
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say they plan to search a Georgia landfill for the remains of a toddler reported…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires artillery shells near border with S. Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired artillery shells near its sea boundaries with South Korea late…
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