Georgia’s Abrams raises $22M in 2 months, far outpacing Kemp
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams’ fundraising continues to accelerate. The Georgia Democrat’s campaign for governor…
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Appeals court: Congress can see some Trump financial records
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday narrowed the range of documents House Democrats are entitled to in their years-long…
Continue ReadingPresbyterians agree to divest from fossil fuel companies
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has opted to pull investments from five energy corporations, joining other faith-based groups in targeting…
Continue ReadingBeyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine art
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hoping to expand their appeal beyond the slot machine and buffet crowd, some casinos are…
Continue ReadingTipster cited drug gang tie in possible July 4 Virginia plot
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Court documents say a tipster who warned police in Richmond, Virginia, about a…
Continue ReadingNew this week: ‘Black Bird,’ Lizzo and ‘The Rehearsal’
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s next for 3 other ex-cops in Floyd’s death
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Now that former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to federal…
Continue ReadingBackers of Oregon gun-safety measure hope for fall ballot
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Backers of a proposed initiative in Oregon that would require people to secure permits to buy…
Continue ReadingFamily of man hurt in police van seeks civil rights charges
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Hundreds of protesters have demanded justice for a Black man who was seriously injured in the back of a police van…
Continue ReadingUvalde mayor: Police didn’t get early chance to end massacre
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The mayor of Uvalde on Friday disputed a new report that alleges authorities missed chances…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the June jobs report
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is raging. The stock market is tumbling and interest rates rising. American…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader
By OUMAR ZOMBRE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka imposes curfew as cops fire tear gas at protesters
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka’s capital a day before a planned…
Continue ReadingRussia sticks US, UK embassies with ‘unrecognized’ addresses
Moscow is trolling both the U.S. and the U.K. by officially renaming the streets in front of their embassies for the two separatist regions of…
Continue ReadingLarry Storch, zany Cpl. Agarn on TV’s ‘F Troop,’ dies at 99
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was…
Continue ReadingReport finds ‘unnecessary’ force by agents at Rio Grande
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in “unnecessary use of force” against…
Continue ReadingLouisiana can enforce near-total abortion ban after ruling
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities can now enforce the state’s ban on almost all abortions under a new…
Continue ReadingA look at high-profile political assassinations this century
By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday by a gunman who opened fire on him…
Continue ReadingCanada: Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service
TORONTO (AP) — A widespread network outage left many Canadians without mobile and internet service for most of the day, disrupting police, business…
Continue ReadingUS sending $400 million more in military aid to Ukraine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the U.S. will send another $400 million in military equipment…
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