Ohioans got short shrift as political map fight dragged on
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accusations have flown for months over who’s to blame for Ohio’s redistricting…
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Ricky Gervais’ Netflix special blasted as ‘anti-trans rants’
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix special is drawing fire from LGBTQ and trans advocacy…
Continue ReadingSeoul: N Korea fires suspected ICBM and 2 other missiles
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says one of the three weapons North Korea test-launched…
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Gunman kills 19 children in Texas school rampage
By ACACIA CORONADO and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school,…
Continue ReadingNew York opens window for adults to sue for sexual assault
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will temporarily set aside its time limit for adults who were sexually assaulted to…
Continue ReadingUCLA to pay record of nearly $700M in doctor abuse lawsuits
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California system announced Tuesday it will pay nearly $375 million to more…
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses 3 automakers and parts maker in air bag case
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A class action lawsuit is accusing three automakers and a parts manufacturer of knowingly selling…
Continue ReadingAfter Cawthorn’s loss, candidate challenge ruling reversed
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Days after U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his primary race, a federal appeals court has…
Continue ReadingUkrainian refugee camp in Mexico’s capital to close
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Organizers of a camp for Ukrainian refugees who had traveled to Mexico say they will soon close it and discouraged Ukrainians…
Continue Reading19 indicted in international drug money laundering scheme
BOSTON (AP) — Nineteen people have been indicted in a complex money laundering scheme to move millions of dollars in drug proceeds from Colombian…
Continue ReadingAttorney: Police shot man seconds after order to raise hands
A lawyer for the family of a 29-year-old Black man who was fatally shot last month by a Houston police officer said body camera video released…
Continue ReadingFord pays $19M to settle claims on fuel economy, payload
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ford Motor Company has settled claims by 40 U.S. state attorneys general that the…
Continue ReadingChihuahua found with arrow through neck expected to survive
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities say a chihuahua puppy shot through the neck with an arrow in is expected to survive.…
Continue ReadingGas wells leak explosive levels of methane in Bakersfield
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Residents of Bakersfield are concerned for their health and safety after a state agency found that six idle oil…
Continue ReadingFeds investigating treatment of mentally ill in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into how Kentucky cares for mentally ill adults in the Louisville…
Continue ReadingDemocrats: Google must protect privacy of abortion patients
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer More than 40 Democratic members of Congress are asking Google to stop what they see as the unnecessary…
Continue ReadingNY cancels state US history test after Buffalo shooting
BY DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. history and government exam for New York high school students has been canceled in the…
Continue ReadingSuspect under arrest in deadly New York City subway shooting
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected of abruptly pulling a gun and killing a stranger on a New…
Continue ReadingUS to end Russia’s ability to pay international investors
By KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay back its billions in debt…
Continue ReadingPandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge
By CALEB JONES and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A high school prom in Hawaii where masked dancers weren’t allowed to…
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