Boston firefighters pull hurt worker from collapsed building
BOSTON (AP) — Firefighters in Boston worked for more than three hours to rescue an injured construction worker after part of a historic power plant…
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Advocates worry other rights at risk if court overturns Roe
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Little doubt remains about what the Supreme Court plans to do with Roe v.…
Continue ReadingProcedural ruling kills medical marijuana bill in SC House
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A seven-year fight to pass a medical marijuana bill may have ended in South Carolina when…
Continue ReadingMichigan waives repayment of $431M more unemployment checks
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/ Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan says 55,000 more unemployment claimants who were overpaid…
Continue ReadingUS resumes limited visa processing in Cuba after 4 years
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Havana has resumed processing visas for Cubans, though on a limited basis,…
Continue ReadingOklahoma joins Texas in offering glimpse of “post-Roe” world
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma joined Texas this week to form a region that parts of a nation divided over abortion…
Continue ReadingFueled by momentum, families of hostages lobby White House
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of American hostages and wrongful detainees are trying to get the Biden…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next in the investigation of the Supreme Court leak?
By JESSICA GRESKO and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts, in ordering an investigation into an…
Continue ReadingEx-cop’s murder trial to remain in Fort Worth, judge rules
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A judge has ruled a former Fort Worth police officer will face a murder trial next month in the city where he fatally shot…
Continue ReadingDiCaprio, Ruffalo urge Brazilians to vote, irking Bolsonaro
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo have joined other celebrities making a…
Continue ReadingBlinken tests positive for COVID; has mild symptoms
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19…
Continue ReadingStanford gets $1B for climate change school from John Doerr
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stanford University will launch a new school focusing on climate change thanks to a $1.1 billion…
Continue Reading4 teens accused of dragging woman to death plead not guilty
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four teens accused in the dragging death of an elderly New Orleans woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking have pleaded…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why is Russia attacking Ukraine’s railway system?
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Russia’s military has launched a string of attacks on Ukraine’s railway network, which has…
Continue ReadingOath Keeper from NC pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia…
Continue ReadingGeorgia high school athletic group bans transgender athletes
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The main athletic association for Georgia high schools voted Wednesday to ban transgender boys and…
Continue ReadingAP sources: Donald Trump Jr. speaks with Jan. 6 committee
By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The oldest son of former President Donald Trump has met with the…
Continue ReadingNewsom: Democrats need ‘counter-offensive’ in culture wars
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is faulting his own political party for not doing enough in…
Continue ReadingCourt hears challenge to grand jury in Flint water cases
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has heard arguments that could wipe out charges against former Gov. Rick…
Continue ReadingFor marine biologist, Haitian gangs make work dangerous
By TRENTON DANIEL and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PEPILLO SALCEDO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Powerful gangs in Haiti are making it…
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