Trump endorsement divides Republicans in deep-red Nebraska
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In Nebraska, the winner of a crowded Republican primary race for governor will be the…
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An Oval Office visit and a Moscow trip: Inside the Reed deal
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst possible moment for bringing Trevor Reed home turned out to be the best. With…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19…
Continue ReadingRacial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US
By ANNIE MA and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white…
Continue ReadingFormer Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after…
Continue ReadingMore evacuations expected near dangerous Southwest wildfires
By MORGAN LEE AND CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters are battling destructive wildfires in the…
Continue ReadingUN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol
By DAVID KEYTON and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations doggedly sought to broker an evacuation of civilians…
Continue ReadingHeat wave scorches India’s wheat crop, snags export plans
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — An unusually early, record-shattering heat wave in India has reduced wheat yields, raising…
Continue ReadingFeds seek nearly $3M from Manafort over undisclosed accounts
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort,…
Continue ReadingOklahoma governor reverses ex-cop’s parole in murder case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has reversed his decision that granted parole to a Tulsa police officer convicted of murder. The…
Continue ReadingLawyers spar over DNA swab on suspect in NYC subway shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — Two weeks after a man was accused of terrorizing the New York City subway system, prosecutors and his defense attorneys are…
Continue ReadingReport calls out abuse of social media by Minneapolis police
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Among the scathing findings of an investigation launched after the police killing of…
Continue ReadingGrain elevator: Ruling lets slave descendants suit go ahead
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press EDGARD, La. (AP) — Descendants of slaves who lived in southeastern Louisiana have won a key ruling allowing…
Continue ReadingSuspected cartel gunmen abduct 2 female soldiers in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says suspected drug cartel gunmen abducted two off-duty female soldiers at gunpoint for several hours Thursday.…
Continue ReadingClemency bid denied for Arizona prisoner set for execution
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s clemency board has declined to recommend that the death sentence of a prisoner be…
Continue ReadingKentucky gov: New center won’t slow medical cannabis review
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a new cannabis research center won’t slow his review of…
Continue ReadingHolocaust survivor who helped found Dallas museum dies at 94
DALLAS (AP) — Max Glauben, a Holocaust survivor who tirelessly shared his story and was among the founders of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico increases child care funding, still highest in US
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is increasing child care subsidies that are already the…
Continue ReadingRounding life’s second curve a hard road of self discovery
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With the pandemic’s Great Resignation has come a Great Reinvention as more people of all ages…
Continue Reading‘Carpool Karaoke’ king James Corden leaving late-night show
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Corden said he will be bowing out of his late-night CBS TV show next year, calling it a…
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