School library bill advances, sponsor suggests book burning
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans have advanced legislation that would place more scrutiny over…
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Biden going to SKorea, Japan in May to discuss China, NKorea
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel next month to South Korea and Japan to consult with allies on…
Continue ReadingNYC’s first-ever Japanese heritage parade set for next month
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People of Japanese descent are gearing up for their first-ever parade in New York City.…
Continue ReadingReport: Germany top buyer of Russian energy since war began
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — An independent research group says Germany was the biggest buyer of Russian energy during the first…
Continue ReadingFlorida school shooting judge reverses; confusion follows
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The judge overseeing the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has…
Continue ReadingMexico fires 2 officials in probe of young woman’s death
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say two prosecution officials have been fired over “omissions and errors” in the search for a missing…
Continue ReadingTrump becomes target of new ad after Ohio Senate endorsement
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group opposing Donald Trump’s endorsement of JD Vance in Ohio’s contentious…
Continue ReadingState report details bias in Minneapolis Police Department
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state agency says it will work with the city of Minneapolis to negotiate…
Continue ReadingGeorgia sets execution for man convicted 45 years ago
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man convicted of killing an 8-year-old girl and raping a 10-year-old girl more than 45…
Continue Reading4 Republicans claw for an edge in live TV governor’s debate
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Leading candidates for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s open governor’s office…
Continue ReadingEmotional Biden says teachers helped him overcome stutter
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden congratulated the 2022 national teacher of the year by offering a deeply…
Continue ReadingEx-NBA Players Association VP and Jazz assistant arrested
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former vice president of the National Basketball Players Association and…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest man accused of Philadelphia subway rape
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police have arrested a man who is accused of at least two sexual assaults, including one reported Sunday aboard a…
Continue ReadingFederal judge halts preparations for end of US asylum limit
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge ordered a two-week halt Wednesday on the phasing out of pandemic-related…
Continue ReadingMali authorities permanently withdraw French media licenses
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The High Authority for Communication of Mali has announced a decision to permanently suspend…
Continue ReadingAuthorities make arrest in 1988 killing of 11-year-old girl
By MARK PRATT Associated Press An Alabama man has been arrested in connection with the 1988 killing of an 11-year-old girl found stabbed to death in…
Continue ReadingReality TV figure facing sex trafficking charge in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say a rapper and former reality TV figure is facing a felony sex trafficking charge in an ongoing criminal…
Continue ReadingLost for decades, Dorothy’s dress from ‘Oz’ up for sale
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s one of the most recognizable outfits in American movie history, the blue-and-white…
Continue ReadingGuardsmen who drowned on Texas border had no float device
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials say a National Guard member who drowned on the U.S.-Mexico border while on…
Continue ReadingUK: Allies must ‘double down’ and send Ukraine tanks, jets
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat says Western allies should send tanks, planes and other heavy weapons to…
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