Mississippi governor signs largest teacher raise in years
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to authorize the state’s…
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US approves bison grazing on Montana prairie amid criticism
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials have approved a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on…
Continue Reading‘Geofence warrant’ unconstitutional, judge rules in Virginia
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a warrant that used Google location…
Continue ReadingHealth care provider sues over Idaho’s strict abortion ban
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A regional Planned Parenthood organization is suing Idaho over a new law that bans nearly all…
Continue ReadingBody of missing Nevada woman found, suspect charged
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say they have discovered the remains of an 18-year-old northern Nevada woman who was…
Continue ReadingUK spy chief warns Russia looking for cyber targets
LONDON (AP) — A U.K. intelligence chief warns that Russia is looking for cyber targets and bringing in mercenaries to shore up its stalled military…
Continue ReadingAcademy: Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after Rock slap
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday’s…
Continue ReadingFlorida man pleads guilty to role in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida Panhandle man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6…
Continue ReadingTunisia’s leader dissolves parliament after rogue session
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has dissolved parliament in the latest blow to the North…
Continue ReadingJudge OKs $83M for property loss in Florida condo collapse
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press People who owned units in a Florida oceanfront condominium building that collapsed last year will divide $83…
Continue ReadingUN chief: 2 billion people live in conflict areas today
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief says one-quarter of humanity — two billion people —…
Continue ReadingMarch Madness paying off for players under mishmash of rules
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At long last, some of the cold, hard cash in the billion-dollar world of college sports is…
Continue ReadingRestorative justice resolves alleged assault at Indiana lake
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge says restorative justice was successfully used in Indiana to remediate a confrontation in which a Black man said a…
Continue ReadingMistrial in Illinois crash that killed pregnant mom, 3 kids
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial in the case of an Illinois man charged in a 2017 crash that killed a pregnant woman and her three…
Continue ReadingBiden eyes boost to mining of minerals for electric vehicles
By JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking at invoking the Defense Production Act this week to…
Continue ReadingFDA panel narrowly sides against experimental ALS drug
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers have narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating…
Continue ReadingEx-priest sentenced to 20 years in Costa Rica for abuse
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A Costa Rican court has sentenced a former priest to 20 years in prison for a 2003 sexual abuse case. The country’s…
Continue ReadingChris Rock takes to comedy mic, still processing Oscars slap
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Chris Rock received several standing ovations before he told one joke at his first comedy show…
Continue ReadingWanda Sykes on Smith slapping Rock: ‘It was sickening’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wanda Sykes said she felt physically ill after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars. And she’s angry…
Continue ReadingCDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Federal officials are dropping a health warning that they have attached to sailing on cruise ships since the start…
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