Facebook resorts to old smear tactics against TikTok
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON Meta, Facebook’s parent company, hired a Republican consulting firm called Targeted Victory to “orchestrate a…
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Arizona will require voters to prove citizenship, residency
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican governor has signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship…
Continue ReadingTenn. lawmakers push for collegiate transgender athlete ban
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would ban transgender athletes from participating in female college sports…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses suit to block construction of Obama Center
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent the construction of the Obama Presidential Center in a park on…
Continue ReadingMississippi could become final state with equal pay law
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could become the final state to enact a law requiring equal pay for…
Continue ReadingQatar divides soccer, FIFA seeks unity ahead of WCup draw
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar is the next stop on the global tour of major sports events to nations led by…
Continue ReadingBrain condition sidelining Bruce Willis has many causes
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A brain disorder has sidelined actor Bruce Willis and drawn attention to a little-known condition that has many…
Continue ReadingPublic cost of new Buffalo stadium will top $1B over lease
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Documents released Wednesday show the public cost for the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium will…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones faces fines for skipping Sandy Hook deposition
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge says Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be fined for…
Continue ReadingCongress hears sirens wail as Ukraine legislators visit
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — As members of the Ukrainian parliament visited Capitol Hill, pleading for wartime…
Continue ReadingRussia’s ruble rebound raises questions of sanctions’ impact
By KEN SWEET and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian ruble has bounced back to almost its full value since before the…
Continue ReadingFeds: 9 charged with blocking DC reproductive health clinic
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine people were charged with federal civil rights offenses after they traveled to the…
Continue ReadingSerbian opposition leader: upcoming vote far from democratic
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — One of Serbia’s main opposition leaders says the European Union has failed to…
Continue ReadingFeds: Chinese man charged in China’s US chase of ‘fugitives’
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a Chinese man failed to register as an agent of the People’s Republic of…
Continue ReadingMaryland lawmakers approve redone congressional map
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers have approved a redrawn congressional map, after a judge struck down the…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Richard Linklater on time, nostalgia & ‘Apollo 10 1/2’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bike rides, kickball, Jiffy Pop, Jell-O and other well-remembered details crowd Richard Linklater’s…
Continue ReadingWill Smith’s slap sparks debate on defense of Black women
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The physical altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy…
Continue ReadingBob Child, longtime AP Connecticut photographer, dies at 86
By MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Bob Child, a longtime Associated Press photographer who covered Connecticut’s biggest…
Continue ReadingPolice: 12-year-old killed by younger brother who found gun
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother as the two played with a gun they found inside a St. Louis home.…
Continue ReadingParkland judge to decide if jurors will tour shooting site
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz and prosecutors are arguing over…
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