For world, Floyd’s death was about race. Why not the trials?
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press For people around the world, the killing of George Floyd was about race. A white police officer, with three other…
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Brazilian soccer team players injured by explosion on bus
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Bahia says at least three players were injured by a homemade explosive…
Continue ReadingUS intel predicted Russia’s invasion plans. Did it matter?
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, the White House repeatedly released its intelligence findings about Russian…
Continue ReadingMLB 4 days from deadline to cancel games and shorten season
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Another negotiating session produced only minor movement and no proposals on big-money…
Continue ReadingFeds rescind license extension for Florida nuclear plant
MIAMI (AP) — Federal officials have reversed a decision to allow a South Florida nuclear power plant to continue running for another 30 years by…
Continue Reading9th Circuit cancels hearing after women, US Soccer settle
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals canceled a March 7 hearing in Pasadena on the attempt by American female players to…
Continue ReadingAmy Hollyfield named new Dallas Morning News managing editor
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Morning News has named Tampa Bay Times senior editor Amy Hollyfield its new managing editor. The News reported Thursday…
Continue ReadingTexas clinics battle strict abortion law as legal hopes dim
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The nation’s strictest abortion law went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday but an…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s new coronavirus guidance: ‘Buck the CDC’
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo have announced new…
Continue ReadingFlorida House OKs bill to prevent condominium collapses
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House unanimously passed a bill that would require statewide…
Continue ReadingCawthorn candidacy challenge ends, but another may be ahead
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A review of whether North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is disqualified to run for…
Continue ReadingCDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect…
Continue ReadingMississippi police roadblocks violate rights, lawsuit says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new class-action lawsuit says police in Mississippi’s capital city are violating…
Continue ReadingKim Kardashian asks court to move forward on divorce with Ye
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian is asking a court to ignore Ye’s attempts to slow down their divorce…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers propose $400M for housing and homelessness
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrats in Oregon’s Legislature have proposed a $400 million investment…
Continue ReadingGergiev, Putin friend, out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Carnegie Hall says Valery Gergiev, a conductor who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico aims more resources at missing Indigenous cases
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation aimed at ensuring more effective coordination…
Continue ReadingAP source: Oklahoma GOP Sen. Inhofe to announce retirement
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe plans to announce soon that he is…
Continue ReadingAlabama seeks to remove racist language from Constitution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have begun a process to remove racist language from the state’s 121-year-old Constitution. The Alabama…
Continue Reading‘Baby boot camp’ exercises critically endangered orangutan
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before a 2-month-old critically endangered orangutan can be reunited with his mother at…
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