SC Senate approves medical marijuana bill, House up next
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have approved medical marijuana legislation in South Carolina.…
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Court records: ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris to plead guilty
CHICAGO (AP) — “Cheer” star Jerry Harris is expected to plead guilty Thursday in a federal child pornography case alleging he solicited sex…
Continue ReadingKansas gets OK to offer $1B-plus in breaks to mystery firm
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators have signed off on the state’s largest-ever taxpayer-funded incentives to…
Continue ReadingRussian star practices despite report of positive drug test
By DAVE SKRETTA and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Olympic figure skating favorite Kamila Valieva practiced as usual Thursday…
Continue ReadingNebraska water groups endorse proposed $500M Colorado canal
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska water regulators are rallying behind a proposal to build a $500 million canal in…
Continue ReadingKemp: Let parents opt students out of masks in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will propose a measure that will let parents opt their children out of…
Continue Reading2 of 6 Boeing Max test fraud counts against pilot dropped
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A judge has tossed two of six fraud counts against a former Boeing pilot involved in evaluating the troubled Boeing 737…
Continue ReadingAttempted hit on ex-wife gets Louisiana man 10 years
MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has received the maximum 10-year sentence for trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-wife while he was jailed…
Continue ReadingNY clamps down on businesses offering marijuana as a ‘gift’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While New York works to launch a legal recreational marijuana market, some entrepreneurs have…
Continue ReadingMexican presidents wants to ‘pause’ relations with Spain
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s populist, nationalist president has engaged in periodic quarrels with Spain. But relations reached a new low…
Continue ReadingGeorgia bill banning abortion pills by mail advances
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans have advanced a bill that would ban the delivery of abortion pills by mail…
Continue ReadingIditarod loses support of hotel that was race headquarters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The hotel that has served for nearly three decades as the Anchorage-based headquarters for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog…
Continue ReadingSnoop Dogg takes over Death Row Records brand as owner
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg has taken over a popular record label that launched his stellar…
Continue ReadingBloomberg nominated to defense advisory board on innovation
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has nominated former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to be the next…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses Duggar sister’s suit over records’ release
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal lawsuit by four sisters of Josh Duggar over the release of police records form an investigation that concluded…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest convoy protesters at New Zealand’s Parliament
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police arrested dozens of protesters camping on the grounds of New Zealand’s…
Continue ReadingGOP scrutiny of Black districts may deepen after court move
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists worry that a recent U.S. Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers begin effort to let staffs join a union
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 130 Democratic House lawmakers have signed onto a bill that would extend to their staffs…
Continue ReadingIndiana transgender athlete ban draws increasing pushback
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Republican-backed bill that would ban transgender women and girls from…
Continue ReadingGoodell says league won’t tolerate racism or discrimination
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Under a baking California sun, Roger Goodell knew the heat was coming. At his…
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