McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell “does not…
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Moose attacks Iditarod rookie’s sled team, injures 4 dogs
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A bull moose spent more than an hour stomping on the sled dog team of a rookie Iditarod…
Continue ReadingHouse OKs bill easing budget strains on Postal Service
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bipartisan bill that would lift onerous budget requirements that have…
Continue ReadingDistrict settles lawsuit over groups for students of color
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts school district has settled a federal lawsuit challenging its creation of affinity…
Continue ReadingGun-waving St. Louis couple placed on probation as lawyers
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has put a St. Louis couple who gained national attention for waving guns at racial…
Continue ReadingSlovaks protest defense treaty with US as lawmakers debate
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands of Slovaks have rallied to protest a defense military treaty between their nation and the United States,…
Continue ReadingUSVI to refinance bonds to save public pension system
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has signed a bill to refinance more than $800 million worth of bonds following…
Continue ReadingHigh court’s Alabama ruling sparks alarm over voting rights
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision to halt efforts to create a second mostly…
Continue ReadingPeloton gives up plan to open Ohio factory with 2,000 jobs
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Peloton is ending its plans to open its first U.S. factory in Ohio. It would have employed 2,000 workers near Toledo. The…
Continue ReadingHospitals begin to limp out of the latest COVID-19 surge
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press Hospitalizations fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant in the U.S. have begun…
Continue ReadingCongress moves to end forced arbitration for sex misconduct
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. House has passed legislation barring contracts that force people to settle sexual…
Continue ReadingCouples, deaf actors, and an unlikely singer mark Oscar noms
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year’s Oscar nominations brought double acknowledgment for two sets of…
Continue ReadingPlastic pollution in oceans on track to rise for decades
BERLIN (AP) — Plastic pollution at sea is reaching worrying levels and will continue to grow even if significant action is taken now to stop such…
Continue Reading11 years for woman convicted in fatal hit-and-run of officer
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A woman who was found guilty in the fatal hit-and-run of a Tennessee police officer has been sentenced to 11 years in…
Continue ReadingPolice: Saints’ Kamara, 3 others attacked man at Vegas club
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is accused of punching a man about eight times, badly…
Continue ReadingBiden’s pick to combat antisemitism finally gets hearing
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to monitor and combat prejudice against Jews around the world…
Continue ReadingEmhoff whisked from Black history event after bomb threat
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, was hustled out of an event at a…
Continue ReadingIn key vote, Democrats reject Wheeler Cabinet appointment
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who narrowly control the Virginia Senate have voted unanimously against approving…
Continue ReadingVoters, NC board: Cawthorn candidate challenge should remain
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials and some voters who challenged Rep. Madison…
Continue ReadingOpposition to Stacey Abrams unites Georgia’s divided GOP
By JEFF AMY and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Locked in a bitter Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary, incumbent Brian Kemp and…
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