The AP Interview: Jayapal pushes Biden for $3T spending bill
By PADMANANDA RAMA and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal is pushing President Joe Biden to…
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Biden restores Bears Ears, other monuments cut by Trump
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has restored two sprawling national monuments in Utah, reversing a decision…
Continue ReadingBiden won’t invoke executive privilege on Trump Jan. 6 docs
By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will not block the handover…
Continue ReadingTexas judge says abortions can resume, but future uncertain
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortions in Texas can resume under a federal judge’s ruling, but for how long? A conservative…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s behind changes in student loan forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer A student debt forgiveness program with notoriously complex eligibility rules is getting an overhaul from the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s happening with the California oil spill?
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Oil has been washing up on Southern California beaches and wetlands all week…
Continue ReadingTrump-backed candidates face scrutiny after minimal vetting
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As former President Donald Trump has waded into contested primaries across the country, trying to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia pipeline likely damaged up to a year before spill
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, MATTHEW BROWN and AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Coast Guard investigators say an underwater…
Continue ReadingMcConnell says he won’t help Dems raise debt limit again
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not again help Democrats extend the…
Continue ReadingNew FDA chief can’t come soon enough for beleaguered agency
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the leading agencies in the government’s fight against COVID-19 is finally on the…
Continue ReadingDelta variant and worker shortage keep a lid on job growth
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and…
Continue ReadingUS appeals court lets Texas resume ban on most abortions
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court is temporarily allowing the nation’s toughest abortion law to…
Continue ReadingOpal Lee’s Juneteenth dream came true, but she isn’t done
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee’s dream of seeing Juneteenth become a federal holiday was finally realized…
Continue ReadingFormer Australian PM Abbott calls for solidarity with Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former Australian prime minister has accused China of being a bully and expressed…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia governor trapped in malfunctioning elevator
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A malfunction caused West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to become trapped in the elevator at the governor’s mansion. The…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks big California development over wildfire danger
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has blocked portions of the largest proposed residential housing…
Continue ReadingCalifornia fires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say Northern California wildfires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia makes it illegal to remove condom without consent
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has became the first state to prohibit “stealthing,” or removing a condom…
Continue ReadingJury convicts ex-professor of murder in stabbing death
CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has convicted a former Northwestern University professor of first-degree murder in the 2017 stabbing death of his boyfriend.…
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