Little-known paper sheets are key to declaring victory in Venezuela’s election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela was tense on Tuesday as incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition both…
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Vance praises a key leader behind Project 2025, a conservative effort Trump has disavowed
Associated Press JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a…
Continue ReadingCity lawyers offer different view about why Chicago police stopped man before fatal shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for Chicago say a man killed in March in a shootout with Chicago police was stopped because of illegally tinted windows. It…
Continue ReadingFlorida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Associated Press PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school’s girls volleyball…
Continue ReadingHezbollah military commander claimed killed by Israel was blamed by the US for 1983 Marine bombing
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah commander the Israeli military says it killed in an airstrike was blamed by Israel for a deadly…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s largest school district won’t teach Black studies course without state approval
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s largest school district announced Tuesday that it won’t teach a new Advanced Placement course…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco police and street cleaners take aggressive approach to clearing homeless encampments
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in San Francisco will start clearing out homeless residents who have refused to move from public areas…
Continue ReadingSome Ohio residents can now get $25,000 for injuries in $600 million train derailment settlement
Associated Press People who live near East Palestine. Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s disastrous…
Continue ReadingTesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was…
Continue ReadingFamilies seek answers after inmates’ bodies returned without internal organs
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Six families have filed lawsuits saying that men who died while incarcerated in Alabama prisons were…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina governor says Harris ‘has a lot of great options’ for running mate
SUPPLY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he’s excited Democrats “have a lot of great options” for Vice President Kamala…
Continue ReadingNavajo plans to test limit of tribal law restricting the transportation of uranium on its land
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation plans to test the limits of a tribal law that sets conditions for companies to haul radioactive…
Continue ReadingFlorida county approves deal to build a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have the government backing the team needs to build a long-sought-after ballpark. The Pinellas County…
Continue ReadingMissouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG’s efforts
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind…
Continue ReadingCourt holds up Biden administration rule on airline fees while the carriers sue to kill it
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Consumer advocates are criticizing a court decision to hold up a Biden administration rule that requires airlines to more…
Continue ReadingDemocrats look to longtime state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip Louisiana congressional seat blue
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrats in Louisiana are backing state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip a once reliably GOP congressional seat…
Continue ReadingWildfire doubles in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains as evacuations continue
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a wildfire near a Colorado city has grown to over 1,800 acres as…
Continue ReadingUN ends arms embargo for Central African Republic, in what government sees as sign of confidence
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has formally ended an arms embargo on the Central African Republic. It’s a…
Continue ReadingAtlanta man pleads guilty to making phone threats to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Court…
Continue ReadingA speaking invitation to Donald Trump splits the most prominent American group for Black journalists
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists has sparked an intense…
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