Attorneys argue over whether Mississippi legislative maps dilute Black voting power
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal judges are hearing arguments over whether Mississippi’s legislative…
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United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy is on its…
Continue ReadingNew York Democrats reject bipartisan congressional map, will draw their own
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in the New York Legislature have rejected a congressional map drawn by the…
Continue ReadingPolitical consultant behind fake Biden robocalls says he was trying to highlight a need for AI rules
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The political consultant behind robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice says he…
Continue ReadingDeleted texts helped convince jurors man killed trans woman because of gender ID, foreperson says
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A member of the jury that convicted a South Carolina man of a hate crime…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes Idaho, but no injuries reported
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude struck north of Boise, Idaho, on Monday, reportedly causing no major damage or injuries,…
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Oregon joins feds in suing to block Kroger-Albertsons merger’; AG Rosenblum explains why; Wyden cheers move
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the nation on…
Continue ReadingA smuggling arrest is made, 2 years after family froze to death on the Canadian border
By JIM SALTER Associated Press A second man is facing federal charges in connection with a human smuggling operation in which a family of four from…
Continue ReadingAlabama judge shot in home; son arrested and charged, authorities say
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say an Alabama judge remains hospitalized after a weekend shooting at his home, and his son has been arrested…
Continue ReadingDead ‘cannibal’ star spotted with metal scar after consuming part of a planet
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted an unusual sign that a dead star feasted on a fragment of a planet orbiting it: a…
Continue ReadingMother of missing Wisconsin boy, man her son was staying with charged with child neglect
TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy who vanished nearly a week ago and a man her son was staying with have been…
Continue ReadingRepublicans say Georgia student’s killing shows Biden’s migration policies have failed
By JEFF AMY and SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Students at two Georgia colleges are grappling with the killing of a nursing…
Continue ReadingUS cruise ship finally allowed to dock in Mauritius after tests show no cholera aboard
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A U.S.-owned cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew onboard was…
Continue ReadingBye-bye, birdie: Maine’s chickadee makes way for state tree and North Star on new license plate
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s first new license plate in a quarter century gives homage to an old flag that’s growing in popularity and…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes Idaho, but no injuries reported
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude struck north of Boise, Idaho, on Monday, reportedly causing no major damage or injuries,…
Continue ReadingExplosive device detonated outside Alabama Attorney General’s office early Saturday, no injuries reported
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — An explosive device was detonated outside the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in the early…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment
By John Fritze, Brian Fung and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and…
Continue ReadingExplosive device detonated outside Alabama attorney general’s office
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says an explosive device was detonated outside his office over the weekend.…
Continue ReadingDelaware’s early voting and permanent absentee laws are unconstitutional, a judge says
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has ruled that laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status…
Continue ReadingCase possibly containing Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for $3.7M at auction
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — A case of old hockey cards possibly containing the game’s Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was…
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