Republican majorities block efforts to expand Medicaid in Georgia and Kansas
By JEFF AMY and JOHN HANNA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia and Kansas have shot down attempts by Democrats to…
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Prince Harry says tabloids intercepted phone calls of mother, the late Princess Diana, and father
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry alleged Thursday that the publisher of The Sun tabloid unlawfully intercepted phone…
Continue ReadingBlinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a mistake and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the…
Continue ReadingNew York Attorney General takes initial step to prepare to seize Trump assets
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general’s office has filed judgments in Westchester County, the first indication that…
Continue ReadingNew Delhi’s top elected official arrested in liquor bribery case
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by a federal agency that…
Continue ReadingRussian court rejects suit by Navalny’s mother claiming poor medical treatment by prison
By The Associated Press A Russian court has rejected a lawsuit filed by the mother of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition stalwart who died in…
Continue ReadingStuck at home during COVID-19, Gen Z started charities
By BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Nothing has spurred the entrepreneurial spirit of Gen Z quite like the…
Continue ReadingProsecutors say Donald Trump’s hush money trial should start April 15 without further delay
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors on Thursday urged a judge to start Donald Trump’s hush money criminal…
Continue ReadingFamed battleship USS New Jersey floating down Delaware River to Philadelphia for maintenance
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI and TASSANEE VEJPOGNSA Associated Press A famed battleship floated down the Delaware River on Thursday as the USS New Jersey left…
Continue ReadingElton John and Bernie Taupin honored with prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sir Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin were honored with the prestigious Library of Congress…
Continue Reading‘Furiosa,’ the follow-up to ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ will premiere at Cannes Film Festival
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” George Miller’s eagerly awaited follow-up to “Mad Max: Fury Road,” will make its…
Continue ReadingSpeaker Johnson says he plans to invite Netanyahu to address the US Congress
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime…
Continue ReadingMajor airlines want to hear how Boeing plans to fix problems in the manufacturing of its planes
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The heads of leading U.S. airlines want to meet with Boeing and hear the aircraft manufacturer’s strategy for…
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Deschutes County commissioners adopt updated Transportation System Plan
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted the updated Deschutes County Transportation System Plan (TSP).…
Continue ReadingMan who helped drag police officer into mob gets over 5 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Colorado man who helped other rioters drag a police officer into a mob storming the U.S.…
Continue ReadingBelgian bishop defrocked 14 years after admitting to abusing nephew
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he sexually…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses lawsuit over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the state of New Hampshire after…
Continue ReadingIn ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ the Titans are the stars
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” in theaters everywhere March 29, is a sequel to “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the…
Continue ReadingResearchers found a tiny skull with wide eyes and a cartoonish grin. It could help solve an evolutionary puzzle
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Paleontologists with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History have discovered a previously unknown…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia man shot by 15-year-old son after firing weapon at wife
West Virginia state police say a 15-year-old boy shot and killed his father in self-defense after the man fired a shotgun at the boy’s mother and…
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