Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the […]
Read MoreSome small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes
GOODHUE, Minn. (AP) – As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen. When nothing […]
Read MoreDisney, Spectrum direct customers to other TV services as dispute keeping ESPN off air continues
NEW YORK (AP) – Both sides of a dispute that has left nearly 15 million cable TV subscribers without ESPN or other networks affiliated with The Walt Disney Co. are directing customers to other services where they can watch television. […]
Read MoreHarris says Trump shouldn’t be an exception for Jan. 6 accountability
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that those responsible for the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and the ensuing violence at the U.S Capitol must be held accountable – even if […]
Read MoreA look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the state Senate starting Tuesday on articles overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives. Paxton, a Republican and star of the conservative legal movement, was suspended from […]
Read MoreConservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters, the local library board obliged with new policies making such books a higher […]
Read MoreFormer Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio faces sentencing in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced on Tuesday for a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 […]
Read MoreInformation theft is on the rise. People are particularly vulnerable after natural disasters
NEW YORK (AP) – Information theft is on the rise. Over 1.1 million people in the U.S. alone reported the crime to the Federal Trade Commission in 2022. When a thief opens accounts in your name or otherwise uses your […]
Read MoreCourt revives doctors’ lawsuit saying FDA overstepped its authority with anti-ivermectin campaign
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court Friday revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against treating COVID-19 with the anti-parasite drug ivermectin. Ivermectin is commonly used […]
Read MoreUS will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped
NEW YORK (AP) – The federal government will, for the first time, dictate staffing levels at nursing homes, the Biden administration said Friday, responding to systemic problems bared by mass COVID-19 deaths. While such regulation has been sought for decades […]
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