Month: February 2023

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer The coolest thing on social media these days may be celebrities and regular folks plunging into frigid water or…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Scholten is among the Democrats who had a surprisingly good election night in…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s orbiting space station crew has completed their first spacewalk of their six-month mission. Several more spacewalks…

By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of an oil pipeline says a faulty weld at a bend in an oil…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer New YORK (AP) — HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing around 250 striking employees reached a…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s wartime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now been bestowed with France’s highest medal of honor. But there’s a…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The first responders who saved Damar Hamlin’s life were recognized with a tribute video at…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police oversight agency has cast uncertainty on whether a man fatally shot by officers fired his weapon in what Supt.…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has again refused to overturn a lower court ruling blocking a voter-approved gun measure from taking…

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Siriano has lined his New York Fashion Week runway Thursday with thousands of…

By PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents forced to evacuate in Ohio after a train hauling…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press U.S. Rep. George Santos was charged with criminal theft in Pennsylvania in 2017 in connection with bad checks…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Mahomes dominated the voting for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. Now, he’ll…

By STEVE PEOPLES and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. counter-terrorism chief says the threat posed by Islamic State extremists…

LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told a group of sports ministers there should be “no place” for Russian athletes at…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is moving toward increasing the weight limit for large trucks to 90,000 pounds. The House…

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have amended a proposed bill that opponents criticize as letting…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have opened a new inquiry with a…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press A man who repeatedly admitted scheming to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions has…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — An attorney for some insurance companies that could be liable for child sexual abuse…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Ukrainian relatives of a slain cinematographer are seeking damages in her death from actor…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Residential electric bills in Puerto Rico could increase by an average of $19 a month…

By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One of three Memphis Police officers who initially detained Tyre Nichols…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed is pushing back on critics who say the city is dead or dying.…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A local North Carolina prosecutor says campaign-related charges won’t be pursued…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits Thursday in Mississippi, accusing…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says there is new “energy, focus and improvement” across the Postal Service in an upbeat…

By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are advancing a number of bills that would curb Chinese influence in…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill allowing teachers to misgender…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Black lawmakers in Missouri are accusing House Republican leaders of racism after…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on medical…