Month: March 2024

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Republican-led Tennessee House has advanced a proposal that would require law…

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are taking aim at a new federal courts policy aimed at curbing “judge…

By MARCO UGARTE Associated Press VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de…

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a former jail officer in Phoenix has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling drugs into the detention…

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Purple Heart recipient who lost Nevada’s 2022 GOP Senate primary has filed his formal candidacy for the seat held by…

By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ former first lady Ana García de Hernández says her decision to seek…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s investigating an incident in which an American Airlines plane flying…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Voters are heading to the polls in Russia for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend…

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Environmental officials are monitoring the air quality in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. after several oil tanks…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — A man claiming to be a prophet has been charged in a Zimbabwean court after police raided…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee says a critical bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns in December…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — It’s a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a network of supporters has helped fugitives from Florida avoid…

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A trailblazing Southern woman who worked as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter after covering the civil rights…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his position that sending Western troops into…

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says its fighters have attacked a hotel in the…

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Two suburban Detroit police officers are under investigation after police video of officers arresting a Black man…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they’re open to delaying the start of Donald Trump’s New…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans have powered a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling…

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators are close to banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors in…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of Poland’s influential Catholic Church have chosen moderate Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda to be their new…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Frida Kahlo used her own experiences to inform her art. In that spirit, Kahlo’s personal writings are used to help…

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Calixto Bieito added an element to “The Exterminating Angel” that Luis Buñuel and Thomas Adès left out:…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In Oregon, two Republican state senators barred from reelection after last year’s record-long walkout are seeking…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to prevent those who sent…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Esa-Pekka Salonen will leave the San Francisco Symphony following the 2024-25 season, just his fifth as music director,…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister. The…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey residents may soon get the chance to vote on whether they have the right to a clean…

By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A senior U.S. official has said he was “very concerned” that…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer was set to plead guilty to federal civil rights charge…

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — UFC Hall of Famer and former champion Mark Coleman called himself “the happiest man in the world” as he embraced members of…

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — “Duty, Honor, Country” has been the motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 126 years. The motto isn’t…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A plane carrying British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps had its satellite signal jammed as it flew…

BOSTON (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has certified a union to represent Dartmouth basketball players after the deadline passed for the…

By BERT WILKINSON AND PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Caribbean officials say a plan to create a transitional…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize…