Court says McCloskeys can’t advise right-wing group for free
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a request by U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey and his wife to give free…
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Cornyn: Texas AG Ken Paxton’s legal woes an ’embarrassment’
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has blasted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal woes as an “embarrassment.” The senator on…
Continue Reading US Attorney: Fake doctor pleads guilty in $1.3M romance scam
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. attorney says a Florida man has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 30 women out of more than $1.3 million by…
Continue Reading Senate OKs overhaul of baby formula rules in aid program
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families…
Continue Reading CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer U.S. health advisers are urging a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11. The…
Continue Reading Mercedes claims record price for rare winged car at auction
BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Mercedes-Benz said Thursday that it has auctioned an extremely rare car from its company collection for about $143…
Continue Reading Oklahoma abortion providers say services expected to stop
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill prohibiting all abortions with few…
Continue Reading Ex-deputy gets 18 years after detainees drown in locked van
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A deputy in South Carolina whose police van was swept away by floodwaters in the…
Continue Reading Canada bans China’s Huawei Technologies from 5G networks
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada says wireless carriers in Canada won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their…
Continue Reading Parents convicted in college scam remain free during appeal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two men convicted of buying their kids’ way into top universities will stay out of prison…
Continue Reading Reports: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome baby boy in LA
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcomed a baby boy, according to multiple reports. The couple first…
Continue Reading GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republicans are coming out swinging against Wall Street’s growing efforts to consider…
Continue Reading US lawmakers urge binding vote on Puerto Rico statehood
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of Democratic congress members, including the House majority leader, on…
Continue Reading Prosecutors detail charges against Trump’s inaugural chair
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have spelled out more details of the allegations against the chair of former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Dozens of rescuers help save dolphins stranded on Cape Cod
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Seven dolphins that were stranded in a shallow Massachusetts river have been released in deeper waters after an hourslong…
Continue Reading Ex-interim mayor in Puerto Rico pleads guilty to corruption
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A former interim mayor in Puerto Rico has pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy just weeks after the…
Continue Reading Sacramento goes dark in power outage, Legislature delayed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A power outage in Sacramento on Thursday that left much of the city’s downtown area in the dark delayed the start of…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 panel asks GOP lawmaker to testify about Capitol tour
By FARNOUSH AMIRI The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection sent a letter to…
Continue Reading After Buffalo, civil rights leaders pitch anti-hate plans
By AARON MORRISON and KAT STAFFORD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s oldest civil rights organization said it will propose a sweeping…
Continue Reading Oz, McCormick tied in Pa. with thousands of ballots to count
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vote counting in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate dragged into a…
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