Official: Willow oil project holds promise, faces obstacles
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state official says the Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope is…
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House GOP fails to override Biden veto of ESG investing ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House has failed to override President Joe Biden’s first veto. The House was trying to override Biden’s veto of…
Continue Reading Senate Ethics admonishes Graham for campaign solicitations
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for…
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Florida sued over bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
By Devan Cole, CNN Four families in Florida sued the state on Thursday over new rules prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth,…
Continue Reading Judge allows anonymous jury for Trump rape lawsuit trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors’ names will be kept secret at the upcoming trial of a writer’s rape lawsuit against…
Continue Reading Court weighs release of records in Sanford child porn probe
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Attorneys have taken their fight over whether to unseal more documents in the 2019 child pornography investigation of…
Continue Reading Before he represented Trump, defense attorney speculated Stormy Daniels saga was true and payment could be seen as an in-kind campaign contribution
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s defense attorney repeatedly speculated as a legal pundit that…
Continue Reading Tom Brady becomes minority owner of WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake in the WNBA…
Continue Reading Tom Brady becomes minority owner of WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake in the WNBA…
Continue Reading Jamaican cleric sentenced to 18 years in NY terrorism case
NEW YORK (AP) — A cleric arrested in his native Jamaica and extradited to New York to face state terrorism charges on accusations of recruiting…
Continue Reading Trump grand jury turns to other matters, done for the week
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments…
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Katy Perry accused of ‘mom shaming’ by ‘American Idol’ contestant
By Lisa Respers France, CNN An “American Idol” contestant has called out judge Katy Perry for a joke that is being slammed as “mom…
Continue Reading Los Angeles school strike ends, but no deal announced
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A three-day strike by workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District ended Thursday,…
Continue Reading March Madness: Alabama and surprising bunch remain in South
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Alabama was expected to be in the Sweet 16 as the overall top seed in the NCAA…
Continue Reading Other states are copying Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” efforts
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Florida’s move to expand its prohibition on teaching sexual orientation or gender…
Continue ReadingTrudeau lays out China approach ahead of Biden meeting
By Caitlin Hu and Paula Newton, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out a three-pronged vision of engagement, competition and…
Continue Reading Names, photos of Los Angeles undercover police posted online
LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles police chief and the department’s constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern won’t push for one-person train crews
By JOHN SEEWER Railroad Norfolk Southern is backing away from its push to reduce its train crews down to one person. The company made the…
Continue Reading Liberals will win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court, CNN projects
By Eric Bradner, CNN Democratic-backed Janet Protasiewicz will win Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, CNN projects, flipping majority control…
Continue Reading Polymet Mining: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Polymet Mining: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading Disney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wage
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World reached a tentative deal with the company…
Continue Reading Disney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wage
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World reached a tentative deal with the company…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern won’t push for one-person train crews
By JOHN SEEWER Railroad Norfolk Southern is backing away from its push to reduce its train crews down to one person. The company made the…
Continue Reading US and Canada reach a deal on decades-old asylum agreement
By Priscilla Alvarez and Phil Mattingly, CNN The US and Canada have struck a deal on changes to a decades-old asylum agreement that would restrict…
Continue Reading Philadelphia Police are searching for 5 people involved in a daytime shooting that left 3 teenagers injured
By Mallika Kallingal and Danny Freeman, CNN Police in Philadelphia are searching for four gunmen who opened fire on three teenagers Monday afternoon.…
Continue Reading Lawyer demands Fox apologize for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for a one-time supporter of former President Donald Trump who has been caught up in a…
Continue Reading Lawyer demands Fox apologize for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for a one-time supporter of former President Donald Trump who has been caught up in a…
Continue Reading Former Connecticut high school athletes urge appeals court to revive their challenge to state’s trans-inclusive sports policy
By Devan Cole, CNN Four cisgender women from Connecticut are urging a federal appeals court to give them another shot at their challenge to the…
Continue Reading House China panel turns focus to plight of Uyghurs
By KEVIN FREKING and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two women who experienced life in Chinese “reeducation” camps for…
Continue Reading Creighton bucks March Madness trend in physical South Region
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Creighton’s players watched in disbelief last weekend as North Carolina State and…
Continue Reading Disney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wage
By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World reached a tentative deal with the company on Thursday that…
Continue Reading Army: Decorated soldier killed in South Carolina shooting
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Army is identifying a decorated 20-year soldier as one of the…
Continue Reading Informant didn’t spy on Proud Boys defense, prosecutors say
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As revelations that a defense witness was also an FBI informant…
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California bill aims to ban sale of popular candies containing ingredients that may cause health issues
By Andi Babineau and Kristen Rogers, CNN Some chemicals linked to health issues have been banned in food products in the European Union, while the…
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Utah governor signs bill requiring teens to get parental approval to join social media sites
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN The governor of Utah signed a controversial bill on Thursday that will require minors to obtain the consent of a…
Continue Reading College student recounts her social media breaking point and how she stopped ‘scrolling mindlessly’
By Andrea Kane, CNN The political and legal scrutiny of some Big Tech and social media platforms is running high at the moment. TikTok CEO Shou Chew…
Continue Reading North Carolina set to become 40th state to expand Medicaid after yearslong battle in GOP-led statehouse
By Tami Luhby, CNN North Carolina is set to become the 40th state to expand Medicaid to low-income adults after the GOP-led state legislature dropped…
Continue Reading Rap artist Afroman sued by officers who raided his home
WINCHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Seven law enforcement officers have sued rap artist Afroman, accusing him of improperly using footage from a police raid on…
Continue Reading TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: 3 things to know
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified Thursday at a congressional hearing over concerns about user data collected by the…
Continue Reading TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: 3 things to know
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified Thursday at a congressional hearing over concerns about user data collected by the…
Continue Reading ARL: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
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Continue Reading Now 40, Verlander still looks strong this spring for Mets
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It’s a fair assumption that Father Time will catch up with Justin Verlander one of…
Continue Reading Transcontinental Realty: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
DALLAS — Transcontinental Realty: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia, Syria may restore ties as Mideast reshuffles
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia is in talks with Syria to reopen its embassy in the war-torn nation for the first time…
Continue Reading TikTok CEO in the hot seat: 5 takeaways from his first appearance before Congress
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN In his first appearance before Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew was grilled by lawmakers who expressed deep…
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Unions at Disney World win 37% pay hikes in tentative labor deal
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN About 32,000 hourly workers at Disney World will get raises equal to $3 an hour by the end of the year,…
Continue Reading Russian officials seek another opposition activist’s arrest
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has issued an order to arrest an opposition activist on charges of disparaging the military, and authorities have…
Continue Reading Alabama’s Bryce Young throws for NFL teams at pro day
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Nick Saban says his quarterback , Bryce Young, is the best prospect in the upcoming NFL…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer asks about missing GoPro video
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorneys asked the daughter of a man suing the actor-turned-lifestyle…
Continue Reading Missouri school to stay closed after contamination scare
By JIM SALTER Associated Press A Missouri grade school that was shut down last year amid concerns of possible radioactive contamination will not…
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