By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year’s ballot in some states. A new Arkansas law will bar initiative ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level.
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year’s ballot in some states. A new Arkansas law will bar initiative ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level.
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By The Associated Press Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to host the leaders of China, Brazil and other heads of states for festivities on Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Victory Day, which is celebrated in Russia on May 9, has become the country’s most
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys for a Utah man who has been on death row for 37 years are due before a state judge Wednesday as they seek to spare the convicted murderer from execution because he has dementia. Ralph Leroy Menzies was sentenced to die
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press It may feel like you have to attend law school to understand the American legal system. However, that is not the case. We broke down some of the most common legal terms used in the lawsuits surrounding the Trump administration. What’s the general process for a lawsuit? Lawsuits are sometimes
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Most airports around the United States operated smoothly as new REAL ID requirements took effect Wednesday because travelers without the updated document were still allowed to move through security easily. Those without the IDs were given pieces of paper informing them that going forward they
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By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A hearing Wednesday before Nevada’s high court could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies. The case has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, with most documents
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PARIS (AP) — Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is visiting Paris on Wednesday for talks with President Emmanuel Macron. It’s his first trip to Europe since taking office in January, and a possible opening to broader ties with Western countries. Al-Sharaa took power after his Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led a dayslong offensive
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By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 1, 1, 6 (one, one, one, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 5, 9 (zero, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 9, 9 (two, nine, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 3, 8, 9, 9 (three, eight, nine, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 14, 16, 29, 31, 32 (fourteen, sixteen, twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-two) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 0, 1, 2 (zero, one, two) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 3, 5, 9 (three, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 8, 15, 19, 22, 28 (eight, fifteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By REBECCA SANTANA and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Negina Khalili’s family sold their house and possessions in Afghanistan and flew to a U.S. base in Qatar in January, preparing for the last step in emigrating to America. Thirteen days later, the Trump administration took office — and suspended the refugee program that
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Negina Khalili’s family sold their house and possessions in Afghanistan and flew to a U.S. base in Qatar in January, preparing for the last step in emigrating to America. Thirteen days later, the Trump administration took office — and suspended the refugee program that
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cory Bowman, Vice President JD Vance’s half brother, advances to fall election for Cincinnati mayor.
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By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press The vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board has been abruptly removed from his position, the White House confirmed Tuesday, a rare move that comes as the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters juggles more than 1,000 cases. The Trump administration removed Alvin Brown a little more than
Continue Reading By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press The vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board has been abruptly removed from his position, the White House confirmed Tuesday, a rare move that comes as the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters juggles more than 1,000 cases. The Trump administration removed Alvin Brown a little more than
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Alonso, New York, .349; Donovan, St. Louis, .336; Tatis, San Diego, .317; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; Turang, Milwaukee, .315; Naylor, Arizona, .310; Stowers, Miami, .310; K.Ruiz, Washington, .305; J.Lee, San Francisco, .303; Arraez, San Diego, .297; Frelick, Milwaukee, .297; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .297. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 37; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Happ, Chicago, 29; Carroll,
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 20 16 .556 — Boston 18 19 .486 2½ Tampa Bay 16 19 .457 3½ Toronto 16 19 .457 3½ Baltimore 13 21 .382 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 22 13 .629 — Cleveland 21 15 .583 1½ Kansas City 21
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO and ANDRY RINCON Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Five members of Venezuela’s political opposition left the Argentine diplomatic compound in their country’s capital, Caracas, where they had sheltered for more than a year to avoid arrest and were in the United States on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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NEW YORK (AP) — WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition into a telehealth services provider. Parent WW International Inc. said it has the support of nearly three-quarters of its debt holders. It expects to emerge from bankruptcy within 45
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval advances to fall election.
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly declassified U.S. intelligence assessment confirms that analysts at American spy agencies found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government, contradicting statements the Trump administration used to justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act and deporting Venezuelan immigrants. The redacted memo from the National
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown, but there was little ordinary about this one. Here was newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney making his first visit to the Oval Office to see President Donald Trump,
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By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser drew a laugh from the room when she was asked how it feels to manage a mercurial relationship with the White House and Congress — while, by the way, also trying to run a city of 700,000 people. “It is just like you
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to be in place sometime Wednesday, lawyers told a federal judge after dozens of prospective jurors were questioned over two days to see if they can judge the music mogul fairly. The lawyers
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