BISBEE, Ariz. — A Republican who worked previously in law enforcement and as a staff member at the Arizona Legislature has been appointed to replace an election official who resigned […]
Scottish Highland bull on the loose in Connecticut’s rural hill country
KENT, Conn. — A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for over a month in […]
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers rested their case […]
Georgia justices order new look at whether lawsuit challenging near-ban on abortion can proceed
ATLANTA — A lawsuit challenging Georgia’s near-ban on abortion is headed back to a trial court to decide if the people who want to overturn the law have legal standing […]
Judge won’t immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday refused to immediately block the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to funding of the nation’s largest private refugee resettlement program in a setback to […]
CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS
A panel of experts that advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy will not meet as previously scheduled next week. The Advisory Committee on Immunization […]
New arrivals at Guantanamo Bay are Venezuelan immigrants with final deportation orders
SANTA FE, N.M. — U.S. immigration and military authorities say they are holding exclusively Venezuelan immigrants subject to final deportation orders at the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, […]
Senate committee advances Linda McMahon as Trump’s nominee for education secretary
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee voted Thursday to advance Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president […]
Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold
NORFOLK, Va. — NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Snowy roads led to hundreds of crashes throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including a series of crashes on an interstate highway involving more […]
David Boren, former Oklahoma governor and veteran US senator, dies at 83
OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Oklahoma Gov. David Boren, who became one of the nation’s youngest governors in the 1970s at age 33 and later helped shape national intelligence as a […]