By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ferocious tantrums. Family gossip. Petty nicknames. Stephanie Grisham, once a White House press secretary and chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump…
Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Three Democratic members of Congress on Thursday offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee examined how to respond to cons…
After 15 years in prison, man cleared in deaths of 5 kids
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Murder charges were dismissed Thursday against a man who spent 15 years in prison for the fire-related deaths of five children in suburban Detroit, t…
School board group asks US for help policing threats
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A group representing school board members around the country asked President Joe Biden on Thursday for federal assistance to investigate and stop threats made over…
Ohio lawmakers set to miss another redistricting deadline
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State lawmakers in Ohio will miss their initial Thursday deadline for redrawing the state’s congressional district maps for …
The AP Interview: Capitol Police chief sees rising threats
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The newly installed chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says the force, still struggling six months after an insurrection that left …
AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bronwyn Russell wears a mask anytime she leaves her Illinois home, though she wouldn’t dream of going out to eat or to hear a band play, much less s…
Health workers once saluted as heroes now get threats
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More than a year after U.S. health care workers on the front lines against COVID-19 were saluted as heroes with nightly c…
Friends from Ohio get 45 days in jail for Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors assert that everybody who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 should be evaluated individually when deciding whether a…
Bill would ban Ohio abortions in event of high court ruling
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Should the U.S. Supreme Court find abortion unconstitutional, abortions would automatically be banned in Ohio under nearly all conditions, including in cases of rape and incest, …