By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region straddling the California-Oregon border could mean steep cuts to irrigati…
Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he’s sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts a…
Student fires at officers at Tennessee school, is killed
By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press A student opened fire on officers responding to a report of a possible gunman at a Tennessee high school Monday, and police shot back and killed him,…
Police: Minnesota officer meant to draw Taser, not handgun
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not…
Quarantine requirements make for uneven NHL trade deadline
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Nick Foligno is leaving his family back in Columbus to join Torontoand will have to isolate for seven days before getting on the ice for the Maple Leafs. He will miss…
For Black journalists, working Chauvin trial drains emotions
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of a stressful day, Sara Sidner seeks the friendly wag of a dog’s tail. Shaquille Brewster turns to sports on TV, and Julia Jenae talks…
‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows
By LISA MASCARO, BEN FOX and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mik…
In GOP strongholds, a big push on ‘culture war’ legislation
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An ardent abortion foe who once opposed allowing gay couples to be foster parents, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is the unlikeliest figure to…
Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication
By DAVID CRARY and IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press About 40% of all abortions in the U.S. are now done through medication — rather than surgery — and that option has become all the more pivotal during t…
Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors’ emergency power
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they could wield in fut…