By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a sudden $140 million cash infusion, officials in Broward County, Florida, recently broke ground on a high-end hotel that will have views…
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European atom-smashers ponder response to Russia’s invasion
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Geneva-area research center that houses the world’s largest atom smasher is grappling with ways to punish Russia’s government while protecting Russia…
US, Ukraine quietly try to pierce Putin’s propaganda bubble
By COLLEEN LONG, AMANDA SEITZ and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Ukraine have knocked back Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to falsely frame the narrative of…
Tornado strikes New Orleans as storms move into Deep South
By GERALD HERBERT and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press/ Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, ripping down power lines and sc…
AP FACT CHECK: Republicans skew Jackson’s record on crime
By HOPE YEN, BEN FOX and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators characterized Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s judicial views as extremist and soft on crim…
Takeaways: Jackson makes history, GOP vows no ‘spectacle’
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — History was made Monday the instant Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first Black woman n…
Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities missed
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Is it time to rethink the census and other surveys that measure changes in the U.S. population? Policymakers and demographers have been asking that question since re…
History-making Jackson set for Senate hearing for high court
By MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, is going before the Senate Judiciary Commi…
The AP Interview: Health chief warns of COVID funds shortage
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation yearning for a new normal after its long struggle with the coronavirus, U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra warned Thursd…
Some GOP states seek new police units for election probes
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans responding to the myth of widespread voter fraud are turning to a new tactic to appease voters who believe the claims: electi…