By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Utility giant FirstEnergy Corp.’s former chief executive and a top official masterminded payments to public officials in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme to …
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Democratic gains in legislative maps might not last long
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The surprising advantage Democrats gained during the torturous process of rewriting the nation’s congressional maps may be short-lived, creati…
Ohio pauses preparations for May 3 primary amid map flap
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top elections official is pausing certain preparations for the May 3 primary in the face of a court decisioninvalidating a third…
US Black population: The biggest growth is in smaller cities
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Brandon Manning and his wife were both born in the U.S. South and had been itching to return, but Manning didn’t want to go back to his native Atlanta because of the…
Facing Purdue owners brings pain, closure for opioid victims
By JENNIFER PELTZ and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Mar 10, 2022 8:58 PM NEW YORK (AP) — Kara Trainor composed herself, looked into a camera and began to speak to the drugmakers she holds responsib…
US officials reverse course on pesticide’s harm to wildlife
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and ani…
Threats, vitriol aimed at women in positions of power
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the more high-profile targets of political violence when prosecutors say a group of men who were angry about restrictions imp…
Experts: Alleged plot against governor signals ominous shift
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — They railed against politicians, conducted military-style exercises and spoke darkly of confronting tyrants scheming to seize their guns an…
Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boost…
Bill ending conceal carry permit mandate heads to governor
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A concealed weapons permit would become optional and the requirement that individuals “promptly” notify police officers that they are car…