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In a first, EPA survey puts a number on lead pipes around US
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press Some 9.2 million lead pipes carry water into homes across the U.S., with more in Florida than any other state, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency su…
FACT FOCUS: Manhattan DA’s record distorted amid Trump case
By ALI SWENSON and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Ahead of former President Donald Trump’s expected booking and arraignment in New York City on Tuesday, social media users are accusing Alvin Bragg, t…
New ID rules, deadlines kick in as Ohio early voting begins
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early voting is set to begin Tuesday under Ohio’s sweeping new election law, which includes strict photo ID requirements for voting, am…
Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Patti Chang walked into her polling place in Chicago earlier this year, anxious about how poll workers would treat her, especially as a voter who…
‘War of the states’: EV, chip makers lavished with subsidies
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — States are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more compet…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week following the fatal shooting of six people at a Christian school in Nashville. None …
Ohio governor signs rail safety measures into law
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a nearly $13.5 billion state transportation budget Friday, touting new rail safety measur…
Honda recalls more than 330,000 vehicles due to mirror issue
Honda is recalling more than 330,000 vehicles because heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, which could lead to the mirror glass falling out and increase the risk of a…
Ohio senators introduce bipartisan bill to end death penalty
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The death penalty could be abolished in Ohio under upcoming bipartisan legislation announced Tuesday — the latest in w…
GOP states press voter photo ID rules, with unclear effects
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Ohio’s primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns for military veterans and out-of-state college students,…
States’ divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee Republicans began this year’s legislative session hoping to add narrow exceptions to one of the st…
Digital literacy: Can the republic ‘survive an algorithm’?
SEATTLE (AP) — Shawn Lee, a high school social studies teacher in Seattle, wants to see lessons on the internet akin to a kind of 21st century driver’s education, an essential for modern life. L…
