A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to…
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Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Police indicted Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for allegedly attempting a coup to keep…
Continue Reading Gaetz’s withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
Associated Press MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn’t unheard of for incoming presidents —…
Continue Reading JD Vance is leaving the Senate for the vice presidency. That’s set off a scramble for his Ohio seat
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — JD Vance’s election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats for the third time…
Continue Reading Nick Chubb plows through heavy snow for 2-yard TD, giving Browns 24-19 win over Steelers
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — With snow falling, Nick Chubb plowed forward. On a play that looked eerily similar to the one in Pittsburgh last…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record
AP Business Writers Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as the market posted its fifth straight gain and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched…
Continue Reading Ohtani again wins MVP and Japanese newspapers print more special editions to mark history
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is going to save the newspaper industry in Japan — singlehandedly. The Japanese and Los Angeles…
Continue Reading What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, is Donald Trump’s new pick to serve as U.S. attorney general.…
Continue Reading 6 agencies investigate after a photographer says he found remains in a burned Georgia funeral home
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Half a dozen state and county agencies are investigating a burned Georgia funeral home. A photographer from England said he…
Continue Reading North Korean leader says past diplomacy only confirmed US hostility
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says past negotiations with the United States only confirmed…
Continue Reading Georgia disbands current maternal mortality committee over leaked abortion information
A Georgia official disbanded the state’s maternal mortality committee that investigates deaths of pregnant women. The decision came about after…
Continue Reading Democrats strike deal to get more Biden judges confirmed before Congress adjourns
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate won’t hold votes on four of President Joe Biden’s appellate court nominees as part of a deal with…
Continue Reading President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House
AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House was tinted green on Thursday, when President Joe Biden — Secret Service code name: Celtic —…
Continue Reading New Orleans Police say 3 shot, 1 killed in French Quarter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One person has been killed and three others were injured in a shooting in the French Quarter, New Orleans’ historic tourist…
Continue Reading McConnell to head subcommittee overseeing defense spending as he prepares to step down as GOP leader
Associated Press Sen. Mitch McConnell says he will lead a subcommittee overseeing defense spending as he carves out new roles once he relinquishes…
Continue Reading Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is conceding his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick.…
Continue Reading Boar’s Head listeria outbreak is over with 10 dead and dozens sickened by tainted deli meat
AP Health Writer U.S. health officials say a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a massive recall of popular Boar’s Head deli…
Continue Reading Man who set off makeshift bomb outside Alabama attorney general’s office sentenced to nine years
MONTOGMERY, Ala. (AP) — The man who detonated a makeshift bomb outside of the Alabama attorney general’s office has been sentenced to nine years…
Continue Reading A Tennessee man is convicted of killing 2 at a high school basketball game in 2021
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been convicted of killing two men and wounding a third in a shooting at a high school basketball game…
Continue Reading Cutting in line? American Airlines’ new boarding tech might stop you at now over 100 airports
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sneaking a little ahead of line to get on that plane faster? American Airlines might stop you. In an apparent…
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