California recall fueled by a dinner, a ruling on same day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On a single day last November, two events helped set the course for just the second recall election against a governor...
Texas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics
AUSTIN, Texas — Republicans in America's largest conservative state for years racked up victories under the slogan “Keep Texas Red,” a pledge to quash...
Activists focus on tip site in protesting Texas abortion law
DALLAS — Young people on social media have found a way to protest Texas’ new law banning most abortions by focusing on a website...
EXPLAINER: How a new GOP law in Texas makes voting harder
AUSTIN, Texas — The sweeping changes to Texas' election code that GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Tuesday make it harder...
After Ida oil spill, divers put containment dome on pipeline
WASHINGTON — The company overseeing the response to a large oil spill spurred by Hurricane Ida said Tuesday that a containment dome has...
Indiana allocates more than $19 million to school safety
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved more than $19 million in state grants, marking a third consecutive year the General...
Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans
The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural...
NASA confirms Mars rover’s 1st rock sample grab, 40 to go
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the tube of rock for return to Earth....
Crowd creates disturbance as Minnesota State Fair closes
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Law enforcement officers used a chemical spray to disperse a crowd that created a disturbance at the main gate to...
Tears triggered at filming of stage musical ‘Come From Away’
NEW YORK — Many months into the global pandemic, a Broadway musical about another horrific event that shook the world brought people together.
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