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By JACK DURA Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing criticism from tribal leaders. It’s the latest in what has been a history of strained relations between the Republican governor and the tribes in South Dakota. In March during community forums, Noem said tribal leaders are more interested in hurting her politically and
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press The largest fresh egg producer in the U.S. says it has stopped production at a plant in the Texas Panhandle after bird flu was found in the flock and the same infection was found in Michigan. Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods said Monday it destroyed 1.6 million laying hens and 377,000 pullets
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wanted to hold an iftar dinner with Muslim leaders at the White House to celebrate Ramadan this year, but his plans were scuttled because of tensions over Israel’s military operations in Gaza. When some rejected the invitation, the White House decided
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democrats hope that a ballot measure seeking to preserve abortion rights will put Florida back in play as the nation’s largest presidential swing state. On Monday, the state Supreme Court energized abortion rights proponents with two rulings: One paves the way for a six-week abortion ban
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose nearly 5% from January through March, as buyers stayed in the market despite high interest rates. But electric vehicle sales growth slowed to 2.7% during the quarter, with mainstream buyers wary of limited range and a lack of charging
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has entered spring with an above-average mountain snowpack and major reservoirs in good shape for a second consecutive year, staving off immediate water supply concerns but not allaying drought worries in a warming world. The California Department of Water Resources measured the water content of
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La región de Calabria, justo en la punta de la bota de Italia, es donde la cocina italiana adquiere su mayor intensidad. Además de la amplia gama de recetas clásicas, los calabreses saborean platos picantes, como las salchichas de sangre de cerdo, conocidas como sanguinaccio, y la pasta con salami de
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teenage girl who had been kidnapped by her father was following a sheriff’s deputy’s instructions and appeared to be surrendering when other deputies fatally shot her during a gun battle on a Southern California highway, according to recently released video and audio. Savannah Graziano, 15,
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Three Mexican men who were arrested in El Monte with more than 1 million fentanyl pills pleaded guilty today to a federal narcotics charge. At a hearing in Los Angeles federal court, the three defendants — all from Sinaloa, Mexico — entered their pleas to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una candidata a la alcaldía fue asesinada y otros tres resultaron heridos en un tiroteo en la ciudad mexicana de Celaya, en el más reciente episodio de violencia que empaña el periodo previo a las elecciones generales del país. Bertha Gisela Gaytán, candidata a la alcaldía de Celaya, murió
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever,” James Bond stays in a swanky suite at the Tropicana Las Vegas. “I hear that the Hotel Tropicana is quite comfortable,” Agent 007 says. It was the Tropicana’s heyday, a frequent haunt of the legendary Rat Pack, while its
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro asked the Supreme Court to take another look at his request to avoid prison, filing a long-shot request on Tuesday that the high court rarely grants. In an emergency request last month, Navarro asked the Supreme Court to let him remain free
Continue ReadingCNN By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro asked the Supreme Court to take another look at his request to avoid prison, filing a long-shot request on Tuesday that the high court rarely grants. In an emergency request last month, Navarro asked the Supreme Court to let him remain
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government is blaming a contractor for a loose railway fitting that caused a train car to derail on the president’s pet project, a tourist rail route known as the Maya Train. The derailment on March 25 proved embarrassing for the government. Critics have said the project, which runs in
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — It took Donald Trump less than 24 hours to test the boundaries of Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order in his New York criminal trial. In two posts on his Truth Social account, the former president attacked Merchan for issuing the gag order – and
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Democrats just can’t quit Florida. A pair of state Supreme Court rulings on Monday – one paving the way for a six-week abortion ban in Florida, the other giving Floridians a chance in November to enshrine abortion access in the state’s constitution – has
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are debating a bill that would raise the state’s sales tax by 1 cent to 6.5% on every taxable dollar spent. That would make it among the highest in the country. The bill would raise the state’s current 5.5% sales tax and expanding
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Rowe Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Millions of Americans have had their brackets upended during the NCAA Tournament. However, the bracket of an 11-year-old girl in Raleigh is very much alive. Ashtyn Gold correctly picked the Final Four matchups in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge contest. In addition,
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thanks to four men’s teams from the Pac-12 Conference making the NCAA Tournament — and all winning at least one game — Washington State and Oregon State have added another chunk of change to their coffers over the last couple weeks. If only those same
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza was a tragic turn for an American homegrown charity that, in less than 15 years, has mushroomed from the grassroots brainchild of a celebrity chef into one of the world’s most recognized food
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