Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Women in the Nebraska Legislature largely took the reins in a recent special session called by Gov. Jim Pillen to lower property taxes. And many are seeking to get more accomplished to lower taxes for working families in the upcoming legislative session that begins in January. Eighteen women currently
Continue ReadingAssociated Press People gathering wild rice from Minnesota’s third largest lake have stumbled across human skeletal remains that are believed to be several hundred years old. Authorities suspect erosion caused the remains of at least three people to surface on the shores of Leech Lake. The remains were discovered Saturday on the shores of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation. When the digital dust settled, X had become an ex. Musk’s social media platform was banned nationwide and Justice Alexandre
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off the state’s presidential ballots. Superior Court Judge Rebecca Holt on Thursday rejected the request from Kennedy’s lawyers. State law directs the first absentee ballots for the November elections be mailed Friday to the more than
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Corinthians, the team turning over its stadium for the first NFL game ever to be played in South America, dislikes anything green so much that its executives tried to paint the field black about a decade ago. It was an effort to steer Corinthians fans
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators this week seized phones from New York City’s police commissioner and at least four top deputies to Mayor Eric Adams. That’s according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival is the clean-up hitter of the fall festival circuit. Coming on the heels of Venice and Telluride, Toronto tends to pull together many of the top films from those festivals, as well as a whole bunch more. But it’s been a few years since
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site’s design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the lawsuit against Snap Inc. Thursday in state court in Santa Fe. In
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Country singer Jelly Roll has been playing sold-out shows across the U.S. as part of his “Beautifully Broken” tour. But earlier this week, his venue wasn’t a massive arena: it was the Oregon State Penitentiary. The award-winning artist posted a video and photos of his visit to the Salem prison on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Xian Zhang has been hired as music director of the Seattle Symphony, becoming the first woman conductor to head a major West Coast orchestra and filling a post that had been vacant since Thomas Dausgaard quit abruptly in January 2022. Zhang agreed to a five-year contract starting in 2025-26, the orchestra said Thursday.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora say a Venezuela street gang with a small presence in the city has not taken over a rundown apartment complex — yet the allegation continues to gain steam among conservatives and was amplified by former President Donald Trump in a Wednesday Fox
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After months of dozens of restaurant closings and headlines about “endless shrimp” woes, Red Lobster is poised to soon exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved the casual seafood chain’s reorganization plan and sale to a lender group led by asset manager
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Russian commentators are mocking allegations that Moscow is meddling again in the U.S. presidential election, while President Vladimir Putin appeared to bolster the teasing tone by wryly claiming he supported Vice President Kamala Harris. On Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department said the Russian state-owned broadcaster RT is carrying out a covert campaign to
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is looking into airline frequent-flyer programs and whether they devalue points that consumers have earned. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote Thursday to the CEOs of American, Delta, Southwest and United. He’s asking each airline for a report on the policies, fees and other features of their frequent-flyer program. Consumers
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests. The evidence: three tiny glass beads plucked from the surface of the moon and brought to Earth in 2020 by a Chinese spacecraft. Their chemical makeup indicates that there were active lunar volcanoes until
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he would create a government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal government. Trump said Thursday the idea was suggested by billionaire Elon Musk, who would lead it. The commission is the latest attention-grabbing alliance between Trump and Musk, who leads companies including Tesla and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in parts of New England, health officials warn, prompting the cancellation of some events and changes to sports schedules to avoid bites by infected bugs. Eastern equine encephalitis, which can cause symptoms including vomiting and seizures, infected a New Hampshire resident who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City’s top-performing casino, the Borgata, underpaid some of its internet gambling taxes twice by taking almost $15 million more in credits than it was entitled to. That led the casino to pay $1.1 million less than it should have. The state Division
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The story of one of the great fictional sleuths, Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade, will be continued by prize-winning crime writer Max Allan Collins. The publisher Hard Case Crime announced Thursday that Collins’ “The Return of the Maltese Falcon” will be released in January 2026, when the Hammett classic
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — UConn and South Carolina’s national championship basketball teams are headed to the White House next week to celebrate their NCAA Tournament wins. Both schools announced the visits Thursday. UConn won its second straight national championship and is visiting the White House a sixth time. It will be the first time the
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