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Thousands of voters in Alabama district drawn to boost Black political power got wrong information

March 5, 2024 5:10 PM Associated Press

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — About 6,000 voters in a new congressional district formed to boost Black representation received postcards with incorrect voting information ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Montgomery County voters received postcards listing the incorrect congressional district after the county’s election software misidentified people living in

Attorney General Josh Stein, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will run against each other for NC governor

March 5, 2024 5:10 PM Associated Press

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor, setting the stage for what will be an expensive and high-stakes November contest in a state that the two parties see as a pivotal battleground in 2024. Josh Stein and

Ernst irritated by Cotton’s attempt to leapfrog her in leadership, as politically charged GOP races for top spots begin

March 5, 2024 5:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Ted Barrett, CNN Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is miffed that Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas did not call her or other Republican leaders to notify them of his intentions to run for the third ranking position in GOP leadership, a post she might want to move up to in the scramble for open

Kentucky Senate passes bill to grant the right to collect child support for unborn children

March 5, 2024 5:05 PM Associated Press

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Republican-led Kentucky Senate has voted to grant the right to collect child support for unborn children. The measure would allow a parent to seek child support up to a year after giving birth to cover pregnancy expenses. The legislation won Senate passage on a 36-2

Robinson and Stein will face off in North Carolina governor’s race, CNN projects

March 5, 2024 6:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The gubernatorial showdown in North Carolina is set for what is expected to be one of the most competitive races of the year, after Democrats chose moderate, strait-laced state Attorney General Josh Stein to square off with Republican nominee Mark Robinson, a right-wing firebrand currently serving as lieutenant governor.

Why AP called the Virginia GOP primary for Trump: Race call explained

March 5, 2024 4:58 PM Associated Press

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare former President Donald Trump the winner of the Virginia Republican presidential primary based on initial vote results from key locations in the state showing him with a sizable lead over former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. An AP analysis of

Why AP called the Virginia GOP primary for Trump: Race call explained

March 5, 2024 4:58 PM Associated Press

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare former President Donald Trump the winner of the Virginia Republican presidential primary based on initial vote results from key locations in the state showing him with a sizable lead over former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. An AP analysis of

PacifiCorp ordered to pay Oregon wildfire victims another $42M. Final bill could reach billions

March 5, 2024 4:57 PM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook for billions in damages. Last June, a jury found PacifiCorp liable

A South Sudan activist in the US is charged with trying to illegally export arms for coup back home

March 5, 2024 4:46 PM Associated Press

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A leading South Sudanese academic and activist living in exile in the United States has been charged in Arizona along with a Utah man born in the African nation on charges of conspiring to buy and illegally export millions of dollars’ worth of weapons to overthrow the

Biden and Trump begin to rack up wins as Super Tuesday moves them closer to November rematch

March 5, 2024 4:46 PM Associated Press

By WILL WEISSERT, BILL BARROW and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump began racking up early wins as states across the country held Super Tuesday elections, moving them closer to a historic rematch despite a lack of enthusiasm from many voters. The results could ramp up

Man found guilty of killing a Chicago police officer and wounding another

March 5, 2024 4:41 PM Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — A man has been found guilty of shooting and killing a Chicago police officer, wounding her partner and firing at a third officer in August 2021. Emonte Morgan, 23, of Chicago was found guilty Tuesday of killing Officer Ella French, seriously injuring Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. and shooting at a third police

Woman pleads not guilty in storage unit break-in that included theft of child’s ashes

March 5, 2024 4:28 PM City News Service, KESQ News Team

A woman suspected in a break-in at an Indio storage unit, where items were stolen including the ashes of the victim’s deceased son, pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Taylor Spencer, 31, of Thousand Palms pleaded not guilty at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to one felony count each of burglary and receiving

Trump lawyers want him back on witness stand in E. Jean Carroll case

March 5, 2024 4:15 PM Associated Press

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers said Tuesday that the ex-president deserves a new trial and a fresh chance to tell a jury why he berated writer E. Jean Carroll for her sex abuse claims against him after she revealed them five years ago. The lawyers made the assertion

In Minnesota, Biden competes for delegates in long-shot challenger Dean Phillips’ home state

March 5, 2024 4:08 PM Associated Press

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, TRISHA AHMED and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Turnout was light on Super Tuesday in Minnesota, where President Joe Biden was competing for delegates in challenger Dean Phillips’ home state. Former President Donald Trump also faces Nikki Haley for the state’s Republican convention votes. Minnesota has 75 Democratic and 39

Soldiers and civilians fear what comes next as Russia gains momentum in eastern Ukraine

March 5, 2024 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Nick Paton Walsh, Anna-Maja Rappard and Brice Laine, CNN Ocheretyne, Ukraine (CNN) — A T-64 tank sits hidden in a trench just outside of Chasiv Yar, surrounded by the cacophony of Russian forces trying to take Ivanivske, a tiny village on the outskirts of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. Yet its gun was not fired once during a 72-hour period, an hour of which

What federal judges have said about Florida’s ‘Stop Woke Act’

March 5, 2024 3:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is exploring options for his office to appeal a federal court’s decision to block part of the state’s Individual Freedom Act, also known as the “Stop WOKE Act.” In a ruling filed Monday, the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld

Australia and Laos elevate bilateral relations at Southeast Asian summit

March 5, 2024 3:43 PM Associated Press

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Leaders of Australia and Laos have signed an agreement that deepens bilateral ties on the final day of a Southeast Asian summit. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Laos counterpart Sonexay Siphandone are co-chairing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ special summit being held on

Gas chemicals investigated as cause of fire and explosions at suburban Detroit building

March 5, 2024 3:41 PM Associated Press

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A large fire followed by multiple explosions at a building in suburban Detroit killed one person and injured a firefighter. Authorities believe canisters containing gas chemicals may have been responsible for the explosions during Monday night’s fire. They haven’t yet determined the cause of the blaze. The federal Bureau of

Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court

March 5, 2024 3:41 PM Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Momentum is building in a major case regarding homeless encampments that is before the U.S. Supreme Court. Dozens of briefs have been filed in recent days, including from the Department of Justice, members of Congress, and state attorneys general. They join the growing number of officials

What to know about Super Tuesday and why it matters

March 5, 2024 3:41 PM Associated Press

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Super Tuesday is traditionally the biggest day nationwide for primary elections and caucuses before the actual Election Day in November. Until now, only one or two primaries or caucuses have been on the same day. On Tuesday, voters in 16 different states are choosing who they want to run

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