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New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge
By Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily contested election year when House races in the state could determine control of Congress. Lawmakers in the Democrat-dominated statehouse approved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court, moving quickly, will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case
By The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty’ his doctor says after president’s annual exam
By Darlene Superville And Will Weissert, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that was closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection. “President Biden is a healthy, active, robust, 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns
By Sean Murphy And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) – A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches. Authorities warned that the damage to communities on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right
By Sylvie Corbet And Barbara Surk, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – France’s Senate on Wednesday adopted a bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in response to a rollback in abortion rights in the United States. Wednesday’s vote came after the lower house, the National Assembly, overwhelmingly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Idaho delays execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech after failed lethal injection attempts
By Rebecca Boone, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
KUNA, Idaho (AP) – Idaho on Wednesday delayed the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S., after a failed attempt at lethal injection. Creech, 73, was imprisoned in 1974 and has been convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire grows into 2nd-largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
DALLAS – A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames. The sprawling blaze was part of a cluster of fires that burned out of control and threatened rural towns, where local officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
By Michael Tackett, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire grows into 2nd-largest in Texas history and briefly shuts down nuclear weapons facility
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
DALLAS – A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames. The sprawling blaze was part of a cluster of fires that burned out of control and threatened rural towns, where local officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope Francis had diagnostic tests in a Rome hospital after his weekly audience
By By Paolo Santalucia, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis, who recently had the flu, was brought to a hospital in Rome for diagnostic testing after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said, without giving further details. The pope arrived at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500, leaving again under escort in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norway’s King Harald V is in the hospital on a Malaysian island after getting sick on vacation
By Vincent Thian And Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) – Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, remained hospitalized in Malaysia on Wednesday, in the country’s northern resort island of Langkawi, after falling ill while on vacation. Malaysian national news agency Bernama said the 87-year-old monarch was undergoing treatment at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi. The report cited unnamed ... Read More »
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