Month: August 2022

DETROIT (AP) — The trend of rising U.S. traffic deaths that began two years ago is continuing into 2022. Roadway deaths rose 7% during the first three months of the year to an estimated 9,560 people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that’s the highest number for a first quarter in two decades. Traffic

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Liz Cheney’s resounding primary defeat marks the end of an era for the Republican Party as well as her own family legacy, the most high-profile political casualty yet as the party of Lincoln transforms into the party of Trump. The fall of the three-term congresswoman, who

By SAMY MAGDY and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s central bank governor has resigned as the country has struggled to address its economic woes. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s office said Wednesday that he’s accepted the resignation of Tarek Amer and named him a presidential adviser. The brief statement offered no reason for

WALES, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school board has voted in favor of a policy that prohibits teachers and staff from displaying gay pride flags and other items that district officials consider political in nature. The Kettle Moraine School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to keep a code of conduct in place that the superintendent recently

By MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly’s federal trial on allegations that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial and enticed girls for sex is about the R&B singer’s “dark” and “hidden” side, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday, while Kelly’s attorney said not to accept the portrayal of