Month: April 2023

by LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a sweeping package Wednesday that would raise the nation’s debt limit by $1.5 trillion into next year while imposing a long list of Republican priorities, including new spending caps, work requirements for recipients of government aid and others that

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect. The court is dealing with a new abortion controversy less than a year after

Cuba’s National Assembly has ratified President Miguel Díaz-Canel for a new five-year term, in a decision to maintain continuity as the island faces a deep economic crisis. More than 400 representatives to the assembly who were ratified by voters in March took office early Wednesday and then convened the chamber to elect the government’s leadership

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama investigators say two teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party. District Attorney Mike Segrest said Wednesday that the pair would be charged as adults. That’s automatically required in

By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Police say a man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on Interstate 295, just days after being released from prison. Law enforcement officials released more information Wednesday including identities of the victims of the shootings at

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area man linked to an anti-government group and arrested just before the fall election has pleaded guilty to gun-related charges. Timothy Teagan had attended various rallies with an AR-style rifle while dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, clothing favored by the Boogaloo Boys, a group bracing for a U.S. civil war. Teagan

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A proposed change to next year’s Montana U.S. Senate primary that was aimed at undermining Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s reelection chances is likely dead. A legislative committee shelved the GOP-backed measure Wednesday. Some Republican lawmakers urged on by a GOP lobbyist wanted to alter the 2024

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s largest federal public-service union and the federal government continue to negotiate as workers go on strike, triggering warnings of major service disruptions. Federal workers were hitting the picket lines across Canada after the union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline. The bargaining groups