By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has long been seen as a quirky state whose main city was satirized in a TV comedy, where rugged country folk and urban hipsters could get along and political differences could be settled over a pint or two of craft beer. But with a Republican
Continue Reading KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker is expected to formally join next year’s race for North Carolina governor this weekend, entering a Republican primary already filled with the standing lieutenant governor and state treasurer. Walker, a former pastor, scheduled a Saturday morning announcement at a Christian K-12 school in Kernersville to reveal
Continue Reading By KAVISH HARJAI, JEFF McMILLAN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Many of this year’s statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths, as introduced or enacted, are identical or very similar to some model legislation, or ready-made bills suggested to lawmakers by interest groups, an Associated Press analysis has found. The AP obtained the texts
Continue Reading By JEFF McMILLAN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A nonprofit that describes itself as a collection of doctors and others uniting to “protect healthcare from a radical, divisive, and discriminatory ideology” has become a significant presence in statehouses. Do No Harm got its start in early 2022 by focusing its criticisms of diversity initiatives in
Continue Reading By JEFF McMILLAN, KAVISH HARJAI and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Aaron and Lacey Jennen’s roots in Arkansas run deep. They’ve spent their entire lives there, attended the flagship state university, and are raising a family. So they’re heartbroken at the prospect of perhaps having to move to one of an ever-dwindling number of states where
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After Mayah Zamora was shot and wounded at Robb Elementary School, her family did what many mass shooting survivors do: They sued. They sued the store off Main Street in Uvalde, Texas, that sold the teenage gunman his AR-style rifle. They sued
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler went forehead-to-forehead with the Boston Celtics, and the Heat are heading back to Miami with an opportunity to advance to the NBA Finals. Butler scored 27 points, hitting back-to-back buckets to tie the game and give Miami the lead, and the eighth-seeded Heat left
Continue Reading By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alondra Ruiz Vazquez and her husband were comfortable in Periwinkle Mobile Home Park for a decade, feeling lucky to own their mobile home and pay about $450 a month for their lot in a city with spiraling rents. But now they and dozens of other families have
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden is seeking to rally regional cooperation against China on the margins of the Group of Seven summit in Japan, while confronting a stalemate in Washington over how to ensure the U.S. avoids economic default. Biden is hoping to avoid an
Continue Reading By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk. Agents said her daughter’s diagnosis of
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By Eddie Sun and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — D’Arcy Drollinger, a veteran of San Francisco’s vibrant drag scene, has been named the city’s first-ever Drag Laureate and will become an ambassador for San Francisco’s drag and LGBTQ+ community for an 18-month term, Mayor London Breed’s office announced Thursday. The position is the
Continue Reading By MARÍA VERZA and EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to keep migrants from massing in its border cities. In the week since the U.S. dropped pandemic-era restrictions on seeking asylum at
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — The Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to announce a new set of sanctions against Russia to try to further hinder its war effort in Ukraine during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan. In traveling to Japan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will help to drive
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brumley man is accused of breaking into a hotel room and sexually assaulting a woman. Charles Talley Jr., 44, is charged with second-degree sodomy, first-degree burglary and attempted first-degree burglary. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond. A court date has not been announced. Talley allegedly broke
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots Friday night in her first WNBA regular-season game since being jailed in Russia. Her Phoenix Mercury lost to the Los Angeles Sparks 94-71 in the teams’ opener. “Not good enough, didn’t get the dub,”
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By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Tony Gonsolin combined with four relievers on a two-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0. Gonsolin continued his comeback from his spring training ankle injury. He allowed just one hit and two walks in five
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic received a seven-minute standing ovation Friday night following his first performance with the orchestra since he agreed to become music director. Dudamel conducted a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony at David Geffen Hall, a program he is scheduled to repeat on Saturday night and
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias girls soccer team won the Class 2, District 7 title in a 3-1 win against Southern Boone on Friday night. The victory featured two goals from the Crusaders’ Danielle Buker. Rae Bholken also knocked one in for Helias in the first half, as well. With the win, the Saders will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of unfair labor lawsuits were filed against an area union as workers from a dispensary continue to stay on strike. Both were filed on Wednesday, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Lawsuits include Point Management, LLC (which has been listed as doing business as Shangri-La) and UFCW Local 655.
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the U.S. Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default. President Joe Biden’s administration is reaching for
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