Month: September 2023

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Accusations that New Mexico’s Democratic-led Legislature unfairly diluted the vote of a politically conservative oil-producing region with its redistricting map have gone to trial. Republican Party attorneys said Wednesday they’ll present evidence of egregious gerrymandering. Democratic legislators say that new congressional boundaries were vetted appropriately.

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 said during a mental health evaluation that he bought firearms to carry out a mass shooting and wanted police to kill him. That’s according to a psychologist who testified Wednesday during

By BRADY McCOMBS and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson has formally announced that he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney. Wilson made the announcement Wednesday night at a rally with supporters. Wilson is a supporter of former President Donald Trump and

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is headed to the first significant revamp of its congressional map in three decades after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the state’s bid to keep using a plan with a single majority-Black district. The decision on Tuesday sets the stage for a new map with

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Poland’s hard-right Confederation party opened its electoral campaign convention as if it were a rock concert, with a singer riding up on a motorcycle, its engine revving, and a pyrotechnic show of flames and sparklers. The party has been growing in popularity, especially among young men

By LARRY NEUMEISTER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political influence to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors

By JILL COLVIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — As his Republican rivals sparred onstage in California at their second primary debate, Donald Trump was in battleground Michigan Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters in the midst of an autoworkers’ strike. Trump in his speech lambasted President Joe Biden

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Six Portuguese young adults and children between 11 and 24 years of age were at the European Court of Human Rights Wednesday, accusing 32 European governments of violating their human rights for what they say is a failure to adequately address climate change. The case could

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Supreme Court is considering whether an Atlantic City casino can get payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak. The eventual decision could provide guidance for policy holders across the country regarding the scope of coverage for pandemic losses. The court

By WILL WEISSERT, STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate, urgently trying to dent the former president’s commanding primary lead during an event that often seemed like an undercard without him. Trump

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dozens of people faced criminal charges Wednesday after a night of social media-fueled mayhem in which groups of thieves, apparently working together, smashed their way into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, authorities said. Police said they made at least 52 arrests. Burglary, theft and