By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the worst rate of infant mortality in the U.S. The “presumptive eligibility” legislation signed Tuesday by Republican
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans vying for candidacy in Ohio’s upcoming March primary might be running for increasingly red congressional seats, but that doesn’t make for an uneventful election next week — especially as the GOP seeks a champion to flip the district of the longest serving woman
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ohlone people and others rejoiced Wednesday over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years, saying the move rights a historic wrong and restores the people who were first on land now called Berkeley, California, to their rightful place
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are launching a vast reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald Trump, who has been indicted over his actions or his supporters in the mob siege trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden is getting to be a familiar face around the Great Lakes — and with a November rematch against Donald Trump looming, that’s no accident. He started a two-day swing through Wisconsin and Michigan in Milwaukee on Wednesday as he tried to shore up a
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s China? That’s the question at the center of a high-profile lawsuit that has driven a debate about nationalism in China in recent weeks. Patriotic blogger Wu Wanzheng sued novelist
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING, HALELUYA HADERO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure is a
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Donald Trump aseguró la nominación republicana para presidente por el Partido Republicano, según proyecta CNN, preparando el escenario para una revancha contra Joe Biden, el presidente en ejercicio que aseguró la candidatura demócrata en la noche de este martes. Biden y Trump ganarán las primarias presidenciales de sus partidos en
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By Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy, childbirth and the time after giving birth each year, and the country’s high maternal death rate makes it an outlier among developed nations. Federal data shows that maternal mortality has surged in the US
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden barnstorms battleground states this week, he is framing the debate with former President Donald Trump around themes of economic populism that Democrats have employed, often with success, for decades. But Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, may prove to be a more elusive target
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Not even presidents can reverse time, so there’s only so much Joe Biden can do to defuse one of his top general election liabilities – his advanced age. But Biden, 81, appears to be in far better shape on this question than he was a week ago –
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By Kristen Holmes, Daniel Strauss and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee, now under the control of former President Donald Trump and his campaign, is bringing on a slate of new lawyers both internally and externally who will focus intensely on election fraud, an issue Trump has remained fixated on. The lawyers “will
Continue ReadingTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Former Honduras first lady Ana García de Hernández says she plans to seek the country’s presidency next year. Her announcement Tuesday came just days after her husband’s U.S. drug trafficking conviction. Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of conspiring with drug traffickers moving tons of cocaine to the United States in
Continue ReadingPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has posted an infomercial-style video on X lavishing praise on a team of dentists outside of her state that she says gave her a smile that she can be proud of. Noem, who has showcased herself as a potential vice presidential pick for former President Donald
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal’s upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer. Clarkson and Manning are expected to join Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony, the network announced Tuesday night. The ceremony’s live
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden vs. Trump the sequel is unprecedented in the modern era. But November’s presidential race featuring President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump is actually a political movie the country has seen before. The rematch is now official with Biden and Trump having clinched their parties’
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LAWRENCE, Kansas (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team improved to 9-8 overall in 2024 with a one-run win over Kansas, on Tuesday night. The Tigers topped the Jayhawks 5-4 in 10 innings at Hoglund Ballpark. KU got out to a two-run lead in the second inning, courtesy of a two run home run from Collier Cranford.
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump, whose single turbulent term in the White House transformed the Republican Party, tested the resilience of democratic institutions in the U.S. and threatened alliances abroad, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive presidential election after clinching the nomination Tuesday. With wins
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas decided to take one last women’s Big 12 Tournament title with it to the SEC next season. Exacted a bit of revenge in the process. After losing to Iowa State in last year’s finale, the sixth-ranked Longhorns rode a hot start and 26
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit has been intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff in central Japan. The company behind the rocket said the launch was aborted five seconds after liftoff early Wednesday. Space One’s president said the problem that necessitated the decision was
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