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By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Republican presidential primary is over before it even began. State lawmakers passed legislation amending Delaware election law to allow the scheduled April 2 primary to be called off, and Democratic Gov. John Carney quickly added his signature. The legislation was passed after former South Carolina

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal agents were involved in a shootout early Tuesday as they tried to serve a search warrant at the Little Rock home of the person who leads Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport. News outlets report the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said agents were trying to serve

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A major automaker made a deal with California to cut greenhouse gas emission from cars as the state transitions away from gas-powered vehicles. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the agreement with Stellantis on Tuesday. The company makes vehicles for brands that include Chrysler, Dodge and

By HANNAH FINGERHUT and JIM SALTER Associated Press ZEARING, Iowa (AP) — Four members of a rural Iowa family are accused of abducting and abusing an 18-year-old relative who had been handcuffed to a bed and beaten so badly that he had brain bleeding and multiple broken ribs, and who was so malnourished that he

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Lower

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are preparing to remove over 1.2 million gallons of toxic waste from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor. It’s part of an $18 million effort to prevent leakage from the USS Yorktown. The ship has been one

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s audacious logo 3-pointers and record-breaking accomplishments have driven sports fans who previously wouldn’t walk across the street to watch women’s basketball to set their DVRs for Iowa games. Bettors have taken an interest, too, using some of their discretionary money on Clark and

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state senator says he’s seeking to make it harder for people to challenge the qualifications of individual voters, but opponents warn he’s only going to enable more baseless attacks. Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Max Burns says his bill would add some standards for county election

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has ruled in a case involving a Confederate monument standing outside a central North Carolina courthouse. A three-judge panel on Tuesday unanimously upheld a trial court judge’s decision to side with Alamance County and its commissioners over the statue at

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has sued Glock Inc., alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets of the city. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court claims Glock unreasonably endangers Chicagoans by manufacturing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry says its warplanes have carried out a new round of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq. The strikes on Tuesday came hours after an attack against Turkish troops in the region killed a soldier and wounded four others. Turkey often launches strikes against targets in Syria and

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by the catastrophic summer flooding have put in an urgent request for $3.5 million in state funding to elevate 20 homes in Barre and the capital city of Montpelier for flood victims who still need safe places to live

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The media companies Gannett and McClatchy, which together control more than 200 news outlets including USA Today and the Miami Herald, say they will stop using stories, video and images from The Associated Press later this month. It’s another sign of the news industry’s retrenchment.

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The former girlfriend of actor Jonathan Majors’ is suing him on civil allegations including assault, battery, defamation and infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit by Grace Jabbari comes three months after Majors was convicted in a criminal trial of assaulting her in New York City last year. The 31-year-old British

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The last of four suspects in a bus stop shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students earlier this month was captured Tuesday in Virginia. The U.S. Marshals Service announced that 17-year-old Asir Boone was taken into custody after noon at an apartment in Alexandria. They said he

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker has resigned after a newspaper reported that he was accused of sexual misconduct when he was a college student in 2015. State Rep. Jevin Hodge denied the allegations published Monday in the Arizona Republic story and initially vowed to continue serving as a member of the Arizona House. But

By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Duquesne’s return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 47 years is putting a spotlight on the team’s storied past. The small Pittsburgh Catholic school was among the first collegiate programs to heavily recruit Black players like Basketball Hall of Famer Chuck Cooper. The

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Contraceptives will be available without a prescription in New York under an order signed by state health officials. The order signed Tuesday is part of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mission to bolster reproductive rights at a time when its restricted in other parts

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former top military chief Gen. Mark Milley and former head of U.S. Central Command testified before Congress Tuesday on policy failures by the Biden administration to adequately plan for or direct an evacuation in time to avoid the chaotic final days of the U.S. withdrawal from

VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the brother of Michigan congressman has been fatally shot at his home north of Flint. Tim Kildee was the 57-year-old brother of Dan Kildee, a congressman representing the Flint area. Sheriff Chris Swanson said Tim Kildee was shot and killed early Tuesday at his home in Vienna Township