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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information about what the agent alleges is mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, according to a letter sent to members of Congress. Mark Lytle, the attorney for the IRS whistleblower, wrote to

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has opened the country’s permanent embassy in Turkmenistan and says the move will strengthen Israel’s position in Central Asia. Cohen, in the first visit by an Israeli top diplomat since 1994, met Thursday with Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov. Opening the permanent diplomatic mission in the capital

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has gone through House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to trim the deficit and its conclusion is that “the math is simple, but unforgiving.” It estimates a deep 22% cut to non-defense spending that would leave children poorer, veterans sicker, families hungrier and housing more

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer An old NASA satellite that studied the sun has plunged back to Earth. The space agency said Thursday the spacecraft reentered the atmosphere over the Sahara Desert. Officials say they’ve received no reports of damage or injury from the return, which occurred in early morning in Sudan. Experts expected

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — F. Murray Abraham is apologizing after allegations of sexual misconduct led to his departure from the Apple TV+ show “Mythic Quest.” He says it was never his intention to offend anyone and said he had grown in his “understanding from this experience.” The apology comes after a

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is being asked to testify to Congress as scrutiny mounts around Justice Clarence Thomas. The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman on Thursday requested that Roberts testify next month at a hearing on ethical standards at the court. The hearing is likely to focus

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Pulitzer Prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division cuts another 15% of its staff across the company, adding to layoffs made earlier this year. BuzzFeed has approximately 1,200 total employees, according to a recent regulatory filing. In a memo sent to staff, co-founder and

By SEAN MURPHY and KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip. The decision Thursday by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals clears the way for Glossip to be executed on May 18. The 60-year-old can still ask the state’s

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Thede says the fourth season of her hit HBO series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” is bigger and more expansive. Thede, who is creator, showrunner and executive producer, says the show has “become bigger than me.” The fourth season welcomes new cast members, DaMya

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican airline Viva Aerobus says one of its planes suffered an engine failure while covering a domestic route, but that the craft landed safely. The twin engine Airbus A320 was flying from the western city of Guadalajara to the Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta when the mishap occurred Wednesday

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy into a major theatrical force with works on five stages — including three Broadway theaters — and dozens of Tony Awards, has died. He was 66. Haimes,

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old North Carolina girl and her parents. A neighbor says the Tuesday night shooting near Gastonia happened after children tried to retrieve a basketball that rolled into 24-year-old Robert Louis Singletary’s yard. Gaston County Police Chief Stephen Zill declined

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Amazon is asking Virginia for nearly $153 million in state incentive payments. It would be the first tranche of funds to be paid out since the tech giant agreed in 2018 to build a headquarters complex in the state. The application comes even as Amazon

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has struck a conciliatory tone while talking about strained U.S.-China relations, saying the nations “need to find a way to live together.” Yellen on Thursday called for cooperation on “urgent global challenges” while supporting economic restrictions on China to advance U.S national security

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The former chair of the Wisconsin Parole Commission who until this week was also an alderman in Racine has been charged with a felony, accused of using his capacity as a public official for private interests. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that John Tate II was charged Tuesday with one count of

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18. Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade

By JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military has ruled out any negotiations with the rival paramilitary forces to end the crisis roiling the country and says it will only accept their surrender. A statement from the military on Thursday said that engaging in talks with the paramilitary Rapid