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By JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November’s midterm elections. The lawsuit filed in California Friday evening accuses Gmail of “discriminating” against the RNC by unfairly sending

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a rural county can start hand-counting mail-in ballots two weeks before Election Day. But it won’t be allowed to livestream the tallying, and must make other changes to its plans. Friday’s ruling came in response to an

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities said Friday they arrested the third and final suspect they were searching for after two people were found dead and a police officer was shot on a tribal reservation in northeastern Washington.   The Colville Tribal Police Department said it responded to a report of a

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The closing session of a major weeklong meeting of China’s ruling Communist Party is underway in Beijing. The roughly 2,000 delegates were expected to approve changes to the party constitution on Saturday that could further enhance Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s hold on power. They also formally approved

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The man who married a former Japanese princess has passed the New York bar exam, defying detractors back home who had criticized their romance. Kei Komuro’s name is on the list of those who passed the July New York state bar exam. Komuro’s engagement with former Princess

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of people applauded — and some wiped away tears — as a Mississippi community unveiled a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, not far from where white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager over accusations he had flirted with a white woman

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury has heard opening statements in the case of a widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma. It could be a landmark case. Matt Gee was on

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area politician has been indicted on a murder charge carrying the possibility of the death penalty in the killing of a veteran investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of him and his managerial conduct. Robert Telles is now scheduled for arraignment next Wednesday

By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES — In the new Netflix film “The Good Nurse,” Jessica Chastain plays an overworked ICU nurse and single mother who, after a patient’s death, starts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says Ethiopians already in the United States could remain for 18 months amid a war in Ethiopia’s north that pits federal troops and their allies against Tigray’s rebellious leaders. The Homeland Security Department estimated Friday that 26,700 Ethiopians who were in the United States on Thursday will be eligible

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court late Friday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans, throwing the program into limbo just days after people began applying for loan forgiveness. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia mother has been charged with felony murder and felony child neglect in the death of her 4-year-old son, who authorities believe ate a large amount of THC gummies. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office says detectives arrested Dorothy Clements on Wednesday. News outlets report Clements’ son was found unresponsive May

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan says “time will tell” whether the Supreme Court can get back to “finding common ground” after a term in which the court’s six conservatives and three liberals split over major issues including abortion and gun rights. The liberal Kagan has repeatedly warned over the

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates in high-profile races nationwide are using celebrity appearances and endorsements as they try to reach voters. In Georgia, composer Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared to back Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and Oprah Winfrey recorded a video interview with Democratic challenger for governor Stacey Abrams. Republicans in Arizona and

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon mayor plans to ban camping on Portland streets in the next year and a half. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said the aim is to gradually move people from street encampments to campsites designated by the city. Wheeler said his goal is to