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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Online sports betting in Michigan will wait until 2021
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Sports bettors should be able to place wagers in person at casinos this spring but will wait until 2021 to do so online, Michigan's regulatory agency said Wednesday.
Bloomberg, Buttigieg work to connect with nation's mayors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two miles from President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Capitol, Michael Bloomberg and Pete Buttigieg are looking to draw a distinction between the improbable and the practical.
Arizona lawmaker denies relationship with suspended lobbyist
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona agriculture lobbyist was put on leave from her job after a newspaper raised questions about a possible romantic relationship with a lawmaker, The Arizona Republic reported Wednesday.
Trump's trial opens on fast track, Dems arguing for removal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate began hearing opening arguments Wednesday in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with proceedings now on a fast track. First up: Democratic House managers making their case…
Proposals to reverse Kansas abortion rights ruling advance
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday pushed two separate but identical versions of the same proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution past their first hurdles in the GOP-controlle…
House to weigh banning gender-change treatments for minors
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow for the prosecution of physicians who help children under age 16 to change their gender.
Rio de Janeiro 2019 homicides fall as police killings surge
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The number of homicides in Rio de Janeiro plunged to a record low in 2019, while police killings surged to a previously unseen level in the same year, according to official figures.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's false account of Ukraine episode
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave a false account Wednesday of some of the circumstances that got him impeached.
Florida parental consent abortion bill heads to full Senate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Girls under the age of 18 would need to get a parent's permission before having an abortion in Florida under a bill that received its final Senate committee approval Wednesday.
US to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is coming out Thursday with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have a covete…
Federal government backs Ohio on Down syndrome abortion law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The federal government took Ohio's side Tuesday in a lawsuit over a state law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Barr appoints members of presidential law enforcement panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday named 18 law enforcement officials to a
Massachusetts governor releases $44.6B state budget proposal
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker released a $44.6 billion state budget proposal Wednesday that would tack on an extra fee for ride-hailing trips and modernize the way the state collects taxes.
Russia's Putin remains secretive about his future role
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin remained tight-lipped about his future role Wednesday as he fast-tracks a set of constitutional changes widely seen as an attempt to maintain his dominance over the na…
Watchdog files FEC complaint against pro-Sanders nonprofit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that Our Revolution, a political nonprofit organization founded by Bernie Sanders, vio…