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Cheers for Jackson as Biden declares "moment of real change'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court, hailing "a moment of real change in Amer...

Apr 08, 2022

Jury deadlocked on some charges in Whitmer kidnap plot trial

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Jurors say they've reached decisions on some charges and are deadlocked on others in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. U...

Apr 08, 2022

Live Updates | New Japan moves hit Russian officials, trade

TOKYO - Japan is expelling eight Russian diplomats and trade officials and will phase out imports of Russian coal and oil. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that Moscow must be held accountable...

Apr 08, 2022

Ukrainian leaders predict more gruesome discoveries ahead

CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian authorities say a rocket strike killed more than 30 people and wounded over 100 at a train station that was being used to evacuate civilians in eastern Ukraine. The...

Apr 08, 2022

Tiger is back at Masters, and it already felt like a victory

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Tiger Woods playing the Masters again, his shirt as pink as the azaleas at Augusta National, would have been enough reason to celebrate Thursday. It felt that way to him, too. Wood...

Apr 07, 2022

Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - President Joe Biden's requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 was uhpheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the 5th Circ...

Apr 07, 2022

Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot jury ends 4th day of deliberations

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan jury ended its fourth day of deliberations on Thursday without having reached verdicts in the trial of four men accused of scheming to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitme...

Apr 07, 2022

Gender-affirming medication banned for youth in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers on Thursday approved sweeping legislation to outlaw gender-affirming medications for trans kids and advanced separate legislation to prohibit classroom instru...

Apr 07, 2022

Israeli medics say 6 wounded in downtown Tel Aviv shooting

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - At least six people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Tel Aviv on Thursday night in an area with several bars and restaurants packed with people. The motive for the shooti...

Apr 07, 2022

Senate clears way for Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate cleared the way Thursday for a final vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, preparing to endorse the Black woman on the high court and giving Presiden...

Apr 07, 2022