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Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights sup...

Nov 07, 2023

Election might not settle Connecticut mayor's race upended by video of ballot box stuffing

The people of Bridgeport, Connecticut, cast their ballots for mayor Tuesday knowing there's a chance the results won't actually settle an election thrown into uncertainty by allegations of voting irre...

Nov 07, 2023

Democrat Cherelle Parker is elected as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, 1st woman to hold the office

Cherelle Parker, a Democrat who has held office at the state and local level after first becoming involved in politics as a teenager, was elected Tuesday as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, becoming the fi...

Nov 07, 2023

Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island's first Black candidate elected to Congress

Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state's first Black candidate elected to Congress. The former White Hous...

Nov 07, 2023

Israeli military says its ground forces are battling Hamas 'in the depths' of Gaza City

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military said Tuesday that its ground forces are now fighting in "the depths" of Gaza City. The comments signaled a new stage by the Israeli military as it m...

Nov 07, 2023

NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control

BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO member countries that signed a key Cold War-era security treaty froze their participation in the pact on Tuesday just hours after Russia pulled out, raising fresh questions about ...

Nov 07, 2023

The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In their first guns case since la...

Nov 07, 2023

Captain found guilty of 'seaman's manslaughter' in boat fire that killed 34 off California coast

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal jury on Monday found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disas...

Nov 06, 2023

2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - A second Denver-area police officer was acquitted Monday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police...

Nov 06, 2023

Polish president taps conservative Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to form another government

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's president has tapped the current prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki of the Law and Justice party, to try to form the country's next government. President Andrzej Duda ma...

Nov 06, 2023