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Judge sets April trial date for Sarah Palin's libel claim against The New York Times
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge set an April retrial date on Tuesday for Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times, even as lawyers on both sides for the first time said they hope to engage in talks to settle the case. Judge Jed S. Rakoff said during a telephone...
Barrier-breaking Alaska congresswoman copes with personal tragedy as she faces tough reelection bid
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alannah Hurley still gets choked up recalling Democrat Mary Peltola’s election to Alaska’s only U.S. House seat in 2022. Hurley, like Peltola, is Yup’ik and called Peltola's election — in which she became the first Alaska Native in Congress — monumental for Hurley...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska voters will decide in the Nov. 5 general election which presidential candidate will receive the state's three electoral votes, but the race for the sole U.S. House seat might have bigger national implications. Republicans hold a slim majority in the U.S....
Ohio's first female House speaker, Republican Jo Ann Davidson, champion of GOP women, has died at 97
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio's first woman House speaker and an advocate for putting effective Republican women in office, died Friday. She was 97. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a long-time friend, announced Davidson's death in a statement, calling her “a model...
Today in History: August 29, Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana
Today is Thursday, Aug. 29, the 242nd day of 2024. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans....
Court revives Sarah Palin's libel lawsuit against The New York Times
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday, citing errors by a lower court judge, particularly his decision to dismiss the lawsuit while a jury was deliberating. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
Democrats set their convention roll call to a soundtrack. Here’s how each song fits each state
The traditional roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago turned into a boisterous dance party Tuesday, with each delegation announcing their votes for presidential nominee Kamala Harris to a fitting song. The musical nods spun by DJ Cassidy were mostly obvious....
Peltola, Begich, Dahlstrom advance to ranked choice November election in Alaska US House race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola on Tuesday advanced to November’s ranked choice general election for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat, along with Republicans Nick Begich and Nancy Dahlstrom. The three were the most prominent candidates in a field of 12...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska's primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska voters on Tuesday will shrink the pool of contenders for its highly sought-after U.S. House seat from a dozen candidates to just four. In Alaska, every candidate runs on the same primary ballot, regardless of partisan affiliation. The four candidates with...
