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Proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol on Monday ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting it on the 2026 ballot. The amendment would guarantee some of the...
Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers vetoes of 36 bills, including PFAS funding
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans said Monday that the state Senate would be voting to override the governor's veto of three dozen bills on everything from fighting PFAS pollution to doing away with work permit requirements for teenagers — moves that Democrats derided as desperate election year...
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for the second year in a row. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta have filled the skies with haze over parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and...
Dr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dr. Cyril Wecht, a pathologist and attorney whose biting cynicism and controversial positions on high-profile deaths such as President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination caught the attention of prosecutors and TV viewers alike, died Monday. He was 93. Wecht's...
Workers in Atlantic City casino smoking lawsuit decry 'poisonous' workplace; state stresses taxes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic effects of working in a “poisonous” atmosphere, while the state said ending smoking could jeopardize a half-billion-dollar pot of money for senior citizens...
How a Texas man is testing out-of-state abortions by asking a court to subpoena his ex-partner
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man is petitioning a court to authorize an obscure legal action to find out who allegedly helped his former partner obtain an out-of-state abortion, setting up the latest test of the reach of statewide abortion bans. As some states work to expand...
Families still looking for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores
ISLAMABAD (AP) — When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives. When he got home, he found out that his wife and three children had perished in the deluge. ...
Mother of three uses early morning routine to become a record-breaking runner and inspiration
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Helen Ryvar goes through the same routine every night. She checks the weather forecast, lays out her running clothes, puts her running shoes by the front door, charges her cellphone and flashlight, and sets the alarm for 4 a.m. By 4:15 a.m.,...
Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
BANGKOK (AP) — The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan and was expected to be released Monday are unknown, raising concern from activists. Zhang Zhan, who had been sentenced to four...
Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time — even while corralling misbehaving preschoolers or debating politics with friends over a...
