Conservative University of Wisconsin regent resigns after initially refusing to step down

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent who originally refused to step down even though his term was over has resigned, clearing the way for his successor named by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to take his spot. Regent Bob Atwell notified university leaders...

Prosecutors say Hunter Biden told brother's widow he was waiting for drug dealer days after he lied on form to buy gun

Milwaukee schools superintendent resigns amid potential loss of millions in funding

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools resigned Tuesday, with Wisconsin's largest school district in jeopardy of losing millions of dollars in state funding after not submitting required financial reports to the state. Keith Posley, a former teacher who has...

The Latest | India counts votes from a mega-election seen as a referendum on Modi

NEW DELHI (AP) — India started counting votes Tuesday from its staggered, six-week election that was seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decade in power and was expected to give him a third term in office. Early leads showed fewer seats for Modi’s governing...

Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it's getting harder to stay open

Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point for the town of about 1,300 people and the surrounding area. It sells catheters, colostomy supplies and diabetic testing strips. The storage room contains things that...

In cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Parts of the north side of Montgomery are defined by what it has lost: restaurants, grocery stores and a convenient pharmacy, the latter of which closed five years ago. People who still live in the historically Black neighborhood of Newtown, like Sharon...

Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland is forcefully rebuking what he described as “unprecedented” attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” During a hearing before...

MLB bans Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four other players receive one-year bans

Modi expected to retain power but early India count suggests it won't be the landslide he hoped for

NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition led in a majority of seats Tuesday in India's general election, according to partial figures, but faced a stronger challenge from the opposition than expected after it pushed back against the leader's mixed economic record and polarizing...

Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an...