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Kentucky GOP lawmakers remove Democratic governor's role in filling US Senate vacancies 04/12/2024 07:18pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies — a move supporters said was unrelated to recent scrutiny about the health of the state's senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The GOP Allen Iverson immortalized with sculpture alongside 76ers greats Julius Erving and Wilt Chamberlain 04/12/2024 05:14pm • CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Yes, there is something quite wry about the fact Allen Iverson was immortalized in his crossover pose at — of all sites — the Philadelphia 76ers’ practice facility. Practice. Not where the Sixers play their games. Practice. Almost 22 years after AI ranted about “practic DC failed to offer access to education to incarcerated students with disabilities, lawsuit claims 04/12/2024 02:42pm • D.C. failed to provide students with disabilities in prison access to the education the law entitles them to, according to a new class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by two students with disabilities on behalf of themselves and other impacted students, names D.C. Public Schools, the city’s Tennessee governor signs bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities 04/12/2024 12:09pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to communicate with federal immigration authorities if they discover people are in the the country illegally, and would broadly mandate cooperation in the process of identifying, detaining Oakland officials vote to include ‘San Francisco’ in airport's name 04/12/2024 10:34am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland officials have voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, despite San Francisco threatening a lawsuit over what it says is a trademark violation. The Board of Commissioners for the Port of Oakland vot Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes 04/12/2024 08:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania on Tuesday to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes (billionaires) and who should be paying less (everyday Americans). Biden's campaign said in an announcement on Friday the upcoming spee Houston police reviewing if DNA tests could have helped in thousands of dropped cases 04/11/2024 09:44pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police said Thursday that they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped due to staffing issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests. The more than 4,000 sexual assaul Lawyers defending youth center against abuse allegations highlight former resident's misbehavior 04/11/2024 04:00pm • BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Attorneys defending the state of New Hampshire on Thursday began highlighting the past misdeeds of man who says he suffered horrific physical and sexual abuse as a teenager at the state’s youth detention center. Eleven former state workers have been arrested since the stat A congressman wanted to understand AI. So he went back to a college classroom to learn 04/11/2024 01:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Don Beyer's car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion energy. He reads books about geometry for fun. So when questions about regulating artificial intellige How to Save for Retirement After Age 50 04/10/2024 08:00pm • It's not unusual for workers to get a late start on retirement savings. For a variety of reasons, many don't seriously begin feathering their nest egg until they're 50 or older. "Saving for retirement after 50 can seem like a mountain to climb," said Zaneilia Harris, a certified financial planner an Denver makes major shift in migrant response by extending support to six months but limiting spaces 04/10/2024 07:47pm • DENVER (AP) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced a major shift Wednesday in the city's response to the migrant crisis, extending support to six months but with only about 1,000 spaces. The mayor's pivot follows failed attempts to get federal aid and deep cuts to the city's budget as Denver serve Tennessee bill to untangle gun and voting rights restoration is killed for the year 04/10/2024 06:21pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have killed a bipartisan bill for the year that would have let residents convicted of felonies apply to vote again without also restoring their gun rights. Democratic Rep. Antonio Parkinson and Republican Sen. Paul Bailey advanced the bill late in Tennes Ex-worker at New Hampshire youth detention center describes escalating retaliation for complaints 04/10/2024 05:46pm • BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A woman who worked at New Hampshire’s youth detention center three decades ago testified Wednesday that supervisors and staff were dismissive at best and menacing at worst when she reported suspected abuse. Karen Lemoine was the first witness in the first trial seeking to Difference between life and death could be this machine DC will now help you buy 04/10/2024 05:10pm • They're easy to use and highly effective when they're available. But some downtown D.C. blocks have more of them than entire neighborhoods east of the Anacostia. District leaders are hoping to change that. If someone goes into cardiac arrest, the difference between dying and surviving can be an A Challenger to the judge in Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case is disqualified 04/10/2024 01:48pm • ATLANTA (AP) — One of two people who filed paperwork to run against the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case has been disqualified but says she plans to appeal that decision. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a final decisi