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Rare momentum on a Texas gun bill stalls in the state's Republican-controlled legislature 05/10/2023 05:30pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out Wednesday after Republicans stalled a bill that would raise the purchase age for AR-style rifles, virtually assuring the GOP-controlled Legislature will in no major way restrict gun access after more mass s Here are the 13 counts New York Rep. George Santos faces 05/10/2023 05:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A 13-count federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York accuses U.S. Rep. George Santos of embezzling money from his campaign, falsely receiving unemployment funds and lying to Congress about his finances. In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern Distri Transcript: AP interview with Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin 05/10/2023 05:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Here is a transcript of an Associated Press interview Wednesday with Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. It has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Q: Certainly the news of the day is the inflation report. What did you think of that? What did it German leaders fail to reach breakthrough in dispute over growing cost of hosting migrants 05/10/2023 04:48pm • BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised a further 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) Wednesday for communities struggling to provide housing, schools and other basic services to a growing number of migrants, but failed to reach a breakthrough in talks with state leaders on the underlying Stick-y business: NHL playoffs a showcase for savvy stickwork on offense and defense 05/10/2023 04:42pm • Alec Martinez remembers a time in his career when teams kept track of a stat less celebrated than goals and assists but arguably just as valuable. "They called them ticks," the veteran Vegas defenseman said. “How many plays you break up with your stick.” Keeping the puck out of the net is just a Jokic, Nuggets, Embiid, 76ers on brink of conference finals in Game 6 05/10/2023 02:40pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two of the dominant players of their generation, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic have each won MVP awards. Neither player has won the ultimate prize, an NBA championship. Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers and Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are on the brink of getting one round close Elon Musk's tweets about Texas mall gunman spread misleading claims, question shooter's background 05/10/2023 02:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Misleading claims about the neo-Nazi gunman responsible for Saturday's mass shooting at a Dallas-area shopping center are reverberating across Twitter, in large part because of Twitter owner Elon Musk. Musk has questioned whether the man identified by authorities as the shooter, Senators push overhaul of classification rules after Trump, Biden cases 05/10/2023 02:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to a series of intelligence breaches over the last year, senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require the National Archives to screen documents leaving the White House for classified material. Classified material was found at the homes of President The US has approved $42 billion in loan forgiveness for public service workers. Here's what to know 05/10/2023 12:29pm • The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in public service jobs, the U.S. Department of Education said this week. The Public Service Loan Forgiv 'Fantastic' Rüdiger keeps Haaland in check at the Bernabeu 05/10/2023 10:11am • MADRID (AP) — In one of the VIP boxes at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Erling Haaland’s father traded insults with Real Madrid fans and had to be escorted away by security. Down on the field, his son was manhandled by Madrid defenders and couldn’t make much of an impact on the game. It was a Md. school system races to battle fentanyl epidemic facing teens 05/10/2023 04:55am • This article is part of the WTOP series, "Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger." The fentanyl epidemic has created new challenges for school systems across the country. Students are overdosing — sometimes on school grounds — in higher numbers, and school systems are racing to r Fairfax Co. health official shares what to do as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends 05/10/2023 04:28am • At-home COVID-19 tests. (WTOP/Anne Kramer) For many people, spring is the time of year to go through homes, removing anything old and outdated. And with the COVID-19 public health emergency coming to an official end Thursday, it is also a good time to check the status of pandemic supplies. Th Nuggets beat Suns 118-102 in Game 5 to regain series lead 05/10/2023 01:55am • DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had a triple-double after making up with Suns owner Mat Ishbia and Michael Porter Jr. sank five 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix 118-102 on Tuesday night for a 3-2 series lead. Joker had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for his 10th career playoff Jokic has triple-double, Nuggets rout Suns for 3-2 lead 05/10/2023 12:54am • DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had a triple-double after making up with Suns owner Mat Ishbia and Michael Porter Jr. sank five 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix 118-102 on Tuesday night in Game 5 to regain the series lead. Joker had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for his 10th c Student's body found in cave after New Zealand hit by floods 05/09/2023 08:55pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said they have found the body of a high school student in a cave after a school group got into trouble when floodwaters hit. A group of 15 students and two adults had set out Tuesday morning on a trip to the Abbey Caves in Whangārei as part of an