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As mayors, governors scramble to care for more migrants, a look at what's behind the numbers 09/21/2023 05:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A small town on the Texas border declares a state of emergency as tens of thousands of migrants cross the border. The Biden administration grants protection to nearly half a million Venezuelans in the country, giving them the ability to work. This comes after some Democratic mayo Former Mississippi Democratic Party chair sues to reinstate himself, saying his ouster was improper 09/21/2023 05:31pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former chair of Mississippi's Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate himself as its leader, arguing that he was improperly ousted in July. Tyree Irving, a former appellate judge who had chaired the state party since 2020, was voted out by a majority of Manslaughter charge added against Connecticut teen who crashed into police cruiser, killed officer 09/21/2023 05:21pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut teenager accused of causing a car crash that killed a Hartford police officer and seriously wounded another was arraigned on new charges Thursday including manslaughter and driving under the influence. Authorities said Richard Barrington, 18, a high school juni Virginia Daybook 09/21/2023 04:32pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Thursday, Sep. 21. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other St Mid Atlantic Daybook 09/21/2023 04:32pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Thursday, Sep. 21. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 No. 12 LSU prepared for typically tough, tight game against Arkansas 09/21/2023 04:30pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Brian Kelly referred to the Arkansas Razorbacks this week as a “scary team.” That doesn't necessarily jibe with how the oddsmakers see it. The 12th-ranked Tigers (2-1, 1-0 SEC) are listed as more than two-touchdown favorites by FanDuel Sportsbook for the Satu Steelers and Raiders are in similar positions entering Sunday night matchup 09/21/2023 04:23pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The similarities between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders are numerous. Both teams are 1-1, but could just as easily be 0-2 given their subpar performances. Neither side has been able to run the ball, the quarterback play has been erratic, the offensive lines have bee In a first, Massachusetts to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies 09/21/2023 04:02pm • BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday that she says will make Massachusetts the first state to ban the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies. Massachusetts buys about 100,000 of the plastic water bottles each year. The order bars all executive office Jets look to end a 14-game skid vs. the winless Patriots and move to 2-0 in the AFC East 09/21/2023 02:51pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh was an assistant in Jacksonville the previous time the New York Jets defeated the New England Patriots. Zach Wilson was a sophomore in high school. None of the other players on the Jets' current roster were there to witness that rare victory, either. It ca Federal judge sets May trial date for 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols beating 09/21/2023 02:38pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Thursday set a May trial date for five former Memphis police officers who have pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris set a May 6 jury trial for Tadarrius Bean US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 months 09/21/2023 02:09pm • U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates. U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 20,000 to 201,000 for the week ending Sept. 16, the Labor Department re Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies and contraception 09/21/2023 01:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth, as the largest American philanthropic donor throws its weight behind the issue during the nonprofit's annual Goalkeepers conference on the sidelines of the With freshman Darius Taylor running wild, Minnesota looks to bounce back against Northwestern 09/21/2023 01:42pm • Minnesota (2-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at Northwestern (1-2, 0-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network) Line: Minnesota by 11 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Minnesota leads 56-36-5. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Minnesota looks to bounce back from just its second loss in 21 non-conference game A new breed of leaders are atop the largest US unions today. Here are some faces to know 09/21/2023 01:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — There will be no Emmy Awards tonight and there are thousands of auto workers on picket lines in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio in a seemingly rapid reemergence of organized labor this year. Unions have nowhere near the pull, or members, that they did decades ago, yet something has ch 3 South Africa navy personnel die after swept off a submarine deck. 4 soldiers killed in road crash 09/21/2023 01:15pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three South African navy personnel died and a senior officer was in critical condition after seven crew members of a submarine were swept off its deck by big waves as a helicopter was attempting to transfer supplies, the Department of Defence said Thursday. Wednesday