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Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant 08/09/2023 09:55pm • PROVO, Utah (AP) ��� An armed Utah man accused of making violent threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president landed in the state Wednesday, authorities said. Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024 08/09/2023 08:11pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Abortion wasn't technically on the ballot in Ohio's special election. But the overwhelming defeat of a measure that would have made it tougher to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution this fall was the latest indicator that the issue remains a powerful force at the ball Niger's ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest, 2 weeks after coup 08/09/2023 01:36pm • NIAMEY, Niger (AP) ��� Niger's deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under house arrest, an adviser said Wednesday. The U.S. State Department expressed deep concern about the ���deteriorating condition Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/09/2023 01:18pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Editorial Roundup: United States 08/08/2023 04:32pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 3 The Washington Post on a threat to PEPFAR President George W. Bush could not have foreseen how successful the outcome would be when he told aides in 2002 he wanted a ���game changer��� to fight the scourge of HIV/AIDS in Africa Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/08/2023 01:27pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Nonprofits are lobbying a lot less than two decades ago, according to new research 08/08/2023 08:13am • A generation ago nonprofit organizations regularly lobbied for legislation and served as advocates on issues. But according to a recent survey, charities are now far more reluctant to seek to influence lawmakers and other policymakers. The survey, conducted for Independent Sector, a membership organ Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary 08/06/2023 11:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like campfires than health hazards. Ordered to dispose of sensitive documents, she would toss the paperwork into the flames while catching up with fellow soldiers, moments of quiet bonding that Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary 08/06/2023 11:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like campfires than health hazards. Ordered to dispose of sensitive documents, she would toss the paperwork into the flames while catching up with fellow soldiers, moments of quiet bonding that Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months, happily surrounded by her adopted family 08/05/2023 11:44pm • JINDERIS, Syria (AP) ��� A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family home destroyed by the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria six months ago is in good health, loves her adopted family and likes to smile even to strangers. The dark-haired baby Afraa survived 10 hours under the r A judge has ruled Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications 08/05/2023 01:00am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� A Texas judge ruled Friday the state���s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges. The ruling was the first to undercut Texas��� law since it took ef Md. Sen. Cardin among group aiming to end prescription drug shortages 08/04/2023 07:49am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Maryland U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D) is hoping to address continuing prescription drug shortages in a new bill by attempting to extend shelf Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty 08/03/2023 01:15pm • ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) ��� In 1976, Binan Tuku ventured to meet a Brazilian government's expedition on the banks of the Itui River in a remote area of the western Amazon rainforest. After some initial suspicion, he and his father accepted machetes and soap in what was the beginning of the Mat Veterans sue U.S. Defense and Veterans Affairs departments to get access to infertility treatments 08/02/2023 06:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs are making it difficult, and sometimes impossible for veterans to get infertility treatments, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday in federal courts in New York and Boston. The lawsuits seek to hold the United St Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/02/2023 01:53pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov