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Rishi Sunak comes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting 06/07/2023 08:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Ukraine was top of U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda Wednesday as he started a two-day trip to Washington carrying the message that post-Brexit Britain remains an essential American ally in a world of emboldened authoritarian states. The U.S. and U.K. are the What Is Bright Line Eating? 06/07/2023 08:00pm • Some people looking to lose weight initially have success on a diet but eventually drift off the plan, and the weight piles back on. This yo-yo effect is common and is the reason why many dietitians say that diets don't work. One person, however, claims to have the solution to this ongoing problem, Greif: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 06/07/2023 04:27pm • DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Greif Inc. (GEF.B) on Wednesday reported net income of $111.2 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Delaware, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $1.90 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.77 per share. The in Greif: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 06/07/2023 04:22pm • DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Greif Inc. (GEF) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $111.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Delaware, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $1.90. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.77 per share. The result Court sees body camera footage from officer who pulled over drunken driver charged in Rock Creek Parkway crash 06/06/2023 10:59pm • Questions remain over how a driver with three drunken driving convictions in D.C. was able to hang onto her license before she got behind the wheel in March and crashed into a ride-share vehicle, killing three people. Nakita Walker, 43, was in D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday for a preliminary hear Drug treatment, wildfire response and new jobs: Oregon Democrats cite bills at risk amid GOP walkout 06/06/2023 09:06pm • SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Democratic lawmakers stood on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday and implored Republicans, who have been boycotting the Senate, to return and vote on a number of bipartisan bills that are at risk of dying because of a political standoff that has now lasted a month. Se House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week's debt ceiling vote 06/06/2023 08:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House conservatives staged a mini-revolt Tuesday in retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on last week’s vote to raise the debt ceiling, the right wing banding together to block progress on a mixture of bills and vent their frustration. Led by outspoken members Michigan lawmakers renew effort to give sex abuse victims more time to sue 06/06/2023 06:58pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue for damages as the state again looks to overhaul laws following multiple sexual abuse scandals. The legislation, which appeared before a committee Tuesday af Louisiana lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ+ bills that include ban on trans care for minors 06/06/2023 06:48pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is poised to become the latest state to enact laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday sent a package to the Democratic governor that includes a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The Legislature also overwh LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning 06/06/2023 05:17pm • The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and released a guidebook pointing to laws it deems discriminatory in each state, along with “know your rights” information and resources to help people relocate to states with stronger LGBTQ+ protect NATO eastern flank members want to boost support for Ukraine at alliance summit in July 06/06/2023 11:07am • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — NATO allies should aim to further boost their support for Ukraine and for its aspiration to become a member of the alliance, the leaders of nine Central and Eastern European countries said Tuesday. The presidents of an informal group known as the Bucharest Nine, the nat Voting Rights Act, Advisory 06/05/2023 03:24pm • EDITORS: This month marks 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a milestone ruling that overturned the heart of the Voting Rights Act. Nine states, mostly in the South, and dozens of counties across the country with a history of voter suppression and disenfranchisement would no longer need ap Spotify cutting about 2% of its workforce, roughly 200 workers 06/05/2023 02:03pm • Spotify is cutting about 200 people, or 2% of its workforce, as the streaming company reworks its podcast unit. Sahar Elhabashi, vice president, Head of Podcast Business, said in a memo that impacted employees would receive severance packages including extended health care coverage and immediate acc After missteps with some Hispanic voters in 2020, Biden faces pressure to get 2024 outreach right 06/05/2023 11:13am • KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden vowed in 2020 to work “like the devil” to energize Hispanic voters, and flew to Florida seven weeks before Election Day to do just that. But, as he stepped to the podium at a Hispanic Heritage Month event near Disney World, Biden declared, “I just have one th After missteps with some Hispanic voters in 2020, Biden faces pressure to get 2024 outreach right 06/05/2023 11:13am • KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden vowed in 2020 to work “like the devil" to energize Hispanic voters, and flew to Florida seven weeks before Election Day to do just that. But as he stepped to the podium at a Hispanic Heritage Month event near Disney World, Biden declared, “I just have one thing