Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
Apr 05, 2022
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, BECKY BOHRER and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic elevation to the Supreme Court,…
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Senate panel to vote on Jackson nomination to Supreme Court
Apr 04, 2022
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are launching a whirlwind of votes and Senate floor action Monday with the goal of confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court by…
Another solid month of US hiring expected despite obstacles
Apr 01, 2022
By PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press - Defying a pandemic and supply chain disruptions, the U.S. economy has cranked out more than 400,000 jobs every month for nearly a year — a blazing winning streak in…
Severe storms pummel South after 7 hurt in Arkansas tornado
Mar 31, 2022
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS AND JONATHAN MATTISE AP - A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and…
Russia says it will cut back operations near Ukraine capital
Mar 29, 2022
By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military said Tuesday it would “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, potentially a significant concession by Moscow amid talks…
Russia shifts focus to try to grind Ukraine’s army in east
Mar 28, 2022
By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia has increasingly focused on grinding down Ukraine’s military in the east…
Experts worry about how US will see next COVID surge coming
Mar 25, 2022
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it…
Zelenskyy pleads for aid as Biden, allies begin summits
Mar 24, 2022
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and AAMER MADHANI BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “military assistance without limitations” as he addressed an emergency NATO summit on Thursday, the first of three urgent…
Tornado rips into New Orleans and its suburbs, killing 1
Mar 23, 2022
By GERALD HERBERT and REBECCA SANTANA ARABI, La. (AP) — A tornado flipped cars, ripped off rooftops and deposited a house in the middle of a street in the New Orleans area, part of a…
Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb; battle for Mariupol rages
Mar 22, 2022
By NEBI QENA and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces said they retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital and their attack on the…