Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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New York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to house and care for a recent influx of international migrants, following scrutiny over the firm'...
Apr 09, 2024
Sen. Bob Menendez's wife cites need for surgery in request to delay her trial
NEW YORK (AP) - The wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is seeking a delay to her criminal trial next month, saying a newly diagnosed and serious medical condition requires a "surgical procedure" wit...
Apr 09, 2024
Audit on Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern to be released within next 10 days, lawmaker says
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The co-chairman of a legislative committee that ordered the audit of a $19,000 lectern bought for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday he expects the report on th...
Apr 09, 2024
Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program for Houston-area residents
HOUSTON (AP) - Texas' attorney general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to stop a guaranteed income program set to start this month for Houston-area residents. The program by Harris County, where Ho...
Apr 09, 2024
House to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Mike Johnson will delay sending the House's articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week as previously planned after...
Apr 09, 2024
Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help them in November's election
PHOENIX (AP) - Democrats pounced Tuesday on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that permits enforcement of an 1864 law effectively banning abortion in the state, blaming former President Donald Trump and...
Apr 09, 2024
Conservative hoaxers to pay up to $1.25M under agreement with New York over 2020 robocall scheme
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Two conservative political operatives who orchestrated a robocall campaign to dissuade Black people from voting in the 2020 election have agreed to pay up to $1.25 million under a ...
Apr 09, 2024
Appeals court rejects Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money criminal trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay his hush money criminal trial, taking just 12 minutes to swat aside an argument that it should be...
Apr 09, 2024
GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene escalated her criticism Tuesday of House Speaker Mike Johnson, blistering his leadership in a lengthy letter to colleagues and renewing threats...
Apr 09, 2024
Mayorkas impeachment trial set to start in Senate next week, but may be over before it starts
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans will delay bringing their case against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate until next week, two months after impeaching the Homeland Security secretary. It will be the...
Apr 08, 2024
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Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...