By LISA MASCARO and AMANDA SEITZ WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill, as they run into … Continued
After police arrested a 14-year-old in a fatal St. Paul stabbing last month, a 17-year-old now is also accused, according to court documents filed this week. Jay’Mier K. Givens, 19, of St. Paul, was killed in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood … Continued
By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023. A jury took about 8 1/2 … Continued
By GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November’s election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, two days after a federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of … Continued
By JOSH FUNK The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it plans to upgrade the technology used to get radar data to air traffic controllers directing planes to the troubled Newark, New Jersey, airport, and improve staffing to alleviate problems … Continued
By CAITLYN DAPROZA of Rochester Institute of Technology and PATRICK WHITTLE of The Associated Press SKANEATELES, N.Y. (AP) — Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. “I love the ones with the pink noses,” he says. This … Continued