NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Americans increased their spending last month as inflation eased in many areas, and the job market remained remarkably strong.Retail sales rose 0.2% from May to June, following a revised 0.5% increase the previous month, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.The figure ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) 鈥� A federal judge is considering Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's arguments that a new Kansas law rolling back transgender rights doesn't bar the state from changing the sex listing on transgender people's birth certificates.U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled Tuesday ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) 鈥� A grand jury indicted Ohio state Rep. Bob Young on misdemeanor domestic violence and assault charges Tuesday 鈥� but he has no plans to resign.Following a fundraising party earlier this month, the Republican lawmaker struck his wife in the face and threw her cellphone ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) 鈥� Wisconsin Republicans are trying again to block government agencies from closing churches during emergencies, this time with a constitutional amendment.The amendment from Sen. Cory Tomczyk and Rep. Ty Bodden would bar any state or local government agency or subdivision ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) 鈥� South Africa's president said Tuesday that arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin 鈥� should he show up at an economic summit next month in Johannesburg 鈥� would amount to a 鈥渄eclaration of war鈥� by his country.The August summit is bringing together Brazil, Russia, ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) 鈥� The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is suing a county commissioner in the state's eastern panhandle for blocking a constituent on social media.The lawsuit filed Friday in Jefferson County Circuit Court alleges Jefferson County Commissioner Steve ...
