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Congressman Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia wins primary reelection bid after challenge from Chicago alderman

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois voters are set to decide competitive U.S. House races around the state in Tuesday's primary election. The most closely watched races in Illinois include a downstate Republican ...

Mar 19, 2024

Trump-backed Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno beats two rivals to win Ohio’s GOP Senate primary

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno won Ohio's Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, just days after former President Donald Trump visited the state to boost his endorsed candida...

Mar 19, 2024

In Ohio, Biden and Trump win primaries a week after becoming their parties’ presumptive nominees

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won their party's presidential primaries in Ohio on Tuesday, banking more support after becoming their parties' presumptive ...

Mar 19, 2024

Purdue's Edey, Tennessee's Knecht, UNC's Davis headline the AP men's college All-America teams

For the second straight year, Purdue's Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for The Associated Press men's college basketball All-America team. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior from Toronto topped all 6...

Mar 19, 2024

Supreme Court lifts stay on Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants at border

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over immigration autho...

Mar 19, 2024

IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday. The opening...

Mar 19, 2024

Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racially motivated torture of two Black men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men. Hunter Elward received a 241-month sentence from ...

Mar 19, 2024

Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's Federal Police have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the emb...

Mar 19, 2024

Hong Kong lawmakers pass new national security law, giving government more power to curb dissent

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong lawmakers passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackd...

Mar 19, 2024

Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents

An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C....

Mar 18, 2024