Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology’
Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology,” but which opponents decry
US archbishop’s meeting with Putin denounced as ‘betrayal of Christian witness’
An American Orthodox archbishop’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, in which they exchanged warm greetings and gifts of holy icons — is drawing a denunciation by Ukrainian Orthodox bishops in the U.S. They called
Beshear bans drug in Kentucky that’s being targeted by attorneys general across the nation
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer Xanax,” responding to a request from his state’s attorney general who is leading a broader effort to combat the
Trump arranging Putin-Zelensky face-to-face meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I called President Putin, and began
‘Ketamine queen’ to plead guilty to supplying dose that killed actor Matthew Perry
By Lisa Richwine and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The accused Los Angeles drug dealer known as the “ketamine queen” has agreed to plead guilty to charges that she supplied the dose of the prescription anesthetic
Iowa US Senate candidate ends bid to run against Republican incumbent Joni Ernst
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Democratic state lawmaker bowed out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary race on Monday and endorsed a fellow legislator as the “best hope” to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst,
2nd Wyoming airman in a month is accused of manslaughter after a fatal shooting
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A second airman in a month at a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming stands accused of involuntary manslaughter for a shooting death. F.E. Warren Air Force Base Airman First Class Jadan Orr,
North Carolina updates 20,000 voter records, seeks more ID numbers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Voter registration records for more than 20,000 people in North Carolina have been successfully amended thus far in an effort by election officials to add missing identification numbers. In mid-July, the State Board
US Attorney Jay Clayton approved by judges to remain as top prosecutor in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan will get to stay in the job, even though he hasn’t been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, after a group of
Judge issues injunction preventing Trump’s FTC from investigating watchdog Media Matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration’s Federal Trade Commission from investigating Media Matters for America, the liberal media watchdog group that had alleged the spread of hate speech on
