Apr 27 AP report: Pence testifies before election probe grand jury By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the 2020 election. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 7:01 Battle between Disney and DeSantis now playing out in court By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas The battle between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has eclipsed politics and is now playing out in the courts. In a lawsuit, Disney accuses DeSantis and his allies overseeing the company's special taxing district of violating… Continue watching
Apr 27 NATO says Ukraine allies have sent 1,550 combat vehicles, 230 tanks as Russia continues invasion By David Rising, Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO allies and partner countries have delivered more than 98 percent of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine during Russia's invasion and war, the military alliance’s chief said Thursday, giving Kyiv a bigger punch as it contemplates launching a counteroffensive. Continue reading
Apr 27 South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban By James Pollard, Associated Press A 22-21 vote Thursday marks the third time a near-total abortion ban has failed to pass the Republican-led chamber since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade last summer. Continue reading
Apr 27 Microsoft’s ‘good guy’ approach with governments frays in Activision Blizzard battle By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Microsoft's charm offensive with the world's governments is starting to lose some of its luster as the software giant is confronting its toughest antitrust scrutiny since co-founder Bill Gates was in charge. Continue reading
Apr 27 Trump lawyer cross examines E. Jean Carroll at rape trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The former president's attorney used cross examination Thursday to try to discredit the longtime advice columnist before a jury at a New York civil trial. Continue reading
Apr 27 Washington, Minnesota become transgender and abortion sanctuaries By Lisa Baumann, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Democratic governors in Washington state and Minnesota on Thursday enacted legal protections for people who travel to those states seeking reproductive and gender-affirming procedures and treatment. Continue reading
Apr 27 North Dakota’s latest attempt at abortion ban likely to face lawsuit By Trisha Ahmed, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The state joins a handful that have passed new abortion bans this year — and several that have tweaked their abortion policy as the landscape continues to shift in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturning the… Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as South Korean President Yoon visit continues By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder held a news briefing on Thursday after President Joe Biden and South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled a new plan to counter North Korea's nuclear threat. Continue reading
Apr 27 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was tricked by fake call from Russia pranksters By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was tricked into an extended phone call in January with Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which Powell appeared to discuss the impact of interest rate hikes. Continue reading