Apr 14 AP-NORC poll says talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans By Hannah Fingerhut, Annie Ma, Associated Press Overall, Americans lean slightly toward expanding discussions of racism and sexuality, not cutting them back. Roughly 4 in 10 say the current approach is about right, including similar percentages across party lines. Continue reading
Apr 14 UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda draws outrage By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Opposition politicians and refugee groups are condemning the plan as unworkable, inhumane and a waste of public money. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 5:26 Florida and Kentucky become the latest states to pass new restrictive abortion laws By John Yang, Saher Khan, Ebony Joseph Restrictive abortion laws continue to pass in state legislatures across the country. Florida signed a 15-week abortion ban into law on Thursday soon after Kentucky’s new abortion bill was implemented, one that opponents say effectively shuts down all abortion access. Continue watching
Apr 14 Man who blamed Trump's 'orders' for attending the Capitol insurrection found guilty By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press An Ohio man who testified that he was "following presidential orders" from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been convicted of obstructing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory. Continue reading
Apr 14 The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet sinks after taking heavy damage By Adam Schreck, Associated Press The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet sank after a fire inflicted heavy damage in the latest setback for Russia's invasion. Ukrainian officials said their forces hit the vessel with missiles. Continue reading
Apr 14 Oklahoma has only slightly increased oil and gas production during the Ukraine war. Here's why By Adam Kemp President Joe Biden has been calling on U.S. oil and gas companies to drill more. In Oklahoma, one of the nation's most productive oil regions, producers say there are hurdles to meet that demand, even though they want the president… Continue reading
Apr 14 Biden's 'cost of carbon' policy survives court challenge By Kevin McGill, Associated Press An effort by President Joe Biden's administration to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for pollution-generating industries has survived another court challenge. Continue reading
Apr 14 Abortions stop in Kentucky as rights groups seek to block new law By Bruce Schreiner, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Abortion-rights groups have gone to court seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky. Their lawsuits come a day after the Republican legislature imposed new abortion restrictions. Continue reading
Apr 14 U.N. envoy hopeful that there's a 'light at the end of the tunnel' for Yemen's war By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. special envoy for Yemen has told the Security Council that there's "a light at the end of the tunnel" in the more than seven-year war in the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Apr 14 Russian opposition leader ally ordered to serve 6 months in prison By Associated Press A Russian court has replaced the parole-like restrictions on an associate of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a prison sentence. Continue reading