Month: June 2020

MIAMI (AP) – Venezuela on Saturday demanded the release of a government-connected businessman who was detained in Cape Verde on U.S. corruption charges, calling his…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised President Donald Trump after the president backed down in the face of widespread criticism and rescheduled…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – FBI statistics show that criminal background check requests submitted for gun sales in Virginia during the first five months of this…

DENVER (AP) – In a story June 12, 2020, about ethics fines levied against Colorado U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper, The Associated Press erroneously reported…

PARIS (AP) – Paris riot police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse a largely peaceful but unauthorized protest against police brutality and entrenched racism, as…

PHOENIX (AP) – An investigation by a law firm hired by the Arizona House of Representatives’ Ethics Committee has concluded that a Republican lawmaker appeared…

DALLAS (AP) – Dallas officials have agreed to a 90-day ban on the use of tear gas and other less-lethal police crowd-control weapons against demonstrators.…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California judge on Friday sided with Republican legislators who said Gov. Gavin Newsom overstepped his powers with dozens of emergency…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The mayor of New Mexico’s largest city said Friday he’s joining other Democrat mayors who are vowing to take action on…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday vetoed eight bills passed by Louisiana lawmakers in their recently ended regular session, including…