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Louisville shooter’s parents recount mental health struggle NEW YORK (AP) — A man who opened fire at a Louisville bank, killing five co-workers, had confronted mental health problems over the last year but the situation appeared to be managed until just days before the shooting, his mother said. In an interview with NBC’s “Today” show…
Montana lawmaker fights on during 1st day of exile By AMY BETH HANSON, BRITTANY PETERSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr spent her first day in legislative exile Thursday relegated to a bench in a noisy hallway across from a snack bar outside the state House chambers…
How will we know if the US economy is in a recession? By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s report Thursday that the economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate last quarter signaled that one of the most-anticipated recessions in recent U.S. history has yet to arrive. Many economists, though, still…
Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79 By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities and blurred images of nudity, died Thursday at 79. At its…
Appeals court rejects Trump effort to block Pence testimony By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday night moved former Vice President Mike Pence closer to appearing before a grand jury investigating efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election, rejecting a bid by lawyers for former…
Montana lawmaker silenced but not silent, vows to fight on By AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Moves to stifle the voice of the first transgender woman elected to Montana’s legislature over her stand on gender-affirming care for children may have silenced her in the chambers of the state…
Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor By AMY BETH HANSON, SAM METZ and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republicans barred transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from the House floor for the rest of the 2023 session on Wednesday in retaliation for her rebuking colleagues – and then participating in…
Montana transgender lawmaker faces possible discipline By AMY BETH HANSON, SAM METZ and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Transgender Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr said she is defending the LGBTQ+ community as the state House decides whether to punish her. In a defiant speech Wednesday in which she addressed House Speaker Matt Regier…
Colorado becomes 1st to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and combines with a “right to…
Standoff endures over Montana transgender Democrat’s remarks By AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The standoff over whether Montana Republicans will let a transgender Democrat in the state House participate will likely continue on Tuesday, a day after protests and arrests galvanized both those demanding she be allowed to…