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INDEPENDENCE DAY 2022

AP: A turbulent US this July 4, but many see cause to celebrate

By Associated Press / 7 hours ago

Associated Press: "Independence Day arrives at a time when the United States is roiled by hearings over the Jan. 6 insurrection, awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns and struggling to maintain the common bonds that keep it together. Yet many also see cause to celebrate: The pandemic continues to be on the wane and, despite its faults, America's democracy survives."

The iconic Palace of Culture in the Polish capital Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, is lit green to mark the 5th anniversary of the Paris climate accord. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

CLIMATE CHANGE

Kerry says US climate setbacks are slowing work abroad

By Associated Press / 3 days ago

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Friday that setbacks for President Joe Biden's climate efforts at home have "slowed the pace" of some of the commitments from other countries to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuels, but he insisted the U.S. would still achieve its own ambitious climate goals in time.

SUPREME COURT

Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court

By Associated Press / 4 days ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation's highest court.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the recent mass shootings, imploring Congress to act to pass laws to combat the proliferation of gun violence from the Cross Hall of the White House on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

GUN VIOLENCE COMPROMISE

AP: Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'

By Associated Press / June 25, 2022

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.

The U.S. Supreme Court building as seen on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

ROE V. WADE

AP: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

By Associated Press / June 24, 2022

AP: The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

TWITTER

AP: Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter deal gets board endorsement

By Associated Press / June 22, 2022

Twitter’s board has recommended unanimously that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday (June 21).

Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks during a hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on June 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

JAN. 6 HEARINGS

Associated Press: Jan. 6 hearings: What we've learned, and what's next

By Associated Press / June 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first three hearings, the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection has laid out the beginnings of its case against former President Donald Trump — that his lies about the 2020 election, and his pressure on his vice president to overturn it, directly led to the violence on Jan. 6, 2021.

Police described a “catastrophic” scene Wednesday after a gunman's rampage left four people dead in the Natalie Medical Building, about six miles south of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Monkey Business Images/Dreamstime/TNS)

MASS SHOOTING

BREAKING: 4 killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building; shooter dead

By Associated Press / June 1, 2022

Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, a police captain said.

Sixteen people are dead, including 14 children, a teacher and the 18-year-old gunman, after a shooting Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (Fernando Salazar/Miami Herald/TNS)

SCHOOL SHOOTING

BREAKING: At least eighteen killed in Texas school shooting; gunman dead

By Associated Press / May 24, 2022

Fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, and the 18-year-old gunman was dead, Gov. Greg Abbott said.

Police and emergency responders gather at the site of a reported shooting of multiple people outside of the 36 St subway station on April 12, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. According to authorities, multiple people have reportedly been shot and several undetonated devices were discovered at the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue station in the Sunset Park neighborhood. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/TNS)

NYC SUBWAY SHOOTING

Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn subway; at least 10 shot

By Associated Press / April 12, 2022

A gunman filled a rush-hour subway train with smoke and shot multiple people Tuesday, leaving wounded commuters bleeding on a Brooklyn platform as others ran screaming, authorities said. Police were still searching for the shooter.

Pope Francis spreads incense at the start of Easter Sunday Mass, inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Pope Francis and Christians around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday, forced to celebrate the most joyful day in the liturgical calendar amid the sorrowful reminders of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. Andreas Solaro/Pool via AP

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By Associated Press / April 12, 2020

Pope Francis spreads incense at the start of Easter Sunday Mass, inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Pope Francis and Christians around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday, forced to celebrate the most joyful day in the liturgical calendar amid the sorrowful reminders of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. Andreas Solaro/Pool via AP

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Articles

AP: A turbulent US this July 4, but many see cause to celebrate

Kerry says US climate setbacks are slowing work abroad

Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court

AP: Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'

AP: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

AP: Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter deal gets board endorsement

Associated Press: Jan. 6 hearings: What we've learned, and what's next

BREAKING: 4 killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building; shooter dead

BREAKING: At least eighteen killed in Texas school shooting; gunman dead

Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn subway; at least 10 shot

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