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FBI report shows high hate crime levels, but data missing

FBI report shows high hate crime levels, but data missing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hate crimes in the U.S. remained relatively high last year after a surge not seen in nearly two decades, according to a new FBI report.
US postage stamp to honor civil rights icon John Lewis

US postage stamp to honor civil rights icon John Lewis

The late congressman and civil rights giant John Lewis will be honored with a postage stamp in 2023, the U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday . The design for the stamp uses a photograph taken by Marco Grob for a 2013 issue of Time magazine.
DeSantis seeks grand jury investigation of COVID-19 vaccines

DeSantis seeks grand jury investigation of COVID-19 vaccines

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he plans to petition the state's Supreme Court to convene a grand jury to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” with respect to the COVID-19 vaccines.
New FTX CEO says lax oversight, bad decisions caused failure

New FTX CEO says lax oversight, bad decisions caused failure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, helped 1,500 Bahamian investors remove $100 million from their accounts while other customers around the world were locked out of the exchange, acc
The AP Interview: Hutchinson says Trump worst choice for GOP

The AP Interview: Hutchinson says Trump worst choice for GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arkansas Gov.
Focus turns to financing in final week of global biodiversity conference

Focus turns to financing in final week of global biodiversity conference

MONTREAL — Negotiators at a global conference on saving the world's biodiversity were sharpening their focus on how to pay for it Tuesday, as environment ministers from around the globe converged in Montreal for the final week of COP15.

Tennessee audit: Agency failed to protect vulnerable kids

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Biden enacts new same-sex marriage protections, warns of 'extreme' Supreme Court

Biden enacts new same-sex marriage protections, warns of 'extreme' Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — "Love is love," U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday as he signed into law new federal protections for same-sex marriage — a step aimed at defending civil liberties from what he described as an "extreme" Supreme Court.
Company starting to recover oil from Kansas pipeline spill

Company starting to recover oil from Kansas pipeline spill

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The company operating a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 bathtubs' worth of oil into a Kansas creek during a test for potential problems is recovering at least a small portion of the crude. The U.S.
Trade Minister Mary Ng broke ethics rules over contract to friend, commissioner rules

Trade Minister Mary Ng broke ethics rules over contract to friend, commissioner rules

OTTAWA — International Trade Minister Mary Ng apologized Tuesday after the federal ethics commissioner concluded she broke the rules by awarding a contract to a friend — opening the door for the Opposition Conservatives to point out that it's not the