AP Race Call: Democrat Janelle Bynum wins election to U.S. House in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, beating incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Democrat Janelle Bynum won election to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday, defeating Republican…

What Republicans are saying about Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general has created a remarkable…

Appeals court rules Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors can remain in effect

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana law banning gender-affirming care for minors can remain in effect, a…

Advocacy group sues Tennessee over racial requirements for medical boards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A nonprofit dedicated to opposing diversity initiatives in medicine has filed a…

Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the…

Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence

ATLANTA (AP) — Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates…

Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County violate detainee rights

ATLANTA (AP) — Jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people…

Businesses at struggling corner where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several business owners at the struggling corner where George Floyd was murdered by…

The state that cleared the way for sports gambling now may ban ‘prop’ bets on college athletes

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — After an unexpected loss in which he threw four interceptions in September,…

Outgoing North Carolina governor grants 2 pardons, 6 commutations

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted what have been lengthy sentences…