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'Thugs and bullies': Nations sanction Russia over Ukraine

TOKYO (AP) — World leaders sought Wednesday to back up their tough words over Russia's aggression against Ukraine, announcing financial sanctions, trade and travel bans and other measures meant to pressure Moscow to pull back from the brink of war. ...

Environment

Interior seeks to suspend Alaska mine road decision

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Interior Department has asked a court to let the agency suspend the right-of-way decision for a mine road during a review. Officials filed the request Tuesday with the U.S. District Court for Alaska, seeking ...

Environment

What Lies Beneath: Key findings of AP's investigation

The Associated Press reviewed thousands of pages of documents, interviewed nearly two dozen veterans and consulted military, medical and environmental scientists as it investigated the connection between toxic substances at California's Fort Ord and il...

Politics

High court won't get involved in Wisconsin murder case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is declining to disturb a decision that a Wisconsin man convicted of poisoning his wife should get a new trial. The high court said Tuesday that it would not hear the case, leaving in place a ruling in ...

Politics

Florida GOP 'Don't Say Gay' bill advances in House

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida House Republicans on Tuesday advanced a bill to forbid discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, rejecting criticism from Democrats who said the proposal demonizes LGBTQ people. Th...

Politics

India sends wheat to Afghanistan after deal with Pakistan

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities have sent tons of wheat to Afghanistan to help relieve desperate food shortages, after they struck a deal with neighboring rival Pakistan to allow the shipments across the shared border. Some 50 trucks ...

Environment

Biden wants to cut into China's electric battery dominance

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China's dominance of the electric battery market on Tuesday as he touted domestic efforts to mine and process lithium and rare metals necessary to create the technology th...