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For the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Last week, the Oglala Sioux Tribe said the Republican governor was no longer welcome on tribal lands, and its leaders referred to her rhetoric linking immigration and crime as opportunistic and dangerous. “Our people are being used for her political …

WASHINGTON (AP) — La ayuda para una Ucrania en guerra se quedó paralizada el miércoles en el Senado de Estados Unidos después de que los republicanos bloquearan un paquete fronterizo bipartidista que se había asociado al financiamiento, y después no consiguieran apoyo para un plan que rescatara la asistencia a Kiev. Después de que los senadores republicanos echaran por tierra …

A push to ask Arizona voters to add a right to abortion to the state constitution took on new stakes this week when the state’s Supreme Court ruled that the state can enforce a ban on abortion in all stages of pregnancy. Arizona is one of several states where abortion might be on the ballot this year. Across the country, …

Minnesota regulators said Wednesday that a historic lodge destroyed in a fire had three unresolved violations from a recent fire code inspection, but it wasn’t clear if those violations played a role in the blaze. A staffer at Lutsen Lodge on Lake Superior spotted smoke coming from electrical outlets in the floor of the lobby around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Construir más muro. Retomar las políticas migratorias de Donald Trump. O, simplemente, cerrar la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. Los legisladores republicanos afirman que el presidente Joe Biden ya tiene toda la autoridad que necesita para frenar la llegada de migrantes a través de la frontera sur del país. Esto mientras un acuerdo bipartidista que negoció …

Rap legend Jam Master Jay lay, mortally wounded, on his studio floor. One of his aides was in pain from a gunshot to the leg. Another was crying and screaming on the floor. Dashing in from an adjoining room, Randy Allen took in the bloody scene, grabbed a gun and charged outside to seek whoever had done it, he testified …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city must pay $500,000 as part of a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups over an ordinance designed to ban drag performances from taking place on public property, attorneys announced Wednesday. Last year, the Tennessee Equality Project — a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights — filed a federal lawsuit …

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A landslide in the southern Philippines left at least seven villagers dead and 48 others missing, including miners waiting in buses for a ride home, officials said Wednesday. Army troops, police and volunteers rescued 31 residents who were injured when the landslide hit the mountain village of Masara in Davao de Oro province Tuesday night. The …

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Assaraf lost a bet, so he had to go through classes at Hebrew Academy on Wednesday wearing a suit instead of more casual attire. Turns out, that wasn’t the most unusual part of his day. Members of the boys and girls basketball teams at the small private school got quite a surprise — they …

DAMASCO, Siria (AP) — Israel bombardeó el martes partes de la ciudad de Homs y la zona rural aledaña, causando la muerte de civiles, señaló el ejército de Siria. Israel no comentó de momento sobre la situación. Un oficial militar que habló en condición de anonimato con la agencia noticiosa estatal siria SANA señaló, sin entrar en detalles, que los …