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Biden expected to tighten rules on US investment in China

Biden expected to tighten rules on US investment in China

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is close to tightening rules on some overseas investments by U.S. companies in an effort to limit China's ability to acquire technologies that could improve its military prowess, according to a U.S.
Texas congressman who broke with GOP is censured

Texas congressman who broke with GOP is censured

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was censured Saturday in a rare move by his state party over votes that included supporting new gun safety laws after the Uvalde school shooting in his district.

Oklahoma: What to expect as voters consider legal weed

Voters in Oklahoma will decide Tuesday whether it should be legal to possess and grow recreational marijuana in the state, having already signed off on a now-popular medical marijuana program in 2018 by a wide margin.

Trump supporters spared more jail time in weapons case

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two supporters of President Donald Trump arrested after driving a Hummer with guns and ammunition to a Philadelphia vote-counting site in November 2020 have been spared additional jail time.
Tunisians protest inflation, president's squeeze on dissent

Tunisians protest inflation, president's squeeze on dissent

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Thousands of people marched through Tunisia's capital Saturday, decrying an expanding crackdown on opposition voices and a proposed lifting of subsidies for food and other goods.

European nations condemn West Bank violence, urge calm

LONDON (AP) — A group of European countries expressed “grave concern” Saturday that recent violence in the West Bank could derail efforts to rekindle peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians as they called on both sides to restore calm.
Mediterranean countries push for EU solidarity on migration

Mediterranean countries push for EU solidarity on migration

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Less than a week after a deadly migrant shipwreck off Italy, five European Union countries on the Mediterranean Sea pushed back Saturday against their northern neighbors for not accepting asylum-seekers under a voluntary reloca
Paid express lanes grow more popular in once-reluctant South

Paid express lanes grow more popular in once-reluctant South

Trucker Tim Chelette has been making the same twice-daily drive for 16 years hauling empty whiskey barrels from Louisville, Kentucky, to the Jack Daniels distillery in Tennessee, yet his workday keeps getting longer due to time lost in Nashville traf
Congo leader urges Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda

Congo leader urges Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi urged visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday to pursue international sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged military support to the M23 rebellion .
Election conspiracies fuel dispute over voter fraud system

Election conspiracies fuel dispute over voter fraud system

ATLANTA (AP) — A bipartisan effort among states to combat voter fraud has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories fueled by Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election and now faces an uncertain future.
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