Notices by The Associated Press :press: (ap@press.coop)

Oregon utility regulator rejects PacifiCorp request to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits

Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. #press

https://apnews.com/article/oregon-pacificorp-lawsuits-cf3708bb200173b53055a09dab2a8996?utm_source=press.coop

Noncitizen voting becomes a center of 2024 GOP messaging

In recent months, the specter of people who aren't American citizens and are voting in the United States has become a rallying cry for Republicans. #press

https://apnews.com/article/voting-immigrants-noncitizen-trump-republicans-2024-1c65429c152c2a10514b5156eacf9ca7?utm_source=press.coop

GOP attorneys general sue Biden administration and California over rules on gas-powered trucks

Dozens of Republican attorneys general are suing the Biden Administration and California over new limits on truck emissions. #press

https://apnews.com/article/trucks-emissions-epa-air-environment-566dc5d33637969c5c5413f8806dc755?utm_source=press.coop

California moves closer to requiring new pollutant-warning labels for gas stoves

The California Assembly has approved legislation that would require new gas stoves to carry a label warning users about pollutants that have been linked to respiratory illnesses. #press

https://apnews.com/article/california-gas-stoves-legislature-pollution-warnings-3d9a7f2f708ce407cf534fe1ea91fe28?utm_source=press.coop

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked road near Sea-Tac airport plead not guilty

More than three dozen pro-Palestinian protesters accused of blocking a main road into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last month have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and failing to disperse. #press

https://apnews.com/article/seatac-airport-palestinian-protests-plea-d46d7c7f706c4c02982d1f3b126ba055?utm_source=press.coop

Florida man sentenced to 3 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic

Prosecutors say a 21-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022. #press

https://apnews.com/article/planned-parenthood-california-bombing-sentencing-655195d6f7164145a7630360e5357c77?utm_source=press.coop

Major agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law

One of California's most influential agricultural companies has filed a lawsuit against the state to stop a contentious law that was meant to make it easier for farmworkers to unionize. #press

https://apnews.com/article/farmworkers-union-wonderful-co-california-newsom-biden-23dd469e3c2c8aa664ac0fd764c0c54e?utm_source=press.coop

Arizona's high court is allowing the attorney general 90 more days on her abortion ban strategy

Arizona’s highest court has given the state’s attorney general another 90 days to decide further legal action in the case over a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban. #press

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-ban-arizona-state-supreme-court-577fc889367669ff24b435afb719ec79?utm_source=press.coop

The Nebraska GOP is rejecting all Republican congressional incumbents in Tuesday's primary election

The Nebraska Republican Party has refused to endorse all five Republican congressional incumbents in Tuesday's primary election. #press

https://apnews.com/article/nebraska-republican-party-primary-522edca6a334ef8200014701bcb172f1?utm_source=press.coop

Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists. #press

https://apnews.com/article/amazon-autonomous-vehicle-investigation-crashes-zoox-45c53600710407bc6f82b0a855c46e12?utm_source=press.coop

Truck driver accused of intentionally killing Utah officer had been holding a woman against her will

A truck driver accused of intentionally killing a police officer during a traffic stop on a Utah highway had been holding a woman against her will inside the cab of his truck. #press

https://apnews.com/article/utah-police-killing-michael-aaron-jayne-f9c778e441e76f79e3772be600489925?utm_source=press.coop

A police chase ends with cruisers crashing, officers injured and the pursued vehicle getting away

Some police officers have been left injured after a police chase in northern New Jersey that ended when at least two cruisers crashed. #press

https://apnews.com/article/police-chase-crash-2557b162bf8e48a9f1c5f4c94335ad77?utm_source=press.coop

Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal justices show signs of wanting to overturn ballot drop box ban

Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed signs Monday of being willing to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state. #press

https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-ballot-drop-boxes-supreme-court-acd79fb616528d168c96ee62efaaff3f?utm_source=press.coop

Alabama deputies ask for witnesses' help after shooting at May Day party left 3 dead, 18 hurt

Authorities in south Alabama are urging witnesses to come forward with videos that might show who was responsible for a shooting at an outdoor party in south Alabama that left three dead and 18 wounded over the weekend. #press

https://apnews.com/article/shooting-alabama-may-day-stockton-7d2646088bea8dc531545e11973ae5fa?utm_source=press.coop

A Black lawmaker briefly expelled from the Tennessee Statehouse will remain on the 2024 ballot

One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse last year after staging a gun control protest has overcome a challenge to remain on the 2024 ballot. #press

https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-democrat-statehouse-a553abd63bd9b5a538f1f3d607d5a712?utm_source=press.coop

Donald Trump moves much of his White House campaign to New York

After a years-long breakup with his hometown, former President Donald Trump is back in New York, this time as a criminal defendant. #press

https://apnews.com/article/trump-new-york-hush-money-trial-56fd4f4bb7562772c701a2acab76e9fd?utm_source=press.coop

Baltimore port to open deeper channel, enabling some cargo ships to pass after bridge collapse

The Port of Baltimore is preparing to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to get in and out for a few days. #press

https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-new-channel-e7bdfc8ba58a7263679bc574550a6625?utm_source=press.coop

Maine governor vetoes bill to create a minimum wage for agricultural workers

Maine’s Democratic governor has vetoed a bill to establish a minimum hourly wage for agricultural workers that she initially submitted herself. Gov. #press

https://apnews.com/article/maine-farmer-minimum-wage-veto-d6a038bb0d4d82ba31b03db6690f3c90?utm_source=press.coop

War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year's Passover observances

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year. It commemorates the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. #press

https://apnews.com/article/judaism-passover-seder-israel-hamas-hostages-0c029de3a2db1ffe4474daa7a881cdf4?utm_source=press.coop

Hush money trial: Trump forced to listen silently to people insulting him

Over the past week, Donald Trump has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and listen to a parade of potential jurors share their unvarnished assessments of him. #press

https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-jurors-hush-money-criticism-b4fe05a61ed566a587523d1120b46a76?utm_source=press.coop