[{"index":2,"title":"Florida judge fines Trump, lawyer for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit","shortDescription":"NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida Judge sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys Thursday, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-florida-new-york-872898a17b2f55a4d1235f978633d2df","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":3,"title":"Biden on classified docs discovery: ‘There’s no there there’","shortDescription":"APTOS, Calif. (AP) — A frustrated President Joe Biden said Thursday there is “no there there” when he was persistently questioned about the discovery of classified documents and official records at his home and former office.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-wilmington-merrick-garland-f2384a87dcddbd38796f63e1269c6baf","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":5,"title":"Sen. Tim Kaine to address media amid reelection speculation","shortDescription":"RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is holding a media availability Friday morning in Virginia's capital city amid speculation that he plans to announce whether he will seek a third term.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-2022-midterm-elections-tim-kaine-hillary-clinton-bd7a4e8cf7dd77123089c63205e5e694","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":8,"title":"Biden tours beach town damaged by massive California storms","shortDescription":"CAPITOLA, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden walked along the splintered boardwalk of this picture-postcard California beach town Thursday and heard from business owners struggling to repair damage to their shops after deadly storms caused devastation across the region and killed more than 20 people statewide.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/biden-tours-california-storm-damage-ad4193df692da681ab10dab1aa11fa27","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":9,"title":"US Treasury buys time for Biden and GOP on debt limit deal","shortDescription":"","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/us-debt-limit-political-friction-3652d50a1567c1e7ab544614b7f2b357","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":11,"title":"Thailand holds suspect in $100 million deli case","shortDescription":"BANGKOK (AP) — A suspect wanted in in connection with an alleged stock manipulation scheme that led a small New Jersey delicatessen to be listed as a public company worth $100 million has agreed to his voluntary extradition to the United States after being arrested last week on the resort island of Phuket, a Thai legal official said Friday.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-law-enforcement-hong-kong-new-jersey-thailand-af43b27a116789836e0e32703d15bce4","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":24,"title":"Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman","shortDescription":"TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal court jury convicted a Kansas man who insisted that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner was a message from God, amid what authorities have said is a sharp rise in threats against members of Congress and their families.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-albuquerque-kansas-topeka-prisons-bf01d9142e08750036a8eb1148de7b08","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":26,"title":"Minnesota House backs abortion rights after HHS chief visits","shortDescription":"ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Minnesota on Thursday on a Midwest trip to affirm the Biden administration's commitment to abortion rights despite the U.S.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-health-minnesota-state-government-xavier-becerra-737e519ecd729dbc17d736589f6152bc","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":27,"title":"New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down","shortDescription":"","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-new-zealand-government-covid-jacinda-ardern-0e6d8eedd96f94aab07eeb0c37164591","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":29,"title":"West Virginia ban on minors’ gender-affirming care advances","shortDescription":"CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would ban physicians from providing gender-affirming surgery to minors is advancing in West Virginia.West Virginia lawmakers in the House Health and Human Resources Committee greenlit the legislation after little discussion Thursday, sending it to the House Judiciary Committee.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-health-west-virginia-state-government-surgery-a0623f6e939c47ef562c60ce8a1baa04","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":30,"title":"Socialist Sawant not seeking Seattle City Council reelection","shortDescription":"SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the most senior member of the Council and the city’s only elected socialist, will not seek reelection when her term expires in December. Sawant announced Thursday that she will instead form a new national labor movement, The Seattle Times reported.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-amazoncom-inc-seattle-d20d69e4038ede296c46568474258bb7","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":31,"title":"Florida congressman Steube injured after falling off ladder","shortDescription":"FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Greg Steube sustained “several serious injuries\" when he fell off a ladder while cutting trees on his property on Florida's Gulf Coast, his office said Thursday.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-florida-sarasota-accidents-injuries-eb43c0792b1cdbfc11ff37157398bff1","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":32,"title":"California bill calls for revenue sharing in college sports","shortDescription":"PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would require schools that play major college sports to pay some athletes as much as $25,000 annually, along with covering the cost of six-year guaranteed athletic scholarships and post-college medical expenses.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-sports-california-state-government-chris-holden-san-diego-699825d02972aeb2a2b0ab854b5b843f","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":35,"title":"Investigation? Review? Biden faces a messaging dilemma","shortDescription":"WASHINGTON (AP) — When Hillary Clinton was running for president, her campaign wanted a gentler way to talk about the criminal investigation into her private email server, so they called it a “security review.”","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-hillary-clinton-karine-jean-pierre-58228d94cdcfe4ebe00521b049037868","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":36,"title":"Arkansas panel advances bill to restrict drag performances","shortDescription":"LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Drag performances would be classified as adult-oriented businesses under an bill in Arkansas that a legislative panel endorsed Thursday. It's the latest in a growing number of Republican-backed proposals nationwide to restrict or ban the shows.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/entertainment-politics-arkansas-state-government-lgbtq-people-469bbedc324e124131e49e598f4fe153","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":40,"title":"Propping feet on Pelosi desk was mistake, man testifies","shortDescription":"WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man testified Thursday that he was “going with the flow” when he propped up his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, posing for photographs that made him one of the most memorable figures from the U.S.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/united-states-government-legal-proceedings-nancy-pelosi-capitol-siege-arkansas-d6150ff657545ab9b1d3f0ea52f56851","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":41,"title":"Feds send $930 million to curb ‘crisis’ of US West wildfires","shortDescription":"BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced Thursday, as officials struggle to protect communities from destructive infernos being made worse by climate change.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/wildfires-science-politics-health-oregon-fd0b4b56e97fca9a6e083096f2bc97f4","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":42,"title":"Bill calls for parental notification of trans students","shortDescription":"RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker touted a bill Thursday that would require Virginia school officials to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender in school, one of several proposals lawmakers are expected to debate this session that could significantly affect transgender people.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-virginia-state-government-education-gender-f5e6fef0a9dbb22318b4dc4015e9a58f","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":45,"title":"Florida House speaker wants to expand school voucher program","shortDescription":"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida would make every student ...