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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters about legislation passed during a special legislative session in the Red Room at the state Capitol, Friday, July 1, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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NY overhauls handgun rules in effort to preserve some limits
By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press
Fri,07/01/22-10:27AM , 979 Reads
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state’s handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most people have a right to carry a handgun for personal protection.
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CORRECTS THAT CHRIS HEATON-HARRIS IS NOT IN PICTURE - File photo of Chris Pincher in Downing Street, London. Britain’s government is facing another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post after a drunken incident this week. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced calls on Friday, July 1, 2022, to expel Chris Pincher from the Conservative Party. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)

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UK government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip quits
By FRANK GRIFFITHS - Associated Press
Fri,07/01/22-4:40AM , 534 Reads
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is dealing with another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post and then was suspended by the Conservative Party over a drunken incident in which he reportedly groped two men at an event.
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North Koran defectors release balloons carrying leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his government's policies, in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea on Oct. 10, 2014. North Korea suggested Friday, July 1, 2022 its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with balloons flown from South Korea, a highly questionable claim that appeared to be an attempt to hold its rival responsible amid increasing tensions. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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N. Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19
By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press
Thu,06/30/22-11:59PM , 415 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea suggested Friday its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with balloons flown from South Korea — a highly questionable claim that appeared to be an attempt to hold its rival responsible amid increasing tensions over its nuclear program.
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Fred Prehn of Wausau, Wis., is pictured on Dec. 10, 2019. Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state, ruling, Wednesday, June 30, 2022, that political appointees don't have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms their successor. (Paul A. Smith/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)

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Wisconsin's conservative high court hands GOP another weapon
By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press
Thu,06/30/22-10:46PM , 227 Reads
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state, ruling this week that political appointees don't have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms their successor.
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