PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is trying to thwart a proposed ballot initiative that would enable voters to protect abortion rights in the state constitution. The initiative’s leader says the GOP efforts threaten the state’s tradition of direct democracy. Supporters need about 35,000 valid signatures submitted by May 7 to qualify for the November ballot. Dakotans for …

Get insider access to the campaign trail, Washington and more with Ground Game, featuring exclusive reporting on politics and the 2024 race from the AP’s Meg Kinnard. Sign up here. NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and handpicked choice to help lead the Republican National Committee said she thinks Republican voters would support having the political organization pay …

La principal agencia de inteligencia interna de Rusia ha detenido a una mujer con doble nacionalidad estadounidense y rusa por cargos de traición, acusándola de recaudar dinero para el ejército ucraniano. El Servicio Federal de Seguridad informó en un comunicado a primera hora del martes que la mujer, residente de Los Ángeles, había sido detenida en la ciudad de Ekaterimburgo, …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (14-11, 7-7 WAC) at Seattle U Redhawks (16-10, 9-6 WAC) Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redhawks -5.5; over/under is 141 BOTTOM …

Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact. Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built …

A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state’s new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is bringing attention to similar state laws across the U.S. and prosecutors’ determination of when to bring criminal charges using them. The debate is particularly sharp in Michigan, where prosecutors in …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Little Rock Trojans (16-11, 10-4 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (8-19, 3-11 OVC) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trojans -8.5; over/under is …

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A court in Montenegro has ruled that Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon should be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges rather than to his native South Korea, a court official in the Balkan Country said Thursday. Kwon, 32, was arrested nearly a year ago in Montenegro on an international arrest warrant in connection …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador pidió el jueves al gobierno de Estados Unidos que informe sobre las investigaciones preliminares que habrían avanzado autoridades de ese país sobre el supuesto financiamiento de narcotraficantes a colaboradores del mandatario. López Obrador hizo la petición tras difundir en su conferencia matutina un cuestionario que le envió el …

ST. JOHNS, Mich. (AP) — A jury convicted a mid-Michigan man of second-degree murder and a weapons charge Thursday in the fatal 2018 shooting of a Lansing-area hunter. The Clinton County jury found Thomas Olson, 35, of Grand Blanc guilty in the slaying of Chong Moua Yang, 68, at Rose Lake State Park in Bath Township, northeast of Lansing, Attorney …