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Salt Lake City names leaders for 2034 Olympic organizing committee

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah House speaker and U.S. Senate candidate Brad Wilson is the new CEO of the Utah Olympic organizing committee. The group, which is hosting the Winter Games in 2034, announced its leadership team Friday. Fraser Bullock will serve as executive chair and ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine postpones 3 executions scheduled for this year

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine extended the state's unofficial death penalty moratorium once again Thursday as he postponed three more executions that had been scheduled for this year. The governor's announcement again cited the state's inability to secure the drugs ...

Pennsylvania governor tags an older prison and a boot camp for closure

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is recommending the closure of Rockview state prison and the Quehanna boot camp, both in central Pennsylvania, amid longer-term national trends of shrinking prison populations. The administration said on Monday it expects to save more ...

How Republican skeptics in the Senate got to ‘yes’ on RFK Jr. and Gabbard

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican skepticism in the Senate of President Donald Trump'sCabinet nominees has been worn down, putting his unconventional choices for some of the most powerful positions in the federal government on the verge of confirmation. Floor ...

Hawaii is the rainbow capital of the world. Here’s what that means

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's regular sunshine, short rain showers and clean air come together to create some of the planet's best conditions for viewing rainbows. They're such a frequent sight that a University of Hawaii professor calls the state the ...