Timber industry regulation
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with reporters, joined by newly-elected House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Capitol Hill Friday, May 14, 2021, in Washington. Republicans voted Friday morning for Stefanik to be the new chair for the House Republican Conference, replacing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was ousted from the GOP leadership for criticizing former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP FACT CHECK: House GOP falsely blames Biden for gas prices

By Christopher Rugaber And Hope Yen May. 25, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

Reps. Bill Wheat, R-Ponchatoula, from left, Chris Turner, R-Ruston; and Troy Romero, R-Jennings, look through budget documents during a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee on Monday, May 3, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana House GOP leaders unveil their budget proposal

By Melinda Deslatte May. 03, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

Bates College lifts lockdown; outbreak reported at jail

Apr. 14, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Bates College lifted a 12-day lockdown aimed at containing an outbreak of COVID-19, and in-person classes resumed Wednesday. ...

In this July 24, 2019, file photo, workers watch as a truck passes by stacks of shipping containers at a port in Yingkou in northeastern China's Liaoning Province. Authorities in China's rust-belt region are looking for support for its revival from Beijing's multibillion-dollar initiative to build ports, railways and other projects abroad. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang)
China tightens restrictions on Australian exports

Nov. 03, 2020 04:21 AM EST

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos observes a classroom setting Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

By Ben Fox Oct. 29, 2020 04:49 PM EDT

Tenetehara Indigenous man Regis Tufo Moreira Tembe patrols with the Ka’Azar, or Forest Owners, on the Alto Rio Guama reserve in Para state, near the city of Paragominas, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Three Tenetehara Indigenous villages patrol to guard against illegal logging, gold mining, ranching, and farming on their lands, as increasing encroachment and lax government enforcement during COVID-19 have forced the tribe to take matters into their own hands. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Amazon Indigenous group patrols to expel invading loggers

By Eraldo Peres Sep. 16, 2020 01:06 PM EDT

Maine Republicans, Democrats squabble over special session

Jul. 09, 2020 09:21 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat, accused Republican leaders of a “politically motivated stunt” in demanding that the Maine...

FILE - This Sept.16, 2015 aerial file photo shows land cleared by "settlers" who Miskito indigenous leaders accuse of seizing by force lands long considered communal property and clear-cutting tropical forest for cattle ranching in Murubila, Nicaragua. Nicaragua’s government has not only failed to enforce laws that protect its indigenous peoples and their communal lands, but is actively promoting illegal land grabs and granting concessions to mining and timber companies, according to a report released Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Report: Nicaragua government failing to protect indigenous

By Christopher Sherman Apr. 29, 2020 10:21 AM EDT