Lindsay Whitehurst

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers approve a plan for new US House primaries if courts allow different districts.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Supreme Court strikes down voter-approved congressional redistricting plan, dealing a major blow to Democrats.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s governor signs into law a new US House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis.

Sharing some truly surreal news: My colleagues and I have won the Pulitzer prize for International Reporting. An incredible honor. And a real team effort. pulitzer.org/winners/dake-k…

NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us."

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press wins Pulitzer for international reporting for series about mass surveillance tools and their impact.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A court has put on hold mailing prescriptions to mifepristone across the US, restricting abortion access.

Please read our incredible media writer @dbauder's final piece in his illustrious career at the @AP: A photographer has captured some 50 newsrooms to document places and lives endangered by the industry’s collapse apnews.com/article/newspa…

1/3 Today, 40 Associated Press guild-covered employees across the U.S. who accepted buyouts left the newsroom for the final time. We’ve been told layoffs will be coming, with no clear timeline. In solidarity, our members in office, at home, and in the field wore their union red today.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana postpones May 16 House primaries after US Supreme Court rolls back Voting Rights Act.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances.

UPDATE: @AP buyouts are being approved today across the US and will kick in Thursday for people who agreed to take them. Management further warns that "we will need to move forward with some involuntary reductions." Translation: layoffs. No details yet but much anxiety.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump's acting attorney general reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a major shift.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia voters approve new US House districts that could aid Democrats in midterm elections.

AP journalists in the U.S. are on the frontlines providing essential news coverage and documenting history each and every day. AP was there because WE were there. But more than 120 AP guild covered employees across the country were offered buyouts on April 6, and layoffs could be coming. And that makes the guild wonder, will AP be there for you in the future? We need your help. Tell AP leadership to support the stories that matter and the people that cover them. Comment on stories you care about on apnews.com and on AP social media posts. Text AP’s Signal at +1 (202) 281-8604.

Secret memos by Supreme Court justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how they decided to bypass time-tested procedures and create the modern “shadow docket,” a controversial new way of doing business. nyti.ms/4csrD0l

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BREAKING: Justice Samuel Alito NOT retiring. Sources close to Justice Alito confirm the Fox News report that he has decided not to step down this year. In addition, sources close to Justice Thomas tell me he’s not retiring. That indicates that this year, with the midterms on the horizon, Trump will not be making his 4th nomination to SCOTUS.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces that it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open.