By Jill ColvinAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of President Donald Trump and one of Washington’s best-known politicians, is renewing […]
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US Airlines are Redesigning Travel Around Their Highest-paying Passengers
By Rio Yamat AP Airlines and Travel Writer They may arrive at the same destination, but two passengers on the same flight can have strikingly different travel experiences. One traveler breezes […]
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Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Rejecting Trump’s Proposed Limits
By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born […]
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Barack and Michelle Obama Surprise First Visitors to Newly Opened Presidential Center
By Claire Savage Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama surprised the first 100 visitors to walk through the doors of the new […]
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AP Exclusive: The Private School Choice Boom Leaves Behind Many Kids in Public School
By Bianca Vázquez Toness and Sharon Lurye AP Education Writers FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Catholic school tour ended, and Maria Contreras felt an overwhelming desire to enroll her 7-year-old. […]
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Takeaways from AP’s Report on How World Cup Host Cities Are Approaching Homelessness
By Michael Casey and R.J. RicoAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With the World Cup set to kick off across North America, some host cities have been using the 39-day soccer […]
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Takeaways from AP-KFF Investigation into Allegations of Medical Neglect by Detainees in ICE Custody
By Rae Ellen Bichell, Claire Galofaro, Maia Rosenfeld, Renuka Rayasam, Aaron Kessler and Byron Tau Associated Press and KFF Health News An investigation by KFF Health News and The Associated Press […]
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America’s Tech-Filled Classrooms Are Facing a Backlash Against School-Assigned Devices
By Jocelyn Gecker AP Education Writer Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it […]
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US Government Agrees to Drop Tax Claims Against Trump in Broadening of IRS Lawsuit Settlement
By Fatima Hussein Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document made public Tuesday, in an extraordinary […]
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The Iran War is Hitting Home as Gasoline Prices Fuel Inflation Surge of 3.8% in the US
By Paul Wiseman AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for […]