Biden plan seeks to expand education, from pre-K to college
By COLLIN BINKLEY and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are promising historic investments across all levels of education…
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Gen. Milley: Whisperer to presidents, target of intrigue
By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Mark Milley has been the target of more political intrigue in two…
Continue Reading Cyclone floods parts of India’s east coast, knocks out power
By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A cyclone flooded parts of India’s eastern coast with heavy rains and uprooted thousands…
Continue Reading Hurricane Sam, small but mighty, swirls offshore in Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 4 storm in the Atlantic but it poses no threat to land as it loops northward in the Atlantic. The…
Continue Reading Asian shares up, Shanghai slips as virus fears cloud outlook
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian share are mostly higher, but skepticism about the regional economic outlook tempered the…
Continue Reading Rolling Stones open American tour, pay tribute to drummer
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their…
Continue Reading 2 women, political opposites, vying in race for Japan PM
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Two women are among candidates for Japan’s governing party leadership for the first time in 13…
Continue Reading 3 killed in small plane crash in southern West Virginia
LANSING, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say three people have died in the crash of a small plane in southern West Virginia. The Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney: `I was wrong’ in opposing gay marriage in past
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney tells CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that she was wrong to have…
Continue Reading Mexican soldiers discover 43-acre marijuana farm in north
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says it found a 43-acre (17.4-hectare) marijuana farm in the northern border state of Chihuahua. The army said…
Continue Reading Justice elusive 7 years after students abducted in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Several thousand students and political activists have marched through downtown Mexico City to demand authorities find out what…
Continue Reading 6 improving at Tennessee hospital after grocery shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A hospital spokeswoman says six people who were wounded in a mass shooting at a Tennessee supermarket are no longer in…
Continue Reading Communist party wins municipal election in Austrian city
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian Communist Party unexpectedly won a municipal election in the Alpine country’s second biggest city Sunday, according to…
Continue Reading Officials investigate fire at Susan B. Anthony home, museum
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Fire officials in Rochester are investigating a fire that damaged the Susan B. Anthony Museum & House. Firefighters…
Continue Reading Deputy shot in north Florida traffic stop dies
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A north Florida sheriff’s deputy who was recently shot twice during a traffic stop has died. Nassau County Sheriff Bill…
Continue Reading A look at recent Amtrak accidents
By The Associated Press The deadly Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana of the Empire Builder, traveling from Chicago to Seattle, is being…
Continue Reading Gunmen release 10 more Nigerian students after fresh ransom
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have released 10 students in Nigeria’s north nearly three months after they…
Continue Reading Police kill armed man on crowded Southern California beach
Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police officers shot and killed an armed man in front of dozens of witnesses, many of whom had…
Continue Reading UK gas stations run dry as trucker shortage sparks hoarding
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of British gas stations have run dry, as motorists scrambled to fill up amid a supply disruption due to a shortage of truck…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas up by a penny per gallon to $3.25
Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline went up by a penny over the past two weeks, to $3.25 per…
Continue Reading Progress made on California fire that displaced thousands
Associated Press REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on a forest fire that displaced thousands of people near Shasta…
Continue Reading Utah’s Lowe killed in shooting less than a year after Jordan
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe has died in a shooting at house party less than a year after teammate Ty Jordan was…
Continue Reading North Dakota stuntman known as Flying Farmer crashes on jump
MAKOTI, N.D. (AP) — The first car jumping attempt in five years by North Dakota’s version of Evil Knievel ended in disaster when the car driven…
Continue Reading Ex-Northwestern professor to stand trial in fatal stabbing
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Northwestern University professor is set to stand trial in the stabbing death of his boyfriend as part of what prosecutors…
Continue Reading FBI investigating Missouri cops who let dog bite Black man
WOODSON TERRACE, Mo. (AP) — The FBI has opened an investigation into the arrest of a Black man in Missouri during which cellphone video shows three…
Continue Reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opens 2nd to ‘Shang-Chi’ at box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Dear Evan Hansen” may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a…
Continue Reading South Dakota lawmakers to weigh whether seek AG impeachment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature will consider whether to try to impeach Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg for a car crash last year…
Continue Reading Friends, family flock to Long Island to mourn Gabby Petito
By ARIJETA LAJKA Associated Press HOLBROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Mourners are paying their respects to Gabby Petito, whose death on a cross-country trip has…
Continue Reading Theoneste Bagosora, architect of Rwanda genocide, dies at 80
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel regarded as the architect of the 1994…
Continue Reading In Mexico, some Haitians find a helping hand
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press CIUDAD ACUÑA, México (AP) — Some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who briefly formed a camp in the Texas…
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