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What to know as Israel and Gaza await the release of hostages, prisoners, aid — and Trump’s visit
Anticipation built across Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Sunday as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held before a critical...
Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding...
Trump’s intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down
WASHINGTON – Troops patrol train stations and streets in the nation's capital. Masked federal law enforcement agents detain District of Columbia residents. Congress passes...
Trump’s indictment of New York attorney general Letitia James stirs concerns for Black women leaders
WASHINGTON – The coalition of New York NAACP chapters had just begun its annual state convention when Letitia James, a longtime member and the...
Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reservedFILE - President Joe Biden walks out to speak at the International African American Museum in Charleston,...
Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine – Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.'s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales...
WIC food program receives $300M to keep running during government shutdown
WASHINGTON – A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received a $300 million infusion from the Trump...
National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks
National Guard troops were expected Friday to begin patrolling in Memphis, a day after a federal judge in Illinois blocked the deployment of troops...
Kennedy reups unproven Tylenol-autism link during Cabinet meeting as Trump repeats ‘don’t take it’
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism, and suggested people who opposed the...
Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown
WASHINGTON – Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of federal funding cuts. Her husband serves as...