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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2024. A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing debt challenges. Johnson lauded the idea of establishing such a commission on his first day in office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
America's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It's well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the … more
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United Auto Workers union supporters attended a May 4, 2024 rally in Birmingham, Ala.. A month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to unionize, the United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said he is “not falling for the lies anymore” and will vote for a union. The company has … more
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FILE - People walk past a gun club in Honolulu, June, 23, 2022. Honolulu is agreeing to approve or deny applications to carry concealed guns within four months in response to a lawsuit by residents who faced delays of more than a year. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
Honolulu agrees to 4-month window to grant or deny gun carrying licenses after lawsuit over delays
Honolulu has agreed to approve or deny applications to carry guns in public within four months of submission in response to a lawsuit by residents who complained of delays of up to a year. The … more
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Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a plan by the Biden administration to lower late fees on credit cards to $8 that was slated to go into effect next week. The … more
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Kansas state Sen. Mike Thompson, R-Shawnee, answers questions from reporters about proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas as Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach watches, during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
Kansas' governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Proposed restrictions in Kansas on the foreign ownership of land died Friday when the state's Democratic governor vetoed a bill that top Republican lawmakers argued would … more
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Firefighters ripple down a cliff as they rescuing Rippy, a 30-pound terrier mix dog, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in North Canaan, CT. (Lindsay Burr/North Canaan Animal Control via AP)
Rope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a mutt named Rippy
NORTH CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry. After passersby and even a drone failed to locate the lost dog, rescue workers … more

FILE - In this July 9, 2019, file photo, immigrants line up in the dinning hall at the U.S. government's newest holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The Biden administration plans to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
The Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to try to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that provides court oversight of how the federal government cares for migrant children in … more
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FILE - Jim Simons, a businessman and founder of Math for America, poses at his New York office, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005. Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation's biggest philanthropists, died Friday, May 10, 2024. He was 86. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
James Simons, mathematician, philanthropist and hedge fund founder, has died
James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation’s biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86. The … more
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President Joe Biden boards as departs on Marine One at Marina Green parking lot with the Golden Gate Bridge behind, Friday, May 10, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
US plans to impose major new tariffs on EVs, other Chinese green energy imports, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. … more
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FILE - The Rev. Billy Graham addresses a gathering of about 40,000 people at Bulldog Stadium at Fresno State University in Fresno, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001. A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. (Mark Crosse/The Fresno Bee via AP, File)
Billy Graham statue for U.S. Capitol to be unveiled next week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. House Speaker Mike … more
In this image taken from video, law enforcement personnel converge on a suspect, who was arrested earlier in the day and then stole a police vehicle and crashing it, before exchanging gunfire with the suspect who then stole a second police vehicle, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Paris, Maine. The Office of the Maine Attorney General said that the suspect Gary Porter was shot, treated and released from a hospital, before making initial court appearance via video on Friday, May 10, 2024, after his first court appearance was postponed because medication administered at the Cumberland County Jail made him sleepy. (Linda Marie Mercer via AP)
Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man who crashed a stolen police vehicle, survived gunfire from 11 police officers and then drove off and crashed another police cruiser — all while wearing handcuffs in a … more
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FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his budget proposal, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom will release his updated budget proposal on Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)
California governor would slash 10,000 vacant state jobs to help close $27.6 billion deficit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state’s budget deficit is $27.6 billion. The figure Newsom announced Friday is smaller than the deficit he anticipated in January. That’s because it … more
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