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Cut to pre-K program leaves WA school officials frustrated
An early learning program designed to prepare children in Washington for kindergarten will soon shrink by nearly 2…
County tells Arizona Senate to keep files, threatens lawsuit
PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County officials on Friday directed the Arizona Senate and the auditors it hired to review the county's 2020 election count to preserve documents for a possible lawsuit.
In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability
LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only m…
The Latest: UN chief welcomes cease-fire, urges negotiations
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief is urging Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers to observe their cease-fire, and he says the international community must develop a reconstruction package “that supports the Pales…
EXPLAINER: Much about US pullout from Afghanistan is unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — When he pulled the plug on the
Biden and Netanyahu face rough early test of relationship
President Joe Biden's efforts to persuade
House narrowly approves $1.9B to fortify Capitol after riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to fortify the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to try to harden the complex with retracta…
The Latest: Biden says his party 'still supports Israel'
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Friday there has been no shift in his commitment to Israel’s security, but insisted a two-state solution that includes a state for Palestinians remains “the only answer” to th…
CNN: Trump Justice Department seized reporter phone records
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration Justice Department secretly obtained the 2017 phone records of a CNN correspondent, the network said Thursday in revealing the existence of another apparent leak investiga…
The Latest: UN Security Council urges aid for Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is welcoming the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers and calls for full adherence to the cessation of hostilities.
The Latest: Top Hamas leader seen in public after Gaza war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The top Hamas leader in Gaza, Yehiyeh Sinwar, made his first public appearance since the militant group’s war with Israel erupted earlier this month.
Queen Elizabeth II visits navy carrier ahead of deployment
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II made a quick visit Saturday to the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier that bears the name of her eponymous 16th- century predecessor, ahead of its maiden operational deployment.
EXPLAINER: Much about US pullout from Afghanistan is unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — When he pulled the plug on the
Biden betting on wage growth, while GOP warns of inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration recently gave a bit of simple advice to businesses that are unable to find workers: Offer them more money.
The Latest: Gaza official: 2k housing units destroyed in war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Palestinian official says an initial assessment shows at least 2,000 housing units were destroyed in the fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in Gaza.
New voter ID rules raise concerns of fraud, ballot rejection
ATLANTA (AP) — When voters in Florida and Georgia want to vote by mail in next year’s races for governor, they will have to make sure they take one more step to ensure they receive a ballot: providing their identif…