WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising concerns about …
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By COLLIN BINKLEY and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writers |
2/7/25 02:25 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House for their first …
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years. One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor's office visits …
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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer |
2/7/25 02:19 PM
Oaxaca, Mexico, is home to the tlayuda, an oversize corn tortilla topped with black beans, cheese, meats and a spate of other ingredients. It's often folded in half, crisped on a grill, and served …
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By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Christopher Kimball's Milk Street |
2/7/25 02:13 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — New York on Friday ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven cases of avian flu were detected at bird …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised November and December payrolls higher. The first …
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer |
2/7/25 08:45 AM
Donald Trump, the candidate, pledged to get "transgender insanity the hell out of our schools" and "keep men out of women's sports." Donald Trump, the president, wasted little time delivering on his …
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By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer |
2/7/25 07:24 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rescuers searched Friday for any sign of a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people across Alaska's Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle. The Bering Air …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: Generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth. When the Labor Department releases January …
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The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying. The midair collision that killed 67 near Washington, the fiery plane crash in Philadelphia and …
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Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' …
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By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press |
2/6/25 05:26 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives. The ruling came hours before the …
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer |
2/6/25 08:34 AM
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Wednesday his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States, the second …
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer |
2/6/25 07:01 AM
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks rumbled along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, among the first …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk's office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit. Musk, one of President …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer |
2/6/25 06:51 AM
Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday. …
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By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer |
2/6/25 06:46 AM