$1B donation makes New York medical school tuition free and transforms students’ lives
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press First year student Samuel Woo had been considering a career in cardiology so he would be able to pay off his…
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Bill to set minimum marriage age to 18 in Washington state heads to governor
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A law to establish 18 as the minimum marriage age in Washington state is headed to the governor’s desk for his…
Continue ReadingUAW says a majority of workers at an Alabama Mercedes plant have signed cards supporting the union
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers says a majority of workers at a Mercedes plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have signed cards in support of…
Continue ReadingCherry Starr, philanthropist wife of the late Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr, dies at 89
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Cherry Starr, the philanthropist wife of former Green Bay Packers quarterback and coach Bart Starr, has died. She was 89.…
Continue ReadingAt least 9 killed and 6 injured in police raids in Rio de Janeiro favelas
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police raid in several Rio de Janeiro’s low-income neighborhoods has left at least nine people dead and six injured,…
Continue ReadingHawaii’s governor releases details of $175M fund to compensate Maui wildfire victims
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says a $175 million fund to compensate families of people killed in the…
Continue ReadingIowa county is missing $524,284 after employee transferred it in response to fake email
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in one eastern Iowa county are trying to track down $524,284 they believe was stolen when an employee transferred it…
Continue ReadingEPA awards $1 billion to clean up toxic waste in third cash infusion for Superfund program
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says 25 toxic waste sites in 15 states will be cleaned up as…
Continue ReadingProposed new Virginia ‘tech tax’ sparks backlash from business community
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come…
Continue ReadingIndiana man pleads guilty to threatening Michigan election official after 2020 election
DETROIT (AP) — An Indiana man accused of making a violent threat against a Michigan election official in 2020 has pleaded guilty. Andrew Nickels of…
Continue ReadingDior celebrates the 1960s and the origins of ready-to-wear at Paris Fashion Week
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — At Paris Fashion Week, Dior has unveiled a collection that fused fashion with art, with sculptural…
Continue ReadingFerguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer has agreed to pay…
Continue ReadingMusher who was disqualified, then reinstated, now withdraws from the Iditarod race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A musher who was disqualified from the world’s most famous sled dog race only to be reinstated days later has now…
Continue ReadingLawsuit claims isolation and abuse at Wyoming Boys School
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked…
Continue ReadingNYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for expanded cooperation between police and immigration authorities
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for expanded cooperation between local police and…
Continue Reading20 years since NHL’s record-setting brawl, fighting is down across the league but not going anywhere
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago’s Jarred Tinordi, and the…
Continue ReadingKentucky lawmakers advance bill allowing child support to begin with pregnancy
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill to grant the right to collect child support…
Continue ReadingServices prepare to brief Secretary Austin on a plan to get Ospreys flying again
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military services will take a key step toward getting the V-22 Osprey…
Continue ReadingIndiana justices, elections board kick GOP US Senate candidate off primary ballot
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The bipartisan Indiana Election Commission has voted unanimously to remove one of two…
Continue ReadingMacy’s to close 150 namesake stores as sales slip, pivot to luxury with new Bloomingdale’s locations
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years…
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