By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective …
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As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ANGELIKI KASTANIS Associated Press Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from …
Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanship
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press There is no shortage of job openings for local election officials in Michigan. It’s the same in Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, too. After facing threats and intim…
Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a …
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats’ policing policy
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When Minnesota Republican Tyler Kistner announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in April, he asked voters to ponder two questions: “What …
After G-7, Biden says he’s reestablishing US credibility
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press NEWQUAY, England (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States had restored its presence on the world stage as he used …
Teachers wary of new laws limiting instruction on race
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As middle school teacher Brittany Paschall assembled a lesson plan on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, she wond…
For love of birds: Backyard sleuths boost scientists’ work
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown University ecologist Emily Williams first became fascinated with birds not because of their beauty, or their sweet songs. She was riv…
Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd
By STEFANIE DAZIO, JAKE BLEIBERG and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next …
Seized House records show just how far Trump admin would go
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has made no secret of his long list of political enemies. It just wasn’t clear until now how far he would go to t…