By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money, signing off on a proposal that is expected to be the first of many as conservative states seek new latitude from a White House ...
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that ...
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Messy winter weather brought snow, ice, freezing rain and dangerous driving to the New England states on Wednesday as the region prepared for more unpleasant conditions later in the week. The combination of rain, snow and ...
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give the first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24. The invitation sent on Wednesday notes that the nation is marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. The ...
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The man identified as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor planned the attack for years and left behind videos in which he confessed to the murders but gave no motive, according to ...
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian and other traditions, follow the ancient Julian ...
By ALEX VEIGA Associated Press ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — It is a sight Ted Koerner feared he might never see again after his house burned down: His treasured golden retriever, Daisy Mae, playing in his backyard, under the shade of his 175-year-old Heritage Oak. A year ago, as the ...
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes. Trump — who has been under pressure to ...
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela's oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump used military force to capture the country's leader, President Nicolas Maduro. In the days that followed, Trump said the U.S. would run Venezuela and tap ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request by the U.S. Justice Department for detailed voter information, after their states became the latest to face federal lawsuits over the issue. "Pound sand," Arizona Secretary of State ...
U.S. bobsled push athlete Charlie Volker, a 2022 Olympian and contender to make the team headed to next month's Milan Cortina Games, has announced his medical retirement because of struggles to recover from a concussion he suffered earlier this season. Volker — a former Princeton running ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance in the dark of night and causing other property damage was behind bars Tuesday, awaiting action in separate state and federal cases. William D. DeFoor, 26, appeared in two different courtrooms ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have released security footage of a person of interest in the killing of an Ohio couple who were found shot to death in their home last week. Police in Columbus found Dr. Spencer Tepe, a 37-year-old dentist, and Monique Tepe, 39, with gunshot wounds on the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's owners announced Wednesday the paper will be shutting down in a few months, citing financial losses. Block Communications Inc. announced it will cease publication on May 3. The paper is printed on Thursdays and Sundays and says on its website ...
DENVER (AP) — An external audit of 114 cases handled by a former U.S. Center for SafeSport investigator accused of sex crimes he allegedly committed at his previous job led to the watchdog agency's reopening of three of those cases. The audit, results of which the center released Monday, ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro set another campaign finance record for Pennsylvania with $30 million on hand as he seeks a second term this fall, his campaign said Tuesday. Pennsylvania has emerged as the nation's premier presidential battleground state, and Shapiro's ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Joseph E. McGettigan III, a Pennsylvania prosecutor who obtained criminal convictions against Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky and chemical heir John du Pont, has died at age 76. McGettigan, who lived in the Philadelphia suburb of Media, died on Dec. ...
Four people hurt when an explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago sued the facility and a natural gas utility on Monday, claiming their negligence was to blame. Two workers at Bristol Health & Rehab Center LLC, a resident of the suburban Philadelphia facility and ...
A man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early Monday, the U.S. Secret Service said. William D. DeFoor, 26, is facing federal charges for allegedly damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against property ...
Authorities have released security footage of a person of interest in the killing of an Ohio couple who were found shot to death in their home last week. Police in Columbus found Dr. Spencer Tepe, a 37-year-old dentist, and Monique Tepe, 39, with gunshot wounds on the second floor of their ...