ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend… Read More »Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall,… Read More »Casey and McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes US Senate contest

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal… Read More »New federal rule would bar ‘noncompete’ agreements for most employees

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Protesters chanted “Blood on your hands” at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some… Read More »Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Raising their textbooks and diplomas and singing the national anthem, hundreds of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of Buenos… Read More »With public universities under threat, massive protests against austerity shake Argentina

The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture… Read More »USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of… Read More »New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A big, new package of U.S. military aid will help Ukraine avoid defeat in its war with Russia. Winning will still… Read More »More US aid will help Ukraine avoid defeat in its war with Russia. Winning is another matter

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to… Read More »What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity

NEW YORK (AP) — Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists… Read More »Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of… Read More »She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump

Follow the AP’s live coverage of arguments in the Supreme Court WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans… Read More »Supreme Court considers whether states can ban abortions during medical emergencies

Boeing said Wednesday that it lost $355 million on falling revenue in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer as… Read More »Boeing posts a $355 million loss as the plane maker tries to dig out from under its latest crisis

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University averted another confrontation between students and police early Wednesday, but the situation remained tense with campus officials saying it… Read More »Columbia University extends talks with Gaza war protesters, averting another confrontation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a… Read More »Biden signs a $95 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has… Read More »Bird flu

No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After… Read More »TikTok ban

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CONCORD, Calif. (AP) — A year before I-Ting Quinn’s son was old enough for kindergarten, she and her husband had the option to enroll him… Read More »California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn’t solved challenges around child care

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 79-year-old woman makes the sign of the cross and, gripping her cane, leaves her home in a quaint village in… Read More »As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave

BANGKOK (AP) — About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that… Read More »About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least nine people, six of them… Read More »An Israeli airstrike in Gaza’s south kills at least 9 Palestinians in Rafah, including 6 children

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as… Read More »War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year’s Passover observances