Biden, top lawmakers to discuss debt limit at WH May 9
By JOSH BOAK, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sought Monday to ease a debt limit…
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Treasury’s Yellen says US could default as soon as June 1
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Monday that the U.S. could default on its…
Continue Reading Why First Republic failed. Are other banks to follow?
By The Associated Press First Republic Bank has become the second large regional bank with assets over $200 billion to fail in just a few weeks. Like…
Continue Reading US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading St. Louis judges ‘deeply’ concerned by prosecutor shortage
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A spokesperson for the court system in St. Louis says the departure of two more prosecutors from…
Continue Reading 85% of Mexican union contracts weren’t voted on by workers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Labor Department says 85% of the country’s 140,000 officially registered labor contracts are in danger of being…
Continue Reading ‘White House Plumbers’ exploits absurdities of Watergate
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In May 2017, comedian John Oliver tauntingly coined the phrase “Stupid Watergate” to refer…
Continue Reading FDIC recommends raising insured deposit limit for businesses
By SHARON L. LYNCH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is recommending the U.S. rethink its decades-old policy of…
Continue Reading Bill would allow 14-year-olds to serve alcohol in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fourteen-year-olds in Wisconsin could serve alcohol to seated customers in bars and…
Continue Reading Few leads, false alarms as search for Texas gunman drags on
By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — The search for a gunman in Texas who killed five neighbors from…
Continue Reading US says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday it now estimates that just since December Russia…
Continue Reading 20 California condors in Arizona, Utah died from avian flu
PHOENIX (AP) — Twenty California condors in northern Arizona and southern Utah have died since March and half of the endangered birds tested…
Continue Reading Met Gala 2023 live updates: Fashion highlights from carpet
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion’s biggest night is upon us. After all, it is the first Monday in May. Follow along for real-time updates on the 2023 Met…
Continue Reading Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor
By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her…
Continue Reading Attacks on delivery drivers add fears among gig workers
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A homeowner fired shots at a couple’s car when they…
Continue Reading Bomb attack in Bulgaria targets chief prosecutor’s car
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor has escaped unharmed as a bomb exploded on a motorway near the capital, Sofia, while his…
Continue Reading Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee won’t seek 4th term
By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inlsee says he will not seek a fourth term in office. The…
Continue Reading Palestinian boy mauled to death by lion in private Gaza zoo
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian boy was mauled to death by a lion in a private zoo in the Gaza Strip. That’s according to the…
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Cardin of Maryland announces retirement
By BRIAN WITTE and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland announced Monday that he will not…
Continue Reading ‘A Small Light’ focuses on those who helped Anne Frank
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new National Geographic series “A Small Light” stars Bel Powley as Miep Gies, a…
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