Five dead in Philadelphia-area shooting that’s nation’s worst violence yet around July 4
PHILADELPHIA — A 40-year-old man with a rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner and a bulletproof vest fatally...
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What will Biden’s new plan mean for borrowers set to begin paying back their student loans?
NEW YORK — Following the Supreme Court’s decision to effectively kill Biden’s earlier student debt forgiveness...
The Democratic Party promised to overhaul its primaries. Doing that has been anything but simple
By WILL WEISSERT (Associated Press) WASHINGTON — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out. South...
The wait for U.S. passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
WASHINGTON — Seeking a valid U.S. passport for that 2023 trip? Buckle up, wishful traveler, for a very different journey...
The 2024 Republican presidential field keeps growing. So why aren’t there more women?
CHICAGO — As Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, one demographic group seems notably lacking:...
In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents
WASHINGTON — Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the...
Biden vows to pursue student debt relief with a different law
Even as he denounced the Supreme Court ruling striking down his student debt forgiveness program and blamed Republicans for...
Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Friday effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan...
Impeachment? Censure? Stigma is falling away from Congress’ most severe punishments
WASHINGTON — House Republicans have held it over Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for months. Attorney...
Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho — Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of...