Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, left, walks with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the speaker emerita, as lawmakers arrive to vote on approval […]
New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget addressing housing construction and migrants
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday that includes plans to spur housing construction and combat unlicensed marijuana stores. The package also includes a […]
Conditions improve for students shot in Maryland park on ‘senior skip day’
GREENBELT, Md. — Three of the five youths shot in a suburban Washington, D.C., park during a high school “senior skip day” gathering have been released from the hospital, while […]
Autoworkers union celebrates breakthrough win in Tennessee and takes aim at more plants in the South
DALLAS — The United Auto Workers’ overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader inroads in the South, the […]
AP Photos: A gallery of images from the Coachella Music Festival, the annual party in the desert
INDIO, Calif. — Thousands of fans flocked to the Southern California desert town of Indio this year for the Coachella Valley Music Festival, now on its second of two weekends. […]
A rabbi serving 30 years to life in his wife’s contract killing has died, prison officials say
FILE – Rabbi Fred Neulander, center, listens to his son Benjamin, left, before the start of his bail hearing at the Camden County Hall of Justice on Wednesday, June 21, […]
Councilwoman chosen as new Fort Wayne mayor, its 1st Black leader, in caucus to replace late mayor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Fort Wayne city councilwoman was chosen Saturday as the new mayor of Indiana’s second most populous city, and its first Black leader, during a caucus […]
Longtime AP journalist, newspaper publisher John Brewer dies at age 76
John Brewer, whose coast-to-coast journalism career spanned 50 years, including nearly two decades at The Associated Press, has died. He was 76. Brewer and his longtime friend Randy Johnson were […]
David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, dies at age 89
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service […]
Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and Beijing try to keep ties on an even keel despite major differences on […]