By Shaun Griswold The U.S. legacy of genocide against Native people through public education may never be completely told. Today, there is a little more truth to share. The second half of an investigative report was released Tuesday as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative led by the Department of the Interior. It’s another step […]
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Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California
By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments, a month after a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. Newsom’s order is aimed at the thousands of tents and makeshift […]
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Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race
By ZEKE MILLER, SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Insisting […]
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Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle Oregon and Idaho fires stoked by lightning
By REBECCA BOONE BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Rapidly growing wildfires prompted evacuations in Northern California on Thursday, a day after powerful winds and lightning strikes in Oregon and Idaho cut power and stoked fires, including one in Oregon that was the largest active blaze in the United States. Another fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to abandon […]
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Biden withdraws, endorses VP Harris for Dem. nomination
After weeks of resisting calls to leave the race, President Joe Biden reversed course Sunday afternoon with a lengthy letter to supporters saying he would decline the nomination and spend the next few months focused on his presidential duties. A few minutes later, his campaign’s social media accounts posted Biden’s call for delegates to select […]
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Global tech outage caused by software update disrupts air travel, health care and shipping
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, ELAINE KURTENBACH, DAVID McHUGH and HALELUYA HADERO NEW YORK (AP) — A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, knocked media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, small businesses and government offices on Friday, highlighting the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a handful of providers. The […]
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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
By ZEKE MILLER, LISA MASCARO, MICHAEL BALSAMO and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday appealed for party unity to take on former President Donald Trump’s “dark vision,” working to hold off pressure from Democrats at the highest levels for him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for […]
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Sen. Heinrich calls on Biden to pass the torch
New Mexico’s senior senator has joined the chorus of Democrats calling for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race in favor of “a candidate who can best defeat Donald Trump and safeguard the future of our democracy.” Sen. Martin Heinrich released a statement Friday morning saying that Biden is “one of the most […]
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Trump, in highly personal speech, will accept GOP nomination again days after assassination attempt
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and JILL COLVIN MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump’s wife, Melania, […]
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Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, according to two people familiar with the matter. Investigators […]