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Stock market today: Global stocks decline after the US government’s credit rating was cut

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures declined Thursday after Fitch Ratings cut the U.S. government's credit rating. London and Paris opened...

Wasted welfare money sparks candidates’ feud in election for Mississippi governor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Democrat trying to unseat Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is pushing hard to tie the Republican incumbent to a welfare misspending...

Court affirms sex abuse conviction of ex-friar who worked at a Catholic school in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the 2022 conviction of a former Franciscan friar in the 1990s sexual abuse...

Burnout, low pay and politics are driving away teachers. Turnover is soaring for educators of color

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students in Philadelphia’s public schools....

The judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump has stood out as one of the toughest punishers of...

Pence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss’s indictment

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Pence fought the Department of Justice in court to try to avoid testifying against his former boss. But the former vice president plays...

Two supermoons in August mean double the stargazing fun

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue...

LOCALIZE IT: Federal data shows student homelessness dropped during pandemic, but that’s not reality

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Federal data on homeless students, based on a count of children identified by schools nationwide, found the number fell 21% from the 2018-2019...

Mar-a-Lago property manager is the latest in a line of Trump staffers ensnared in his legal turmoil

NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for wealthy club members is the latest person to be...

Memphis, Tennessee, police shoot suspect after he fired shots outside Jewish school

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police on Monday said officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun...

Group: DeSantis win in Disney lawsuit could embolden actions against journalists

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A legal advocacy group for journalists wants to get involved in Disney's free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis. The...

Woman found guilty of threatening to kill federal judge in Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman has been found guilty of threatening to kill a federal judge last fall. Jurors on Wednesday convicted Candra...

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