With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation’s child care industry afloat, saying thousands...
How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding
LONDON (AP) — A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a...
5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols...
Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows
The number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. in the second half of the 2010s decreased sharply even as a nationwide overdose...
NY Philharmonic gets $40 million gift that endows Gustavo Dudamel’s job as music director
NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming music director Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the New York Philharmonic at its spring gala on April 24, the orchestra...
Pulitzer officials expand eligibility in arts categories, letting some non-US citizens compete
NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize Board has revised its longtime rules on eligibility for many of its arts and letters awards and...
Montenegro police probe who built underground tunnel leading to court depot holding drugs, and...
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro said Tuesday they have launched an investigation after an underground tunnel was discovered linking an apartment building...
What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is launching an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, yielding to mounting pressure from former...
Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake
PARIS (AP) — The text-message alert came in the middle of the night: A massive earthquake had hit Morocco. French volunteers scrambled to pull...
Helping mothers and babies survive childbirth is a personal goal, says Melinda French Gates
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates says she takes personally the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women and babies during child birth...
