Biden administration cancels loans for former Ashford U. students, with plans to recoup costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling $72 million in student loans for 2,300 borrowers who say they were cheated by Ashford University,...
Bee alert: 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked...
TORONTO (AP) — Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five...
Abortion anecdote from DeSantis at GOP debate is more complex than he made it...
MIAMI (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was asked during last week’s GOP presidential debate whether he would support nationwide abortion restrictions, he...
Iran warns Israel that it will face retaliation for its airstrike on Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister condemned Wednesday an Israeli airstrike on the international airport of the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying such...
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at...
US OKs military aid to Taiwan under program usually reserved for sovereign nations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan under a program generally reserved for assistance to sovereign,...
Ex-Catholic cardinal McCarrick, age 93, is not fit to stand trial on teen sex...
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades...
Hurricane Franklin nears Bermuda as a Category 2 storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Franklin lashed Bermuda on Wednesday as the Category 2 storm was forecast to...
States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules
A month after the U.S. Supreme Court severely restricted the federal government's power to oversee wetlands, the Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature handed state agencies...
Baltimore police showed indifference leading up to July mass shooting, report says
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police ignored multiple warning signs and failed to take proactive measures in the hours leading up to a mass shooting...