By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Outgoing U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón and her two immediate predecessors, Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith, are condemning President Donald Trump’s firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who had appointed each of them to their positions. “Dr. Carla Hayden is the kindest, brightest,
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By Anne Shannon Click here for updates on this story LEBANON COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A Susquehanna Valley school leader is sharing his story of survival, and you’ll only see it on News 8. Cornwall-Lebanon Superintendent Philip Domencic has been an educator for more than 30 years, but he may have learned his most important
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from work for an in-person doctor’s appointment. Soon, they will have the option to collect
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved three new color additives from natural sources “that will expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food,” the agency said in a news release. The three dyes are Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea
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By Anne Shannon Click here for updates on this story SHREWSBURY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Most people in their 90s are retired and taking it easy. Not Herb Baker, a York County man who continues to be front and center at his part-time job at Saubel’s Market in Shrewsbury. Baker, who recently turned 95, has been
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By Jennifer Franciotti Click here for updates on this story LAUREL, Maryland (WBAL) — Horseracing has long been called the “sport of kings,” and it is no doubt an industry dominated by men. But, thanks to two women, that’s changing in Maryland, where a growing number of others are making names for themselves as fierce
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By KNXV Staff Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KNXV) — The Phoenix Zoo announced Thursday the passing of Indu, the zoo’s 59-year-old female Asian elephant. Indu arrived at the Phoenix Zoo in 1998. “Indu was a truly remarkable elephant who touched the hearts of everyone who had the privilege to know her,”
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By JUSTIN SPIKE and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said that it has expelled two Hungarian diplomats on Friday, hours after the country’s main security agency said that it had arrested two people on suspicion of spying for Hungary by gathering intelligence on Ukraine’s military in the west of the country.
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US CARBON CAPTURE PIPELINE DESCRIPTION: DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers consider a bill that would significantly increase a company’s
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US CARBON CAPTURE PIPELINE DESCRIPTION: DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers consider a bill that would significantly increase a company’s
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US CARBON CAPTURE PIPELINE DESCRIPTION: DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers consider a bill that would significantly increase a company’s
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US CARBON CAPTURE PIPELINE DESCRIPTION: DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers consider a bill that would significantly increase a company’s
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By Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 40-year-old man, Chester Lamar Grant, has been charged in his roommate’s death after police say a woman was found stabbed inside their southeast Houston apartment last month. The Houston Police Department said just before 4 p.m. on April 26, officers
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The Women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams for the 2031 edition of the tournament, which could be hosted by the United States. The FIFA Council unanimously decided to expand the tournament from 32 teams to 48 in 2031, bringing it in line with the men’s World Cup
Continue Reading By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Who called first? It’s the question that has put Beijing and Washington in a verbal sparring match even as the two countries are heading into a weekend meeting in Switzerland to discuss lowering sky-high tariffs that they slapped on each other in heated moments that have shaken
Continue Reading By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Who called first? It’s the question that has put Beijing and Washington in a verbal sparring match even as the two countries are heading into a weekend meeting in Switzerland to discuss lowering sky-high tariffs that they slapped on each other in heated moments that have shaken
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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport briefly lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks, renewing concerns about the nation’s aging air traffic control system that President Donald Trump wants to overhaul. The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at
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By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United States gathered in Rome on Friday to share their thoughts on the election of the first U.S.-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost. “I took a look at Bob … and
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Outdoor explorers of all ages will get the chance to participate in three days of near, non-stop activities at the scenic bluffs at River Bluff Trails Park beginning Friday, May 16 in St. Joseph. From mountain biking and trail-hiking to 5Ks, yoga, photography and all of the classic festival
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ST. JOSEPH, MO. (News-Press NOW) — One St. Joseph School District assistant principal was named the Northwest Missouri Assistant Principal of the Year by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. In a Facebook post on Friday, May 9, the St. Joseph School District congratulated Central High School assistant principal, Shawna Gilliland on the accomplishment.
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and DIDI TANG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tariffs crusade has taken aim at a number of foreign goods, from European wines and car parts from Mexico to films made abroad. Lately, the president’s wandering ire has found another rhetorical poster child: toy dolls. Trump asserted that children
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By COLLEEN BARRY, DAVID CRARY and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Fashion designers from across North America are bringing inspiration from their Indigenous heritage, culture and everyday lives to three days of runway modeling starting Friday in a leading creative hub and marketplace for Indigenous art. A fashion show affiliated with the century-old Santa Fe Indian
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the world’s humanitarian organizations are triaging their shrinking amount of funding, the head of the International Rescue Committee stresses that the choice is stark: Keeping millions alive in the most vulnerable countries will require pulling some assistance for programs in better-off countries that target everything from
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By ED WHITE Associated Press A Wisconsin man charged with crimes for a school shooting committed by his daughter is the latest U.S. parent taken to court for violence caused by a child. Prosecutors have extended responsibility beyond shooters if they believe there is evidence that a parent contributed to the violence. The charges against
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By LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After musing publicly and privately with the idea of raising the top tax rate for wealthy millionaires as Republicans draft his big bill in Congress, President Donald Trump early Friday backed off that call — sort of. Trump posted on social media
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