By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers calling the IRS for help processing their taxes this filing season may find it harder than normal to get someone on the phone, experts say, a problem that is only expected to get worse next year with staffing cuts that could slash the workforce considerably. For
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges heard arguments Monday from attorneys for Republican legislative leaders who insist their latest method to attempt to wrest control of the State Board of Elections from a Democratic governor is lawful — this time giving the job of appointing members to
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By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said. Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident who has
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By ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 international students have had their visas or legal status revoked in recent weeks, and several have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly took away their permission to be in the U.S. The actions by
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central part of the country, the latest in an increasing wave of violence in the West African country. President Bola
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New York said Monday that lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are looking for reasons to delay a sex trafficking trial slated to start in three weeks. The latest version of the indictment against Combs, 55, added two new charges this
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Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.20 +.41 Altria 57.13 +.48 AmerenCp 99.01 +1.48 AmExpress 255.38 +4.25 ArchDanM 46.43 +.59 AutoZone 3680.78+21.18 BPPLC 26.91 +.32 Boeing 159.28 +2.44 BristMySq 51.34 +.63 Brunswick 44.71 +.47 Chevron 135.32 — .31 Citigroup 63.22 +1.58 CocaCola 72.45 +1.02 ConAgraBr 26.19 +.21 ConocoPhil 86.45 +.06 Corning 41.61 +.35 CurtissWright 317.75 +1.10
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By SALLY ABOU ALJOUD and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president said Monday that the disarmament of the militant group Hezbollah will come through negotiations as part of a national defense strategy and not through “force.” The Lebanese government has made a decision that “weapons will only be in the hands of
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Monday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. May 66.00 66.10 63.75 64.09 —1.80 Jul 67.07 67.23 65.10 65.35 —1.66 Oct 69.09 69.11 67.26 67.26 —1.45 Dec 68.51 68.76 66.76 66.94 —1.57 Mar 69.72 69.88 67.89 68.09 —1.53 May 70.68 70.68 68.78
Continue Reading OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 580.5 586.0 577.0 578.0 +5.0 Jul 613.0 623.0 609.5 609.5 +1.5 Sep 638.5 648.0 635.0 635.0 +3.5 Est. sales 529. Fri.’s sales 506 Fri.’s open int 6,182 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1 million; pts
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By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants,
Continue Reading By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants,
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 567½ 567½ 552¼ 555¼ —12¾ Jul 579¾ 582 567¼ 570¼ —13 Sep 597 597 583 585¾ —12¼ Dec 620½ 620½ 607½ 610 —10¾ Mar 633½ 633½ 626¼ 629¼ —9¾ May 638½ 639¼ 638
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 567½ 567½ 552¼ 555¼ —12¾ Jul 579¾ 582 567¼ 570¼ —13 Sep 597 597 583 585¾ —12¼ Dec 620½ 620½ 607½ 610 —10¾ Mar 633½ 633½ 626¼ 629¼ —9¾ May 638½ 639¼ 638
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 567½ 567½ 552¼ 555¼ —12¾ Jul 579¾ 582 567¼ 570¼ —13 Sep 597 597 583 585¾ —12¼ Dec 620½ 620½ 607½ 610 —10¾ Mar 633½ 633½ 626¼ 629¼ —9¾ May 638½ 639¼ 638
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 567½ 567½ 552¼ 555¼ —12¾ Jul 579¾ 582 567¼ 570¼ —13 Sep 597 597 583 585¾ —12¼ Dec 620½ 620½ 607½ 610 —10¾ Mar 633½ 633½ 626¼ 629¼ —9¾ May 638½ 639¼ 638
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 202.70 204.00 202.62 203.95 +1.48 Jun 197.35 199.25 197.07 199.07 +2.27 Aug 194.37 196.00 194.10 195.82 +1.97 Oct 194.22 195.40 193.92 195.07 +1.27 Dec 195.80 196.90 195.60 196.42 +.95 Feb 197.30 198.50 197.22 198.02 +.97 Apr
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 202.70 204.00 202.62 203.95 +1.48 Jun 197.35 199.25 197.07 199.07 +2.27 Aug 194.37 196.00 194.10 195.82 +1.97 Oct 194.22 195.40 193.92 195.07 +1.27 Dec 195.80 196.90 195.60 196.42 +.95 Feb 197.30 198.50 197.22 198.02 +.97 Apr
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When they boarded a small plane bound for upstate New York this past weekend, the six passengers — a pair of close-knit siblings, their parents and partners — were on the cusp of a new chapter in a family life already replete with personal and professional
Continue Reading The Associated Press The crash of a small plane in New York over the weekend killed all six on board — a physician couple and their accomplished children and partners — during a family trip to the Catskills. It’s the latest in a series of aviation disasters at a time of heightened scrutiny of aircraft
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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–PALIN-NEW YORK TIMES Jury selected for Sarah Palin’s libel suit against The New York Times SUMMARY: A jury
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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–PALIN-NEW YORK TIMES Jury selected for Sarah Palin’s libel suit against The New York Times SUMMARY: A jury
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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–PALIN-NEW YORK TIMES Jury selected for Sarah Palin’s libel suit against The New York Times SUMMARY: A jury
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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–PALIN-NEW YORK TIMES Jury selected for Sarah Palin’s libel suit against The New York Times SUMMARY: A jury
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota after threatening violence, months after the company’s CEO was killed, authorities said Monday. The man was spotted around 11 a.m. in a parking lot outside of the UnitedHealthcare corporate campus in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka. City spokesman
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Last week’s federal court decision forbidding the Trump administration from punishing the AP for refusing
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Last week’s federal court decision forbidding the Trump administration from punishing the AP for refusing
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By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro angrily called for an end to rising political violence just hours after a man broke into the governor’s mansion and set it on fire, forcing Shapiro and his family to flee into the night. It was the latest in a string of partisan political attacks in
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday urged Congress to “push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day” in his latest dig at the semiannual changing of clocks. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social media network, said it would be “Very popular and,
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