By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education. The proposal, part of a budget reconciliation bill released
Continue Reading By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education. The proposal, part of a budget reconciliation bill released
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with directives from the White House, including President Donald Trump’s executive order decreeing male and female as two “immutable” sexes. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in response
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an attack Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit at
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By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Prabal Gurung has always been a storyteller. First, it was through the colorful, Nepal-inspired designs that helped him find early success in the cutthroat fashion world. Now, he’s sharing his life story in words with his bold new memoir, “Walk Like A Girl.” The book,
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are calling for billions of dollars in funding cuts for Biden-era climate and environmental programs, including clean energy tax credits, as lawmakers seek to reverse what one GOP leader called “the most reckless parts of the engorged climate spending” approved under
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By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans proposed sweeping tax breaks Monday in President Donald Trump’s big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs used by millions of Americans. The House Ways
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By JOSH BOAK and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s agreement with China to temporarily slash tariffs for 90 days offered the world a bit of welcome relief. But what persists is a sense of uncertainty and the possibility that some damage from the trade war could already be done. The
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s agreement with China to temporarily slash tariffs for 90 days offered the world a bit of welcome relief. But what persists is a sense of uncertainty and the possibility that some damage from the trade war could already be done. The
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” the Republican told reporters on Monday. “I could be a stupid person and
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” the Republican told reporters on Monday. “I could be a stupid person and
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By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration. Democrat Pritzker, who has been one of the more vocal critics of Trump’s second administration,
Continue ReadingST LOUIS (AP) — ST LOUIS (AP) — FutureFuel Corp. (FF) on Monday reported a loss of $17.6 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the St Louis-based company said it had a loss of 40 cents. The biofuel and specialty chemical maker posted revenue of $17.5 million in the period. _____ This
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration brought a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees Monday. It says it’s the start of a larger relocation effort for members of the minority Afrikaner group who are being persecuted by their Black-led government because
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Continue ReadingNew York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.01 — .83 Altria 56.95 —2.48 AmerenCp 95.42 —1.98 AmExpress 298.92+14.41 ArchDanM 49.90 +1.37 AutoZone 3664.25 +.52 BPPLC 30.19 +.42 Boeing 198.53 +3.68 BristMySq 48.18 +1.73 Brunswick 52.44 +4.46 Chevron 141.62 +3.13 Citigroup 74.91 +3.46 CocaCola 69.53 — .99 ConAgraBr 23.31 +.22 ConocoPhil 92.27 +3.68 Corning 46.97 +1.89 CurtissWright 387.37
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Monday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 67.61 68.89 66.57 66.63 +.02 Oct 69.45 69.45 68.89 68.89 +.09 Dec 69.56 70.50 68.80 68.85 +.18 Mar 70.72 71.73 70.08 70.10 +.17 May 71.62 72.52 70.97 71.01 +.16 Jul 72.69 73.10 71.55
Continue ReadingOpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 547.5 553.0 545.0 550.0 +6.0 Jul 584.0 584.0 575.0 579.5 +7.0 Sep 605.0 606.0 601.0 605.0 +5.0 Est. sales 1,616. Fri.’s sales 1,136 Fri.’s open int 7,767, up 89 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it would start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping. Ticketmaster, long a subject of complaints about its hidden fees, was among those targeted by the new rule, which
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In solidly Republican Kentucky, resistance to President Donald Trump’s trade wars has sprung up from a cross-section of key business sectors, GOP Sen. Rand Paul said Monday. Paul said he’s heard concerns from agriculture, the auto sector, bourbon production, home building and package shipping in response
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By MICHAEL CASEY and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won’t budge on “its core, legally-protected principles” over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President Alan Garber detailed how
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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister said Monday that he was ordering the closure of the Russian Consulate in the southern city of Krakow, after authorities blamed Moscow for a fire that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw last year. The national prosecutor’s office also said Monday that it
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 217.15 217.75 215.80 216.82 +2.15 Aug 211.72 212.22 210.45 211.60 +2.03 Oct 208.97 209.57 207.85 208.45 +1.50 Dec 208.62 209.30 207.77 208.37 +1.57 Feb 208.50 209.40 207.92 208.80 +1.78 Apr 208.42 209.22 207.72 208.75 +1.85 Jun
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 217.15 217.75 215.80 216.82 +2.15 Aug 211.72 212.22 210.45 211.60 +2.03 Oct 208.97 209.57 207.85 208.45 +1.50 Dec 208.62 209.30 207.77 208.37 +1.57 Feb 208.50 209.40 207.92 208.80 +1.78 Apr 208.42 209.22 207.72 208.75 +1.85 Jun
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation revealed late Sunday is touching off
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities to clear homeless encampments, escalating efforts anew to address the makeshift tents that line underpasses, parks and streets up and down the state. The Democratic governor unveiled a blueprint for a camping ban for cities and counties to
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