By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is partially backtracking on a plan that would require all new and existing beneficiaries to travel to a Social Security field office to verify their identity. The Social Security Administration on Wednesday said that people applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, or
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is partially backtracking on a plan that would require all new and existing beneficiaries to travel to a Social Security field office to verify their identity. The Social Security Administration on Wednesday said that people applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, or
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Republican pushing the Trump administration’s government efficiency efforts called for dismantling and defunding the nation’s public broadcasting system following a contentious hearing Wednesday featuring the heads of PBS and NPR. “We believe that you all can hate us on your own dime,” said Georgia
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Republican pushing the Trump administration’s government efficiency efforts called for dismantling and defunding the nation’s public broadcasting system following a contentious hearing Wednesday featuring the heads of PBS and NPR. “We believe that you all can hate us on your own dime,” said Georgia
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By BEN FINLEY and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When Alyssa Myatt’s husband served on an aircraft carrier last year, she and other U.S. Navy spouses had to follow strict security protocols that meant driving to the ship’s home port just to learn that its deployment was being extended. Texting, phone
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Trump is no stranger to tariffs. He launched a trade war during his first term, taking particular aim at
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By ALI SWENSON and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump restructured the way Americans can register to vote and when they can cast their ballots. Or did he? After the president signed his executive order Tuesday calling for broad election changes, such as proof of
Continue Reading By ALI SWENSON and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump restructured the way Americans can register to vote and when they can cast their ballots. Or did he? After the president signed his executive order Tuesday calling for broad election changes, such as proof of
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By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has “a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the state health department said Wednesday. And health officials in Ohio say a single case identified in
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By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has “a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the state health department said Wednesday. And health officials in Ohio say a single case identified in
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of federal employees targeted for dismissal because of their involvement in diversity, equity and inclusion activities has filed a class action complaint against the Trump administration. The complaint alleges that the ongoing mass firings unlawfully target federal employees based on their perceived political
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, STEPHEN GROVES, and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration struggled Wednesday to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain. The White House said the information shared through the publicly
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man and Tom Hiddleston’s Loki are all back in the Avengers ensemble, where they’ll be joined by several of cinema’s original X-Men. The five veterans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are in
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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Someone should have spotted the alarming number of near misses in the skies over the nation’s capital before the fatal midair collision that killed 67 people in January, and reviewing the data now could prevent future crashes, according to the head of the agency investigating the crash. National Transportation Safety
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but they warned that fire danger remained from dry and windy conditions. The news was worse in South Carolina, where two fires nearly doubled in size Wednesday, but crews kept the blazes away
Continue ReadingOpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 684.5 685.5 660.0 674.5 —11.0 Jul 699.0 700.0 677.5 687.0 —13.0 Sep 711.0 711.0 706.5 706.5 —5.5 Est. sales 773. Tue.’s sales 667 Tue.’s open int 7,454, up 176 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Wednesday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. May 65.19 65.99 65.02 65.68 +.54 Jul 66.82 67.56 66.64 67.22 +.47 Oct 69.16 +.33 Dec 68.85 69.51 68.70 69.29 +.49 Mar 70.05 70.65 69.94 70.46 +.44 May 70.80 71.30 70.80 71.15 +.38 Jul
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By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. The opposition has called for a boycott of companies that
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 570 572¾ 563¼ 565 —4¼ Jul 586 588 578¼ 579¼ —5½ Sep 601 603¾ 593¾ 594½ —6 Dec 623¾ 626 616 617 —5½ Mar 642¾ 643¾ 634¼ 635¼ —5¼ May 651¾ 651¾ 645¼
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 570 572¾ 563¼ 565 —4¼ Jul 586 588 578¼ 579¼ —5½ Sep 601 603¾ 593¾ 594½ —6 Dec 623¾ 626 616 617 —5½ Mar 642¾ 643¾ 634¼ 635¼ —5¼ May 651¾ 651¾ 645¼
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 570 572¾ 563¼ 565 —4¼ Jul 586 588 578¼ 579¼ —5½ Sep 601 603¾ 593¾ 594½ —6 Dec 623¾ 626 616 617 —5½ Mar 642¾ 643¾ 634¼ 635¼ —5¼ May 651¾ 651¾ 645¼
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 570 572¾ 563¼ 565 —4¼ Jul 586 588 578¼ 579¼ —5½ Sep 601 603¾ 593¾ 594½ —6 Dec 623¾ 626 616 617 —5½ Mar 642¾ 643¾ 634¼ 635¼ —5¼ May 651¾ 651¾ 645¼
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 206.87 207.37 206.00 207.07 +.70 Jun 202.72 203.37 201.67 203.02 +.70 Aug 199.07 199.65 198.07 199.35 +.48 Oct 198.85 199.12 197.67 198.77 +.17 Dec 199.50 199.72 198.40 199.37 +.10 Feb 200.15 200.35 199.22 200.00 +.13 Apr
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 206.87 207.37 206.00 207.07 +.70 Jun 202.72 203.37 201.67 203.02 +.70 Aug 199.07 199.65 198.07 199.35 +.48 Oct 198.85 199.12 197.67 198.77 +.17 Dec 199.50 199.72 198.40 199.37 +.10 Feb 200.15 200.35 199.22 200.00 +.13 Apr
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is invoking a powerful tool in seeking to cut off a judge’s inquiry into whether it defied his order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants who were being deported from the United States. The Justice Department said in court papers Monday that it
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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Someone should have spotted the alarming number of near misses in the skies over the nation’s capital before the fatal midair collision that killed 67 people in January, and reviewing the data now could prevent future crashes, according to the head of the agency investigating the crash. National Transportation Safety
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants – with a successful pig kidney transplant and a hint Wednesday that pig livers might eventually be useful, too. A Chinese patient is the third person in world known to be living with
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By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press MANHEIM, Pa. (AP) — Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities, scoring an upset in a district that a Democrat hasn’t represented in the chamber for 136 years. Malone’s victory over Republican Josh
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