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Biden leaning into global diplomacy to manage migration at US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (AP) — On President Joe Biden 's first day in office, he handed Congress a legislative plan to modernize the nation's immigration system. It went nowhere, just like so many past overhaul attempts. Meanwhile, the number of migrants illegally crossing the...
Who is Tim Scott? Here's what to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As Sen. Tim Scott enters the 2024 GOP presidential field, he will be eager to introduce himself to voters who might not know much about him. Here is what you should know about the South Carolina Republican: FOREMOST: FAITH ...
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky signals focus on family values in closely watched fall race
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear prepares for what could be the most hotly contested election of the year, the first-term Democrat insisted on Wednesday that he would not cede so-called family values issues to his Republican opponent. In his first sit-down...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. April 27, 2023. Editorial: Legislature should not impose Christianity on Texas students Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the conservative culture warrior who leads the Texas Senate, says bills that would force public schools to display the Ten...
A NJ pastor-politician is gunned down, and a community reels
SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Nicole Teliano used to play games on her phone in the mayor’s office while her mother worked down the hall several evenings a month, tending to the tedious, often acrimonious task of serving in local government. The 11-year-old girl didn’t mind sharing...
Pope in Hungary urges Europe to unite to end war next door
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday blasted the “adolescent belligerence” that brought war back to Europe and said the continent must recover its founding spirit of peaceful unity to confront Russia’s war in Ukraine. Francis outlined his vision for the future of...
Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How 'the weirdo factor' rocked '76
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president. Then the 1976 Democratic nominee brought up sex and sin as he explained his religious faith to Playboy magazine. Carter was not misquoted. But he was...
For BLM's Patrisse Cullors, art is both vocation, salvation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrisse Cullors was sitting at a table outside the Crenshaw Dairy Mart, the art collective she co-founded in Inglewood, California, taking advantage of a rare break in the March rains when her phone buzzed with a text message a few weeks ago. Cullors broke into...
Leaning on faith, Louisville mourns victims of mass shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — They went to their churches on the evening after Easter — to cry, to light candles, to ask God why, on this holiday of rebirth, they must mourn so much death. Many in Louisville turned to their faith for impromptu services Monday night, hours after a gunman...
Muslim leader for Scotland a sign of UK political diversity
LONDON (AP) — Humza Yousaf was confirmed as first minister of Scotland on Tuesday, becoming the first person of color to head the Scottish government, and the first Muslim national leader in any Western democracy. The milestone comes five months after the U.K. got its first Hindu...
