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Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies and presidents, including husband Jimmy
ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter was remembered Tuesday as a former U.S. first lady who leveraged her fierce intellect and political power to put her deep Christian faith into action by always helping others, especially those who needed it most. A gathering of first ladies and...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. November 17, 2023. Editorial: What ‘middle’ is Manchin looking for? Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said this week he’d consider a third-party presidential run on a centrist ticket representing “the radical middle” of U.S. politics, if it...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Nov. 18 The New York Times on the COVID learning loss: In the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress sent $190 billion in aid to schools, stipulating that 20 percent of the funds had to...
Los Angeles freeway closed after arson fire set to fully reopen before Monday morning's rush hour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed for more than a week because of an arson fire is expected to reopen ahead of Monday morning's commute, a day earlier than previously announced and weeks ahead of the original estimate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday. ...
Los Angeles freeway is fully reopened after arson fire, just in time for Monday morning's rush hour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers returned to a much more normal commute Monday when an elevated stretch of a major freeway reopened well ahead of original estimates following a raging arson fire that shut down the roadway for more than a week. The section of Interstate 10...
A year after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub, community feels supported but says work remains
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — After the mass shooting last November at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre, the conservative community was forced to reckon with its reputation for being unwelcoming to gay, lesbian and...
Reactions to the death of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian
ATLANTA (AP) — Reactions to the death of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian: ___ President Joe Biden said the Carters “brought grace” to the White House. “He had this great integrity, still does. And she did too,” Biden told reporters...
Biden hosts APEC reception after reaching agreements with Xi on key issues. Follow live updates
WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached agreements in several key areas when they met Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. They agreed to work together to curb the production of illicit...
1 in 3 US Asians and Pacific Islanders faced racial abuse this year, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows
Despite ongoing advocacy and legislation to combat anti-Asian racism that arose after the pandemic, about a third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders say they have experienced an act of abuse based on their race or ethnicity in the last year, including being on the receiving end of verbal...
Biden honors Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in the return of an NHL tradition
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden joked about ignoring his sagging poll numbers in Nevada and thanked the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights for their role in helping the city recover from the 2017 mass shooting when he honored them Monday at a White House ceremony for winning the Stanley Cup. ...
