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DeSantis using state money, time and his power to fight abortion rights measure

Oct. 21, 2024 17:20 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After a month of updating Floridians on hurricanes, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is now focusing his official office on fighting an abortion rights amendment, holding a campaign-like rally at state expense two weeks before the election. DeSantis' event...

FACT FOCUS: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context

Oct. 02, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have recently claimed that hundreds of thousands of migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied are missing, then criticized the border policies of the Biden administration and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President...

Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

Aug. 07, 2024 23:51 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Visiting Phoenix amid triple-digit temperatures, the U.S. government's top health official acknowledged on Wednesday that a federal program that helps low-income people pay their utility bills needs to focus more on cooling homes in the summer instead of overwhelmingly on...