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US government orders big US airlines to explain their frequent-flyer programs
The Biden administration is examining the four largest U.S. airline frequent-flyer programs and how they devalue points that consumers have earned and frequently change the number of points or miles needed to book flights. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote to the CEOs of...
Louisiana legislators grill New Orleans DA for releasing people convicted of violent crimes
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators interrogated New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams over reform policies that have allowed several hundred people to have their convictions voided or sentences reduced in the past few years, during a fiery Senate hearing Thursday at the state...
Biden says rural electrification and internet improvements underscore 'American comeback'
WESTBY, Wisconsin (AP) — President Joe Biden traveled to rural southwest Wisconsin on Thursday to champion new investments in electrification and expanded high-speed internet, proclaiming that “all these investments mean family farms can stay in the family.” In the town of...
Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so fantastic that it's not worth worrying about budget deficits. In short, he's hoping that most economic analyses of his ideas are dead wrong. ...
Women's college in Virginia bars transgender students based on founder's will from 1900
Sweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year, making the school an outlier among the nation's diminishing number of women's colleges. The private women's liberal arts school said the policy stems from the legally...
China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. ...
Biden restarts immigration program for 4 countries with more vetting for sponsors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is restarting an immigration program that allows migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to come to the United States, and it is including “additional vetting” of their U.S.-based financial sponsors following fraud concerns. ...
Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Filmmaker Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies and family separation in the documentary “Separated,” which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The Trump administration separated thousands of migrant...
Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy policies and efforts to lower costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin on Sept. 5, using a visit focused on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. That's according to a White House...
Having a family is expensive. Here's what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The high cost of caring for children and the elderly has forced women out of the workforce, devastated family finances and left professional caretakers in low-wage jobs — all while slowing economic growth. That families are suffering is not up for debate. As...
