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US shows off $1 billion Mexico City embassy after years of delays

Dec. 17, 2024 22:57 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday dedicated its more than $1 billion new embassy in Mexico, some two years after it was scheduled to be completed. Outgoing U.S. Amb. Ken Salazar said that the largest embassy the U.S. has in the world “highlights the singular...

Trump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

Dec. 10, 2024 20:43 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump made another flurry of job announcements on Tuesday, selecting Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Ron Johnson was nominated to be ambassador to Mexico, and Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece. ...

Union rights take center stage in already high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Dec. 04, 2024 15:45 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election next spring already had high stakes, with majority control on the line. But a judge's ruling this week restoring collective bargaining rights to roughly 200,000 teachers and other public workers in the state further intensifies the...

Hartford city council member is charged with embezzling from a church

Oct. 16, 2024 16:39 PM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A member of the city council in Connecticut's capital has been charged with embezzling from a church where he worked. Alexander Thomas, 27, surrendered Tuesday to Hartford police, who were first informed by the church in June of thefts from April 2023 to...

Republicans pour money into Wisconsin Senate race Democrats say will be close

Oct. 14, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sensing an opportunity in swing-state Wisconsin, Republicans are pouring money into the bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in that state's closely watched Senate race. Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the contest, which remains...

How Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life and what the graphic is missing

Oct. 03, 2024 07:03 AM EDT

Ever since the assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump has professed a unique fondness for a bar chart he credits for saving his life. Trump was addressing the crowd in Butler about illegal immigration and reviewing a chart that detailed U.S.-Mexico border...