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WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag and a narrower definition of infrastructure than what President Joe Biden has...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Every Florida public school would be required to have a moment of silence of up to two minutes during first period under a bill passed by the Senate on Thursday.The bill passe...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local service providers ahead of the May 1 start of the final phase of its military pullout fro...

NEW YORK (AP) - Willie Mays has won the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.The Hall of Fame center fielder was honored Thursday with a new accolade to be given annually ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, the lowest point since the pandemic struck and an encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the st...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said on Wednesday that he plans to lift all mandates on social distancing and gathering limits by June 1 if coronavirus metrics remain stable and re...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The 200,000-plus LeVar Burton boosters who signed a petition calling for him to be the new "Jeopardy!" host will get to see him try the job on for size.Burton is among the final gro...

Technology companies and banks helped lift stocks on Wall Street broadly higher Wednesday, enabling the market to claw back some of its losses after a downbeat start to the week. The S&P 500 rose ...

NFL owners on Wednesday approved eliminating overtime in preseason games and expanded selection of jersey numbers for receivers, running backs and defensive backs. The league also will allow on-field ...