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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden formally raised the nation's cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in replacing the record-low ceili...

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy amplified the renewed pressure on No. 3 House Republican leader Liz Cheney on Tuesday, citing rank-and-file concerns about "her ability to carry ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The state of Maryland will offer a $100 incentive for state employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday. Hogan described it as another way to reinfor...

Bobby Unser, a beloved three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" has died. He was 87.He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque,...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to suspend all remaining COVID-19 restrictions imposed by communities across his state, signing into law on Monday freshly passed legislation g...

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver the keynote address during this month's graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.The address, scheduled for May 19, wi...

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of ...

AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the once-pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo Global Managem...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday ended the state's COVID-19 disaster declaration, saying the state is in such a good position he doesn't need emergency powers bestowed by t...

COCODRIE, La. (AP) - The volunteers gather around a map, suntanned fingers tracing over the bayous, lakes and islands where they'll search. They talk about where they've already been and where they'll...