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Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security that Trump had signed into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted on social media Tuesday that he had dismantled a program supporting ...
Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife, died from hantavirus, autopsy confirms
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Betsy Arakawa, the concert pianist who was married to actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus ...
Soprano Elza van den Heever has nightmares from her disturbing portrayal of `Salome'
NEW YORK (AP) — Elza van den Heever’s portrayal of Salome sticks to her when she leaves the Metropolitan Opera for a rented ...
Trump’s first 100 days: What he did, and how the world responded, as told through AP alerts
Trump’s earliest actions cracked down on immigration. Breaking News: Jan. 20, 1:04 p.m. The Trump administration ended use of ...
Danish king arrives in Greenland as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — King Frederik X of Denmark arrived in Greenland on Tuesday, kicking off a visit to the semiautonomous ...
Trump's team has disrupted some $430B in federal funds, top Democrats say, often against the law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds — ...
The next pope will inherit Pope Francis' mixed legacy with Indigenous people
Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...
Black female WWII unit, 'Six Triple Eight,' to receive congressional honor
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” will be ...
Trump administration launches race-based discrimination probes of the Harvard Law Review
The Trump administration on Monday announced federal officials are launching investigations into Harvard University and the ...
RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
Of course, there are countless autistic people who write poetry who aren’t famous and haven’t published books. Neurodivergent poet and educator Chris Martin, who works with autistic people around the ...
Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled
The disabilities nonprofit had to lay off nearly half its 26 workers after the government canceled $3 million in direct grants, about $1 million of which had already been spent, and ended pass-through ...
The women of 'Andor' see their roles get bigger, and go deeper, in Season 2
The size of the scene — and its subtleties — shows off the new levels of depth and breadth given to actors Genevieve O'Reilly ...