Posted 3:11 PM 5/12/2025 by MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education.

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Posted 4:19 PM 5/11/2025

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States will suspend Mexican exports of live cattle for 15 days to review the joint strategy in the fight against the screwworm, Mexico's Agriculture Secretary Julio Berdegué said on social media Sunday.

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Posted 9:02 AM 5/9/2025 by NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history's first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church.

Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who (More)

Posted 2:49 PM 5/8/2025 by KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.

President Donald Trump already signed an executive order during (More)