Posted 1:52 PM 9/3/2026 by MORIAH BALINGIT and LAUREN COFFEY Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There's the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can't afford full-time childcare. There's the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant's care.

There's the baby who (More)

Posted 6:16 PM 9/2/2026 by MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An immigrant rights group sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from using federal databases that it alleged are being used to target naturalized citizens who are eligible to vote.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. (More)...

Posted 3:06 PM 9/1/2026 by KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection.

Lawmakers needed to act before the fiscal year concludes at the end of September to (More)

Posted 2:25 PM 8/31/2026 by JAMIE STENGLE and TY ONEIL Associated Press

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Family members identified a hiker killed in weekend flooding in the Grand Canyon as a Texas chiropractor and said two other men who went on their dream trip remain missing.

John Giusti and his friends planned to spend two nights at the bottom (More)

Posted 3:51 PM 8/28/2026 by AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a "little excursion" lasting (More)