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House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran. The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping ...

Judge sets summer 2028 trial for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk will stand trial in the summer of 2028, a Utah judge ruled Monday. Attorneys for defendant Tyler Robinson, 23, proposed a trial starting in 2029. But District Judge Tony Graf faced pressure from Kirk's ...

Native American women made history in tribal, state and federal elections

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A third-grade field trip to the Navajo Nation Council sparked Crystalyne Curley's political ambition when she witnessed a fiery debate erupt between two tribal lawmakers. "I thought to myself at a very young age, that's where I want to be," Curley said. On ...

School closures are accelerating in US, but more financial pain lies ahead

VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — Minutes before first bell, Penny Núñez-Brandão scanned the crowd outside Glen Cove Elementary School, looking for familiar faces. "I don't see any," the fifth grader told her mom one morning in August. "None of my friends are coming." The start of a new school ...