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Buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50K

By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — After a few years of sharing a 2019 Chevrolet Trax, Dana Eble and Tyler Marcus are finally looking for a second car. But as they jump into the market, the young married couple isn't sure what they can afford. "I just keep seeing a lot of ...

Democrats embrace DEI as ‘American values’ at National Action Network

By MATT BROWN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since President Donald Trump started purging diversity initiatives last year, the letters "DEI" have faded from corporate boardrooms and Democratic stump speeches. But that wasn't the case for the past few days at the ...

Trump shares video of a brutal Florida killing allegedly by Haitian immigrant

By GISELA SALOMON, MARTHA BELLISLE and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump shared a video of a deadly attack allegedly by a Haitian immigrant accused of bludgeoning a woman with a hammer at a Florida gas station, portraying the killing as justification ...

Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash

By LEAH ASKARINAM, MATT BROWN and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are struggling to come up for air after outside groups flooded their first round of midterm primaries with campaign cash. As the party fights to regain control of Congress, organizations ...

Melania Trump denied ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The question remains: Why now?

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump's seemingly out-of-the-blue statement Thursday denying affiliation with disgraced sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein left people still wondering Friday what prompted the public declaration at a time when the case had receded ...

Palm-Killing Beetle Found On Molokaʻi For First Time, Rediscovered On Maui

By THOMAS HEATON/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat State officials are surveying parts of Maui and Molokaʻi for evidence of coconut rhinoceros beetles, and residents near detection sites are being asked to check palm trees for signs of damage after the highly invasive pest was ...

Federal court hears new case against Trump’s latest global tariffs

By MAE ANDERSON and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The centerpiece of President Donald Trump's economic policy — sweeping taxes on global imports — is under legal assault again. The U.S. Court of International Trade, a specialized court in New York, heard oral ...

‘I am thinking about it,’ Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid

NEW YORK (AP) — After chants of "run again!" filled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she's actively considering another presidential bid. "I might. I am thinking about it," Harris told Rev. Al Sharpton after he asked directly ...