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Unruly Passenger Prompts Plane’s Return to Houston Airport Just After Takeoff
[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — A flight returned to a Houston airport just after takeoff early Wednesday because of an unruly passenger, authorities said. There…
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Over 8,000 Flights Canceled as Major Winter Storm Bears Down Across Much of the US
[ad_1] DALLAS (AP) — More than 8,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major…
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Millions of Americans Brace for Potentially Catastrophic Ice Storm. What to Know, by the Numbers
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush…
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Federal Prosecutors in Georgia Announce Guilty Plea in Ponzi Scheme That Bilked Investors of $380M
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000…
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Forecasters Warn of a ‘Major Winter Storm’ With Ice Threat From Texas to the Carolinas
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a…
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Why Bernice King Sees MLK Day as a ‘Saving Grace’ in Today’s Political Climate
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Against a backdrop of political division and upheaval, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter said the holiday honoring her…
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Democrats Propose State Laws to Limit ICE After Minneapolis Shooting of Renee Good
[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public…
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Trump’s Breakup With Greene Is Not the Same as Others. but Like Always, There May Be Second Chances
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s chaotic political universe has at least one consistent law that rises above any other: The president has…
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Plan for $20 Million Firefighter Training Center Near the Site of Ohio Derailment Revived
[ad_1] Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Resigning. Here’s What to Know About Her Five Years in Congress
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — It all happened so fast. Less than a week after President Donald Trump denounced Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia…
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Ex-Georgia Deputies Cleared of Murder in Death of Black Man Shocked at Least 15 Times
[ad_1] SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Three former Georgia sheriff’s deputies have been found not guilty of murder in the death of a Black man…
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Takeaways From AP’s Story on the Links Between Eviction and School
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — When families are evicted, it can lead to major disruptions to their children’s schooling. Federal law includes provisions to help…
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Getting the Story: How an AP Reporter Chronicled a Sensitive Story About School and Eviction
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — As an education reporter, I’ve heard teachers worry that the most pernicious challenges their students face, like poverty or housing…
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SNAP Benefits Cut off During Shutdown, Driving Long Lines at Food Pantries
[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday,…
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One of the World’s Rarest Whales That Makes the Atlantic Its Home Grows in Population
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake…
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Last of the 10 New Orleans Jail Escapees From May Is Captured in Georgia, Authorities Say
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — The only escaped Louisiana inmate who remained on the run following an audacious May jailbreak in which 10 men crawled…
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Staffing Shortages Cause More US Flight Delays as Government Shutdown Reaches 7th Day
[ad_1] Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh…
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Georgia’s Highest Court Sides With Slave Descendants Fighting to Protect Threatened Island Community
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia‘s highest court on Tuesday sided with Black landowners in a fight over zoning changes that weakened long-standing protections for…
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Georgia’s 2026 Candidates Still Can’t Escape Fallout From Trump’s False 2020 Election Claims
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Fallout from the 2020 presidential election feels like it may never end in Georgia. Maybe more any other state, the…
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Dock tragedy is latest chapter in Gullah Geechee community’s long struggle
[ad_1] (CNN) — For the young daughters of Michael and Kimberly Wood, it was their first time at the annual festival celebrating the culture of…