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By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER - Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Brunch dates and flag football games might be a…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when…

By KATHY McCORMACK - Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A historical marker dedicated to a New Hampshire labor activist who championed women’s rights…

By TOM DAVIES - Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers gave a key sign of support Monday for the governor’s proposal that would broadly…

AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin…

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs…

By JEFF McMURRAY - Associated Press Trucker Tim Chelette has been making the same twice-daily drive for 16 years hauling empty whiskey barrels from…

By COLLEEN LONG and JOSH BOAK - Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said GOP lawmakers could put millions of…

By JOSH BOAK and AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits.Not President Joe…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Lawmakers went to work Wednesday on a proposal to allow all residents to buy into the…