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A sign outside the U.S. Social Security Administration advertises its online services in downtown Welch, W.Va., Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

In West Virginia coal country, new Social Security barriers present challenges to the most vulnerable

New requirements that Social Security recipients go online or in person to a field office to access key benefits, instead of just making a phone call, will pose challenges for many people.
 
Supervisor of the Checklist for the State of New Hampshire Leslie Dombroski, left, registers Elise Collins, 18, to vote in Derry, N.H., Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

New Hampshire town elections offer a preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwide

 
Maj. Lisa Jaster, center, the first Army Reserve female to graduate the Army's Ranger School, stands in formation with other Rangers during an Army Ranger school graduation ceremony, Oct. 16, 2015, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp, File)

The Pentagon’s DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

 
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Education secretary says Columbia University’s changes put it on track to recover funding

 
Cast members participate Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Washington, at the Legacy on Ice event, a figure skating tribute to support the families and loved ones affected by the Jan. 29 aviation incident. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Figure skating’s world championships are headed to Boston, another chance to heal after DC crash

 

Walk-in cooler fire causes smoke plume above France Pavilion at Disney World’s Epcot park

Walk-in cooler fire causes smoke plume above France Pavilion at Disney World’s Epcot park
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Three killed, 15 injured in a shooting at a park in New Mexico’s Las Cruces

Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska is the latest GOP member of Congress to face angry crowds back home

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Immigration

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a meeting with the state cabinet, at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Fort Myers City Council does an about-face, now unanimously agrees to allow ICE to train its police

 

  1. Trump administration cuts legal help for migrant children traveling alone

  2. 1 of 2 who escaped from Colorado immigration detention is found nearby

  3. Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights

Weather

A National Weather Service weather balloon sits ready for launch in the Upper Air Inflation Building at the National Weather Service, April 27, 2006, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Chris Greenberg, File)

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

 

  1. Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central US

  2. Nearly 700 people were killed 100 years ago this week in the deadliest US tornado

  3. Severe weather system leaves at least 42 dead

Abortion

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford are seen before a debate Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight, this time in Wisconsin’s court race

 

  1. Texas medical assistant arrested in connection to clinics accused of providing illegal abortions

  2. Texas midwife accused by state’s attorney general of providing illegal abortions

  3. Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state’s abortion ban

LGBTQ+

The Tennessee State Capitol is seen, Feb. 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor’s desk

 

  1. Appeals court blocks Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

  2. Kentucky GOP lawmakers vote to protect conversion therapy

  3. North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking US Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling

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Tiger Woods walks to the green on the fifth hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Tiger Woods confirms his relationship with Vanessa Trump in a social media post

 
In this Feb. 24, 2019, file photo, containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

 
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walks to the House Chamber before President Donald Trump addresses to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

RFK Jr. and Djokovic share a passion for tennis along with their views about vaccines

 
Crime scene technicians investigate the parking lot at Young Park after Friday night's fatal shooting in Las Cruces, N.M., on Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Arrests in shooting that killed 3 and hurt 15 at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico

 
A Tesla level 3 charging station is seen on March 19, 2025, in Woodstock, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Man drives car into protesters outside a Tesla dealership, nobody hurt, sheriff says

 

Louisiana sheriff’s deputy fatally struck by fleeing vehicle while putting out spike strips

 

Wife of slain California fire captain is arrested in Mexico on suspicion of murder

 
This photo provided by the Houston Police Department, Houston Asst. Chief J. Skelton provides briefing on shooting incident an after hours club early Sunday, March 23, 2025 in Houston. (Houston Police Department via AP)

Houston police search for 2 suspects after nightclub shooting leaves 6 wounded

 

2 teens are fatally shot outside of a Massachusetts mall following reports of a fight

 
This image released by Disney shows Rachel Zegler in a scene from "Snow White." (Disney via AP)

‘Snow White’ opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office

 
This image provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows Segway Max G30LP KickScooter that is being recalled along with Segway’s Ninebot Max G30P, due to a fall hazard that has resulted in user injuries ranging from bruises to broken bones. . (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission via AP)

Segway recalls 220,000 of its scooters due to a fall hazard that has resulted in 20 injuries

 
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

2 months into Trump’s second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions

 
Virginia Gov-elect, Terry McAuliffe, seated center, listens as historical interpreter, Michael Wells, center, re-enacts the speech of Patrick Henry in St. John's church on church Hill in Richmond, Va., Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. McAuliffe is due to be inaugurated as the 72nd Governor of Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

‘Give me liberty or give me death’ turns 250. Here’s what it meant in 1775

 
101-year-old Col. James H. Harvey III, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, sits for a portrait in Aurora, Colo., Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump’s DEI purge

 
The California Branch wildfire burns in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest on Saturday, March 22, 2025. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, via AP)

Wildfires prompt evacuation in the Carolinas as New Jersey crews battle their own blaze

 
Health sales care executive Mike Waldron looks at a cumquat tree in the sunroom at his home in St. Augustine, Fla., which has become a top remote work hub in the U.S. during the 2020s, on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Schneider.)

A 16th-century Spanish explorer claimed this Florida beach town. Now it’s a remote work hotspot

 
FILE- In this May 22, 2011 file photo, emergency personnel walk through a severely damaged neighborhood after a tornado hit Joplin, Mo. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Netflix documentary about Missouri tornado revisits one of the deadliest twisters in the US

 
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl yells towards his players during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Creighton, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl makes plea for return of American hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza

 

Walk-in cooler fire causes smoke plume above France Pavilion at Disney World’s Epcot park

 
Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a news conference Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Santa Fe, N.M., as efforts by New Mexico lawmakers to contain violent crime took center stage at the conclusion of an annual legislative session following Friday's fatal shooting at a public park in Las Cruces. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Fatal shooting in New Mexico park casts pall over Legislature and its ability to contain crime

 
U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., wave to the crowd during a Rally for our Republic gathering, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff vows defiance to Trump ahead of 2026 election

 
This undated image provided by the World Bird Sanctuary shows Murphy the bald eagle in Valley Park, Mo. (World Bird Sanctuary via AP)

Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in Missouri

 
From left, Yael and Adi Alexander, parents of Eden Alexander, who was abducted and brought to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, listen to Liz Hirsh Naftali, great aunt of Abigail More Edan, as families and victims of the Hamas attacks meet with the House Foreign Affairs Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 29. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Father of the last living American hostage in Gaza hopes Trump can bring his son home

 
YDC victim Michael Gilpatrick, center, reacts after Bradley Asbury, 70, got the maximum sentence at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester, N.H., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool, File)

New Hampshire settles youth center abuse case for $10 million

 
A United Airlines jetliner taxis at Denver International Airport Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

A flyer says United Airlines pilot removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he’s suing

 
Kitty Dukakis, left, and Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis are seen outside their home in Brookline, Massachusetts, March 7, 1989. (AP Photo/David Tenenbaum, File)

Kitty Dukakis, wife of former governor and presidential candidate, dies at 88

 
Crime scene tape blocks off Young Park after Friday night's fatal shooting in Las Cruces, N.M., on Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

3 killed and 15 hurt in a shooting at a park in New Mexico’s Las Cruces

 
Volunteer Adrian Bucnick spends time with a dog at the Metro Animal Care and Control facility Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Viral videos of dogs called a ‘Himalayan fur goblin’ and ‘teacup werewolf’ boost adoptions

 
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker listens to David Richardson, right, associate vice chancellor for research, during a visit to the University of Illinois on March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tries to chart a path for national Democrats to counter Trump

 
The portico of the main house at Oak Hill is seen from the garden in Aldie, Va., on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

The private owners of James Monroe’s Oak Hill estate want to preserve it as a state park in Virginia