WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is "deeply concerned" about the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel's preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, a White House spokesman said Monday.

2. Back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 campaign's final stretch - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year's presidential election.

The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, both of whom devoted part of their recent days to tackling questions about the storm recovery effort.

3. All welcome: Advocates fight to ensure citizens not fluent in English have equal access to elections - Friday, September 13, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the heart of Las Vegas' Chinatown, on the second floor of a sprawling shopping plaza that serves as a hub for the city's Asian community, residents gather for a celebration of the annual Dragon Boat Festival.

4. AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient - Friday, August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is.

Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with customers who speak 200 different languages and 75 dialects.

5. Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growing - Friday, August 23, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up on his invitation to try the latest versions of Tesla's vaunted "Full Self-Driving" system.

6. 'Chaos agent': Suspected Trump hack comes as Iran flexes digital muscles ahead of US election - Friday, August 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — With less than three months before the U.S. election, Iran is intensifying its efforts to meddle in American politics, U.S. officials and private cybersecurity firms say, with the suspected hack of Donald Trump's campaign being only the latest and most brazen example.

7. Trump welcomes Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago, mending his relationship with a key political ally - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A beaming Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years on Friday, patching up a political alliance important to both men that had broken down when the Israeli leader offended Trump by being one of the first to congratulate Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory.

8. Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up - Friday, May 31, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a three-phase agreement that could immediately bring home dozens of Israeli hostages, free Palestinian prisoners and perhaps even lead to an endgame in the nearly eight-month-old Gaza war.

9. GM's Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board - Friday, May 10, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board.

Cruise said that during the testing, it will check the vehicles' performance against the company's "rigorous" safety and autonomous vehicle performance requirements.

10. US seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked - Friday, May 3, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Federal highway safety investigators want Tesla to tell them how and why it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles equipped with the company's Autopilot partially automated driving system.

11. Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads - Friday, April 26, 2024

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board.

A quarter-mile ahead, the truck's sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, moved into the unobstructed lane and rumbled past the obstacles.

12. Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot - Friday, April 26, 2024

SEATTLE (AP) — A Tesla that may have been operating on the company's Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road.

13. Tesla's first-quarter net income tumbles 55% as falling global sales and price cuts reduce profits - Friday, April 19, 2024

Tesla's first-quarter net income plummeted 55% as falling global sales and price cuts sliced into the electric vehicle maker's revenue and profit margins.

The Austin, Texas, company said it made $1.13 billion from January through March compared with $2.51 billion in the same period a year ago.

14. Biden cajoles Netanyahu with tough talk, humanitarian concerns but Israeli PM remains dug in - Friday, March 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, warning he's "hurting Israel" and speaking candidly about "come to Jesus" conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

15. So many sanctions on Russia. How much impact do they really have? - Friday, February 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — So many sanctions. Once again, the United States, United Kingdom and European Union are hitting Russia with a new wave of sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. This time, they come in response to the death of noted Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic penal colony last week.

16. Biden administration looks to expand student loan forgiveness to those facing 'hardship' - Friday, February 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who are struggling to repay federal student loans because of financial hardship could get some of their debt canceled under President Joe Biden's latest proposal for widespread loan forgiveness.

17. An unlikely challenger to Putin brings a rare show of defiance, creating a dilemma for the Kremlin - Friday, January 26, 2024

They have lined up by the thousands across Russia in recent days, standing in the bitter cold for a chance to sign petitions to support an unlikely challenger to President Vladimir Putin.

Boris Nadezhdin has become a dilemma for the Kremlin as he seeks to run in the March 17 presidential election. The question now is whether Russian authorities will allow him on the ballot.

18. Biden: U.S. Steel sale to Japanese company warrants 'serious scrutiny' - Friday, December 22, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden believes "serious scrutiny" is warranted for the planned acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel, the White House said Thursday after days of silence on a transaction that has drawn alarm from the steelworkers union.

19. Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that might not work - Friday, December 15, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla's recall of more than 2 million of its electric vehicles — an effort to have drivers who use its Autopilot system pay closer attention to the road — relies on technology that research shows may not work as intended.

20. Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14B by Nippon Steel - Friday, December 15, 2023

U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation's industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion.

The transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt. The combined company will be among the top three steel-producing companies in the world, according to 2022 figures from the World Steel Association.

21. Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot - Friday, December 8, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when using Autopilot.

22. Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new generation of Ivy League presidents - Friday, December 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The university presidents called before a congressional hearing on antisemitism last week had more in common than strife on their campuses: The leaders of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard and MIT were all women who were relatively new in their positions.

23. Harvard president apologizes for remarks on antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn's president - Friday, December 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University's president apologized as pressure mounted for the University of Pennsylvania's president to resign over their testimony at a congressional hearing on antisemitism that critics from the White House on down say failed to show that they would stand up to antisemitism on campus.

24. Ivy League presidents reckon with swift backlash to remarks on campus antisemitism - Friday, December 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing heavy criticism, the University of Pennsylvania's president walked back some of her remarks given earlier this week at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, saying she should have gone further to condemn hate against Jewish students.

25. Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus - Friday, December 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Tuesday that they were taking steps to combat antisemitism on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, including increasing security and providing additional counseling and mental health support.

26. Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds - Friday, December 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic, with declines in test scores so widespread that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharply, a new study finds.

27. Grand Canyon, nation's largest Christian university, says it's appealing 'ridiculous' federal fine - Friday, November 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's largest Christian university says it's fighting a $37.7 million fine brought by the federal government over allegations that it lied to students about the cost of its programs.

28. A record Russian budget will boost defense spending, shoring up Putin's support ahead of election - Friday, November 10, 2023

LONDON (AP) — Russia's State Duma took a step forward Wednesday towards approving its biggest-ever federal budget which will increase spending by around 25% in 2024, with record amounts going on defense.

29. Many parents don't know when kids are behind in school. Are report cards telling enough? - Friday, November 10, 2023

Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe their child is performing at grade level despite standardized tests showing far fewer students are on track, according to a poll released Wednesday by Gallup and the nonprofit Learning Heroes.

30. Bass, Berry & Sims adds 3 in Nashville - Friday, November 17, 2023

Three attorneys have joined Bass, Berry & Sims in Nashville, Jennifer McLellan as counsel along with associates William Abramson and Justin Hay.

McLellan advises clients on complex and strategic business transactions, with an emphasis on cross-border and domestic mergers, acquisitions and dispositions. She represents public and private companies in a number of industries, including the health care, technology and financial services industries.

31. International students have returned to US colleges, fueled by a surge from India - Friday, November 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from India, according to a study released Monday.

32. Biden administration says colleges must fight 'alarming rise' in antisemitism, Islamophobia - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an "alarming rise" in threats and harassment.

33. China supported sanctions on North Korea's nuclear program. It's also behind their failure - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese middlemen launder the proceeds of North Korean hackers' cyber heists while Chinese ships deliver sanctioned North Korean goods to Chinese ports.

Chinese companies help North Koreans workers — from cheap laborers to well-paid IT specialists — find work abroad. A Beijing art gallery even boasts of North Korean artists working 12-hour days in its heavily surveilled compound, churning out paintings of idyllic visions of life under communism that each sell for thousands of dollars.

34. Black Friday shopping could look different this year - Friday, November 3, 2023

Retailers thrive on tantalizing shoppers ahead of the post-Thanksgiving event, keeping them guessing about how exactly the experience will unfold. But economic conditions, past sales and other factors can provide clues about what’s to come.

35. Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The country's largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs.

36. Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief plan that would target specific groups of borrowers — those with soaring interest, for example — rather than a sweeping plan like the one the Supreme Court rejected in June.

37. Biden didn't make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price - Friday, October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — From its first months in office, the Biden administration made a distinctive decision on its Middle East policy: It would deprioritize a half-century of high-profile efforts by past U.S. presidents, particularly Democratic ones, to broker a broad and lasting peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.

38. Biden's second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan's details - Friday, October 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's second attempt at student loan cancellation began moving forward Tuesday with a round of hearings to negotiate the details of a new plan.

In a process known as negotiated rulemaking, 14 people chosen by the Biden administration are meeting for the first of three hearings on student loan relief. Their goal is to guide the Education Department toward a proposal after the Supreme Court rejected Biden's first plan in June.

39. Future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the US autoworkers strike - Friday, October 6, 2023

WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don't think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs — at least not in the near future.

40. Schools' pandemic spending boosted tech companies. Did it help US students? - Friday, October 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As soon as the federal pandemic relief started arriving at America's schools, so did the relentless calls.

Tech companies by the dozens wanted a chance to prove their software was what schools needed. Best of all, they often added, it wouldn't take a dime from district budgets: Schools could use their new federal money.

41. Poll: Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum seeing less tolerance for those on the right, according to a new poll.

42. Colleges should step up their diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, the government says - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking America's colleges to renew their efforts to make campuses more racially diverse, urging schools to boost scholarships and minority recruiting and to give "meaningful consideration" to the adversity students face because of their race or finances.

43. New rule will cut federal money to college programs that leave grads with high debt, low pay - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — College programs that consistently leave graduates with low pay or unaffordable loans will lose access to federal money under a new rule being finalized by the Biden administration. The policy applies mostly to for-profit colleges, along with certificate programs at traditional universities.

44. More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded US program - Friday, September 22, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of additional students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

45. This isn't what I ordered: Lawsuits accuse Burger King, others of ads that misrepresent their foods - Friday, September 1, 2023

Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life. But some consumers say those mouthwatering ads can cross the line into deception, and that's leading to a growing number of lawsuits.

46. The 122-year-old US Steel is reviewing "numerous" buyout offers - Friday, August 25, 2023

After receiving two buyout offers in the past month, U.S. Steel Tuesday that it is in the process of reviewing multiple offers for the storied company and symbol of American industrialization.

U.S. Steel rejected a $7.3 billion buyout proposal from rival Cleveland-Cliffs two weeks ago, and that offer was followed by $7.8 billion bid from the industrial conglomerate Esmark. Shares of the Pittsburgh steelmaker soared more than 30% on speculation that a deal was imminent.

47. American industrial icon US Steel is on the verge of being absorbed as industry consolidates further - Friday, August 11, 2023

With two bidders revealed in a matter of days and more in the wings, United States Steel Corp. — a symbol of American industrialization that for more than a century helped build everything from the United Nations building in New York City to the New Orleans Superdome — appears be on the cusp of being absorbed.

48. Don't expect quick fixes in 'red-teaming' of AI models. Security was an afterthought - Friday, August 11, 2023

BOSTON (AP) — White House officials concerned by AI chatbots' potential for societal harm and the Silicon Valley powerhouses rushing them to market are heavily invested in a three-day competition ending Sunday at the DefCon hacker convention in Las Vegas.

49. EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment - Friday, August 11, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

50. Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to 'ChatGPT-proof' assignments - Friday, August 11, 2023

When philosophy professor Darren Hick came across another case of cheating in his classroom at Furman University last semester, he posted an update to his followers on social media: "Aaaaand, I've caught my second ChatGPT plagiarist."

51. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel - Friday, August 11, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine.

52. A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle? - Friday, July 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration calls it a "student loan safety net." Opponents call it a backdoor attempt to make college free. And it could be the next battleground in the legal fight over student loan relief.

53. Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 - Friday, July 21, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday.

54. Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve - Friday, July 14, 2023

In March 2020, an experiment in science philanthropy was hatched in the span of a five-minute call.

Patrick Collison, the now 34-year-old billionaire CEO of the online payments company Stripe, and economist Tyler Cowen were chewing over a shared concern: Scientific progress seemed to be slowing down. As the first pandemic lockdowns went into effect, researchers were in a holding pattern, waiting to hear if they could redirect their federal grants to COVID-related work. Collison and Cowen worried that the National Institutes of Health wasn't moving quickly enough, so they launched Fast Grants to get emergency research dollars to virologists, coronavirus experts, and other scientists rapidly.

55. Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic, streaming revolution - Friday, July 14, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — To get a sense of just how much animosity is flying around Hollywood these days, watch how Ron Perlman responded to a report that the studios aimed to prolong a strike long enough for writers to lose their homes.

56. A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle? - Friday, July 14, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration calls it a "student loan safety net." Opponents call it a backdoor attempt to make college free. And it could be the next battleground in the legal fight over student loan relief.

57. A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle? - Friday, July 7, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration calls it a "student loan safety net." Opponents call it a backdoor attempt to make college free. And it could be the next battleground in the legal fight over student loan relief.

58. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill will headline Global Citizen Festival to fight inequality - Friday, July 7, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year's Global Citizen Festival as the anti-poverty nonprofit looks to focus attention on increasing inequality for girls and young women around the world.

59. Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scrutiny - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The next big fight over college admissions already has taken hold, and it centers on a different kind of minority group that gets a boost: children of alumni.

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that strikes down affirmative action in admissions, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences — the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. Long seen as a perk for the white and wealthy, opponents say it's no longer defensible in a world with no counterbalance in affirmative action.

60. Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.

61. In student loan and affirmative action rulings, advocates fear losses for racial equality - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she benefited from a program that gave preference to students of color from economically disadvantaged backgrounds when she was admitted over a decade ago to the University of Rochester.

62. Student loan payments start again soon. Supreme Court's ruling means higher bills for many - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance. That doesn't factor in her student loans, which have been on hold since the start of the pandemic and are estimated to cost $300 a month. The pause in repayment has been a lifeline keeping the 25-year-old afloat.

63. Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity.

64. As Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As an alternative to affirmative action, colleges from California to Florida already have tried a range of strategies to achieve the diversity they say is essential to their campuses. Many have given greater preference to low-income families. Others started admitting top students from every community in their state.

65. In affirmative action and student loan cases, advocates fear losses for racial equality - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she benefited from a program that gave preference to students of color from economically disadvantaged backgrounds when she was admitted over a decade ago to the University of Rochester.

66. Still hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other sectors an opening - Friday, June 23, 2023

For the thousands of workers who'd never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta came as a shock.

Now they are being courted by long-established employers whose names aren't typically synonymous with tech work, including hotel chains, retailers, investment firms, railroad companies and even the Internal Revenue Service.

67. Math and reading scores for American 13-year-olds plunge to lowest levels in decades - Friday, June 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Math and reading scores among America's 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded, according to the results of a federal test known as the nation's report card.

68. Biden is ready to fete India's leader, looking past Modi's human rights record, Russia ties - Friday, June 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is, on many counts, a curious choice for President Joe Biden to honor with a state visit.

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine 16 months ago, India has boosted its economy by purchasing increasing quantities of cheap Russian oil.

69. The pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets? - Friday, June 2, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance. That doesn't factor in her student loans, which have been on hold since the start of the pandemic and are estimated to cost $300 a month. The pause in repayment has been a lifeline keeping the 25-year-old afloat.

70. Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto - Friday, June 2, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an expected veto.

The vote was 52-46, with support from Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana as well as Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent. The resolution was approved last week by the GOP-controlled House by a 218-203 vote.

71. As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals - Friday, May 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As an alternative to affirmative action, colleges from California to Florida have tried a range of strategies to achieve the diversity they say is essential to their campuses. Many have given greater preference to low-income families. Others started admitting top students from every community in their state.

72. Most in US say don't ban race in college admissions, its role should be small: AP-NORC poll - Friday, May 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S. adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students' race should ultimately play a major role in decisions, according to a new poll.

73. House GOP passes resolution overturning student loan cancellation; Biden vows veto - Friday, May 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed a resolution on Wednesday that would overturn President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan, but the White House has vowed to veto it and the plan remains on hold as the Supreme Court considers its fate.

74. 'Waste of time': Community college transfers derail students - Friday, April 28, 2023

First came the good news. After taking classes at a community college, Ricki Korba was admitted to California State University, Bakersfield, as a transfer student. But when she logged on to her student account, she got a gut punch: Most of her previous classes wouldn't count.

75. Biden's student loan help would be 'annihilated' by GOP bill - Friday, April 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's student loan agenda would be all but obliterated by the U.S. debt legislation passed by House Republicans, dooming his mass cancellation s, scrapping a more generous loan repayment option and permanently barring future regulation around student debt.

76. While some students skip college, trade programs are booming - Friday, April 14, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — It's almost 4 p.m. at the Nashville branch of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, and the students in the auto collision repair night class are just starting their school day.

77. US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions - Friday, April 7, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday by the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases — for example, to ensure fairness.

78. US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions - Friday, April 7, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases — for example, to ensure fairness.

79. Covenant shooting highlights security at private schools - Friday, March 24, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — An alarm blared and lights flashed as a heavily armed assailant stalked the hallways of The Covenant School.

Surveillance footage of the shooting Monday at the private Christian school in Nashville showed many familiar security measures, including the double set of locked glass doors the killer shot their way through before fatally shooting three children and three school employees.

80. How a warrant for Putin puts new spin on Xi visit to Russia - Friday, March 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping's plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week highlighted China's aspirations for a greater role on the world stage. But they also revealed the perils of global diplomacy: Hours after Friday's announcement of the trip, an international arrest warrant was issued for Putin on war crimes charges, taking at least some wind out of the sails of China's big reveal.

81. Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college - Friday, March 10, 2023

JACKSON (AP) — When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree. He was a good student at a good high school. He wanted to be an actor, or maybe a teacher. Growing up, he believed college was the only route to a good job, stability and a happy life.

82. SoFi Bank sues to block Biden's student loan payment pause - Friday, March 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A private bank is trying to force the Biden administration to end its pause on federal student loan payments, arguing the moratorium has no legal basis and has cost the bank, known for its refinancing business, millions of dollars in profits.

83. White House cybersecurity strategy stresses software safety - Friday, March 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — An ambitious and wide-ranging White House cybersecurity plan released Thursday calls for bolstering protections on critical sectors and making software companies legally liable when their products don't meet basic standards. The strategy document promises to use "all instruments of national power" to pre-empt cyberattacks.

84. As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect - Friday, February 24, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Niara Thompson couldn't shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation. As she listened from the audience Tuesday, it all felt academic. There was a long discussion on the nuances of certain words. Justices asked lawyers to explore hypothetical scenarios.

85. Biden shores up Western allies as Putin digs in on Ukraine - Friday, February 24, 2023

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden closed out his wartime visit to Europe on Wednesday, working to shore up partnerships with allies on NATO's perilous eastern flank — even as Russia's Vladimir Putin was drawing closer to China for help as his invasion of Ukraine neared the one-year mark.

86. In test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms - Friday, February 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A stroke left Heather Rendulic with little use of her left hand and arm, putting certain everyday tasks like tying shoes or cutting foods out of reach.

"I live one-handed in a two-handed world and you don't realize how many things you need two hands for until you only have one good one," the Pittsburgh woman told The Associated Press.

87. Black history class revised by College Board after criticism - Friday, January 27, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies downplays some components that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had threatened to ban the class in his state.

88. Feds propose 'student loan safety net' alongside forgiveness - Friday, January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms.

89. Feds reviewing Musk tweet about disabling driver monitoring - Friday, January 6, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a "Full Self-Driving" system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S. safety regulators.

90. US News to change ranking system after law schools' boycott - Friday, December 30, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. News & World Report will change how its rankings of law schools are calculated in response to a boycott by a number of top programs.

The magazine's changes in methodology, announced Monday in a letter to law school deans, include an increased weight on outcomes for students such as bar exam passage and employment, and a reduced weight on assessment surveys from academics, lawyers and judges. The rankings will also give increased weight to school-funded fellowships, many of which steer students toward careers in public service.

91. Move on from COVID? Child care disruptions continue - Friday, December 30, 2022

Forty-seven. That's how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards' 3-year-old son has missed in the past year.

92. Ukraine stalemate sets stage for possible winter escalation - Friday, December 16, 2022

With the war in Ukraine grinding through its 10th month, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition, which could set the stage for a new round of escalation.

Many observers see the current deadlock as beneficial to Ukraine, allowing it to receive more state-of-the-art weapons from the West and prepare for new counteroffensives. In Russia, there is a growing sense of desperation among hard-liners about what they see as President Vladimir Putin's hesitancy and lack of a clear strategy.

93. Biden admin to ask high court to take up student debt plan - Friday, November 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate the president's student debt cancellation plan, according to a Thursday legal filing warning that Americans will face financial strain if the plan remains stalled in court when loan payments are scheduled to restart in January.

94. Where's Putin? Leader leaves bad news on Ukraine to others - Friday, November 18, 2022

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Russia's top military brass announced in a televised appearance that they were pulling troops out of the key city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, one man missing from the room was President Vladimir Putin.

95. Biden facing pressure to extend student loan payment pause - Friday, November 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days and weeks before the midterm election, President Joe Biden trumpeted his plan to cancel billions in student loans as he rallied young people to support Democrats.

But now the entire initiative is in jeopardy because of legal challenges that could ensure no one receives a dollar of debt relief. The debacle is swiftly becoming a headache for the administration instead of an example of how the president keeps his promises to voters.

96. 'Too hyperbolic'? School board parental rights push falters - Friday, November 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative groups that sought to get hundreds of "parents' rights" activists elected to local school boards largely fell short in last week's midterm elections, notching notable wins in some Republican strongholds but failing to gain a groundswell of support among moderate voters.

97. Top Biden envoy pushes back on criticism of Iran strategy - Friday, October 28, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Biden administration official on Monday pushed back against growing criticism from Iranian American activists who are calling on the White House to abandon its efforts to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal.

98. Biden admin relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness - Friday, October 28, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving forward with an overhaul of several student debt forgiveness programs, aiming to make it easier for borrowers to get relief if they are duped by their colleges or if they put in a decade of work as public servants.

99. Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US - Friday, October 21, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis.

100. Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets. - Friday, October 21, 2022

BOSTON (AP) — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter's Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year.

Kargbo, a caregiver for hospice patients, didn't want to risk them getting COVID-19. And extending pandemic school closures through the spring of 2021 is what many in her community said was best to keep kids and adults safe.