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Boston celebrates 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK as advocates urge continued fight against injustice

Boston celebrates 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK as advocates urge continued fight against injustice

BOSTON (AP) — As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff says Trump's 'chaos and uncertainty' hurts the economy

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff says Trump's 'chaos and uncertainty' hurts the economy

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Democratic Sen.
'Like time stopped': memorial mass in Montreal pays tribute to Pope Francis

'Like time stopped': memorial mass in Montreal pays tribute to Pope Francis

MONTREAL — Hours after waking to watch Pope Francis being laid to rest, several dozen faithful paid a final tribute to the late pontiff at a memorial mass at Montreal's Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral on Saturday.
US judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

US judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge in west Texas joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act. U.S.
Only about half of Republicans say Trump has focused on the right priorities, AP-NORC poll finds

Only about half of Republicans say Trump has focused on the right priorities, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans do not agree with President Trump’s aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, a new poll finds, and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that his attention has been in the right place.
3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies

3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies

MIAMI (AP) — A few dozen women gathered at a posh Miami brewery on a recent evening to listen to U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart outline the Republican plans to retain their slim House majority in next year's elections.
Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners attending Pope Francis's funeral

Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners attending Pope Francis's funeral

Canadians scattered among the tens of thousands in and around St. Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Francis described the ceremony as profoundly beautiful. While dignitaries such as Gov.-Gen.

Few think Trump has had the right priorities so far, and many Republicans are ambivalent, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Few think Trump has had the right priorities so far, and many Republicans are ambivalent, an AP-NORC poll finds. The Associated Press
Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia

Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kseniia Petrova never imagined she would face significant immigration issues, but it has been 68 days since she was detained at the Boston airport while traveling with undeclared frog embryo samples.
Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Coal-fired power plants, long an increasingly money-losing proposition in the U.S.