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US sees third measles-related death amid outbreaks

A second school-age child who was hospitalized with measles is the third measles-related death in the U.S. since the virus started ripping through West Texas in late January. The child died Thursday, according to state health officials. The child was 8 years old, according to a statement from ...

Judge moves legal case of detained Tufts student to Vermont

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Friday moved the case of a detained Tufts University doctoral student to Vermont, where the Turkish national was briefly held before being moved to an immigration detention facility in Louisiana. Rumeysa ...

Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died. He was 94. Archbishop of Washington Robert McElroy ...

Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his tariff threats this week by declaring a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on ...

Trump says he supports proxy voting for new parents in Congress

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a proposal that would allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy, rather than in person. Trump's position, articulated to reporters on Air Force One on Thursday, put him at odds with ...