Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The check won't arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The...
Iran talks resume amid growing hopes of a resolution
VIENNA — World powers were meeting Wednesday for new round of high-level talks on bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with...
Explainer: What does new criminal inquiry mean for Trump?
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is facing a one-two punch of criminal investigations in New York, with the state attorney general’s office saying its...
House to vote on independent panel to probe Jan. 6 attack
<p>WASHINGTON — The House is poised to vote on a 9/11-style commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a first...
Kansas House member pleads not guilty in incident at school
<p>A Kansas House member who was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-michael-brown-arrests-education-government-and-politics-93ca613c25939d062b7d4cc9f2114aaa">arrested </a> after videos began circulating online of him arguing with teenage students and pushing one of...
Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
<p>WASHINGTON — Roughly a sixth of the planet’s land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas, according to a United Nations...
EU Parliament votes to take down illegal sports streaming
BRUSSELS — European legislators adopted a proposal Wednesday to combat online piracy of live sporting events that includes the option to block illegal broadcasts...
Lawyers ask that ex-NC Rep. Lewis receive no prison time
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A longtime North Carolina state lawmaker should not receive active prison time for his guilty plea to charges involving his scheme...
Lebanese acting FM steps down over remarks on Gulf Arabs, IS
<p>BEIRUT — Lebanon’s acting foreign minister stepped down on Wednesday amid a diplomatic row with Gulf Arab countries after he suggested in a TV...
Convictions in baby’s death tossed; couple freed from prison
<p>COLUMBUS, Ga. — Ashley and Albert Debelbot were sitting in the same courtroom where, more than a decade earlier, they were convicted of murdering...