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Texas court hearing on Walmart mass shooting sets stage for plea to avoid the death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart in 2019 is expected to accept a plea deal to avoid the ...
Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons
Starting May 12, store employees will be required to wear a solid black shirt and khaki, black or blue denim bottoms.
Judge says labor unions’ lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department systems can move forward
A federal judge says he won’t dismiss a lawsuit from labor unions seeking to block Elon Musk’s team from accessing systems at ...
U.S. small manufacturers hope to benefit from tariffs, but some worry about uncertainty
The Trump administration has called U.S. manufacturing an “economic and national security” priority and says tariffs will ...
A look at ER boarding in the US from the AP and Side Effects Public Media
Long ER waits in the U.S. are common, especially for older patients. Some wait for many hours or even days before they get a ...
As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared
An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 ...
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DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads “DOGE ...
Land mines remain a deadly threat in Syria, even after civil war’s end
Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them ...