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'It's hard to focus': Schools say American kids are hungry

PHOENIX (AP) — When students don’t have enough to eat, it can affect their ability to learn and perform up to their ability. Schools typically are places where kids can count on access to meals, but there is growing concern…

Standard time giving way to daylight saving in most of US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standard time comes to an end in most parts of the United States this weekend. You’ll lose an hour of sleep for one night but gain more daylight in the evening in the months ahead. The transition…

House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19. The 419-0 vote Friday was a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic.…

Yeti recalls 1.9 million coolers and cases for magnet hazard

U.S. product regulators said Thursday that Yeti has recalled 1.9 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come detached from them, posing a risk of serious injury or death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said consumers should immediately stop…

Visa, Mastercard pause decision to track gun shop purchases

NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard paused their decision to start categorizing purchases at gun shops, a significant win for conservative groups and Second Amendment advocates who felt that tracking gun shop purchases would inadvertently discriminate against legal firearms…

Apology letter found after US citizens killed in Mexico

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible.…

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after tripping and falling at a hotel. Spokesman Doug Andres says the 81-year-old Kentucky Republican was attending a private dinner at a Washington hotel Wednesday when he tripped. Andres…

Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Americans who came of age during the pandemic are skipping college in big numbers. Many have shunned traditional college paths, turning instead to hourly jobs or careers that don’t require a degree. Still others feel locked…

Minnesota governor protects rights to gender affirming care

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to receive gender affirming health care, as he slammed the tide of other states rolling back…