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Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he's their top threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — When he first ran for office, Donald Trump appeared to be a new kind of Republican when it came to gay rights. Years earlier, he overturned the rules of his own Miss Univer...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Midea recalling 1.7 million of its popular air conditioners due to mold concern

Midea is voluntarily recalling about 1.7 million of its popular U and U+ Smart air conditioners because pooled water in the units may not drain fast enough, leading to mold growth. The news ...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases

The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles this week — but only four of them in Texas — while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Michigan have officially ended. There are 1,168 confirmed meas...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump's election overhaul executive order

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic state attorneys general and government lawyers argued Friday over the implications of President Donald Trump's proposed overhaul of U.S. elections and whether the ch...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Michaels completes acquisition of Joann's intellectual property and fan-favorite labels

NEW YORK (AP) — Craft labels from the now-shuttered fabrics seller Joann are making their way to a new home: Michaels. The Michaels Companies announced on Thursday that it had completed its ...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collap...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the Int...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign students

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University. Trump’s p...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Walmart's army of bakery decorators take the cake when it comes to hourly store pay

NEW YORK (AP) — Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, a worker puts the finishing touches on a cake with an edible ink Sponge Bob on top. A colleague creates a buttercream rosette border for...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

How Trump’s pick for surgeon general uses her big online following to make money

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation’s medical, health and food systems are corrupted by special interests...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A Sikh Captain America and other stories: Takeaways from AP's report about faith themes in comics

Representation of many of the world’s faiths and spiritual traditions has been minimal to nonexistent in the mainstream comics universe. Even when they are portrayed in comics, their present...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A Sikh Captain America? Why religious diversity matters in the comics universe

“Captain America doesn’t wear a beard and a turban, and he’s white.” Vishavjit Singh looked at the boy who uttered those words, and then he looked at himself — a skinny, bespectacled, turban...

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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