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BOSTON -- Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps. Now, thanks to one of th…
by STEVE LeBLANC The Associated Press May 28, 2023WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an "agreement in principle" late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit fe…
by Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports May 28, 2023AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' GOP-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of pub…
by ACACIA CORONADO, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG The Associated Press May 28, 2023NEW YORK -- A national Black Lives Matter nonprofit, whose philanthropic fortunes grew almost overnight during historic racial justice protests three years ago…
by AARON MORRISON The Associated Press May 28, 2023NEW YORK -- Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sac…
by BOBBY CAINA CALVAN The Associated Press May 28, 2023NORFOLK, Va. -- Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation's fallen service members, but it's come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a…
by BEN FINLEY The Associated Press May 28, 2023When Cindy Campos' 5-year-old son got home from school, he eagerly pulled from his bag a book he'd been given at school. He wanted to read it right away.
by Daniel Wu The Washington Post May 28, 2023If the Treasury Department intends to miss a scheduled payment to bondholders, financial institutions would find out on a call the night before from representa…
by DAVID J. LYNCH The Washington Post May 28, 2023The Texas House of Representatives Wednesday gave final approval to a bill to allow uncertified chaplains in public schools, including to replace professional …
by Michelle Boorstein The Washington Post May 28, 2023Texas' GOP-led House of Representatives launched historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday as Donald Trump defended the …
by The Associated Press May 27, 2023President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government's debt ceiling crisis seemed "very close" late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastr…
by LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM, KEVIN FREKING AND FATIMA HUSSEIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 27, 2023A key index of U.S. prices ticked higher in April, and consumer spending rebounded, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy remain high.
by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 27, 2023Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday urged his supporters to protest at the state Capitol when Republicans in the House of Representatives take up histo…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports May 27, 2023The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few …
by DAVID KOENIG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 27, 2023The family of an unarmed 11-year-old Black boy in Mississippi are calling for the officer who shot him last weekend to be fired.
by TIMOTHY BELLA THE WASHINGTON POST May 27, 2023