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Biden is marking the 15th anniversary of landmark pay equity law with steps to help federal workers

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Jan 29, 2024 8:23 am - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is marking Monday's 15th anniversary of a landmark federal pay equity law with new action to help close gaps in pay for federal empl...
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON
Jan 29, 2024 8:00 am - ANGOLA, La. — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-s...
There's a wave of new bills to define antisemitism. In these 3 states, they could become law

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Jan 29, 2024 7:57 am - Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into...
Inflation has slowed. Now the Federal Reserve faces expectations for rate cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jan 29, 2024 7:52 am - WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell will enter this week's Federal Reserve meeting in a much more desirable position than he likely ever expected: Inflation is getting close...
What is UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza that Israel accuses of militant links?

By JOSEPH KRAUSS
Jan 29, 2024 7:50 am - Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of a United Nations agency were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack have led the United States and several other countries to cut off ...
Biden: Three Americans killed, 'many' wounded in drone attack by Iran-backed militia in Jordan

BY ZEKE MILLER
Jan 28, 2024 10:52 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three American service members were killed and “many” were wounded in a drone strike in Jordan, President Joe Biden said in a statement Sunday. He attrib...
China's top diplomat at meeting with US official urges Washington not to support Taiwan independence

Jan 27, 2024 9:20 am - BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan that Washington should stand by a commitment not to support independence...
Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing Max 9 jetliners again for the first time Friday

Associated Press
Jan 27, 2024 9:18 am - Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline's p...
A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Ending it could help Congress expand the child tax credit

By KEVIN FREKING and FATIMA HUSSEIN
Jan 27, 2024 9:17 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a star...
Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Jan 26, 2024 9:37 am - NEW YORK — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by ca...

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