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Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024 BY DAVID A. LIEB Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 …

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, but President Biden’s results negative so far WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for …

Americans have long wanted the perfect endless summer. Jimmy Buffett offered them one BY TED ANTHONY It seemed wistfully appropriate, somehow, that news of Jimmy Buffett’s death emerged …

Biden tells Idalia’s Florida victims ‘your nation has your back.’ DeSantis rejects meeting with him LIVE OAK, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday …

States and families wrestle over compassion in transgender youth care bans in Tennessee, Kentucky BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI AND GEOFF MULVIHILL Questions over which side was being more compassionate …

Hurricane, shooting test DeSantis leadership as he trades the campaign trail for crisis management BY ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE AND JILL COLVIN First a shooting, then a storm. Florida Gov. …

University of North Carolina students rally for gun safety after fatal shooting of faculty member BY HANNAH SCHOENBAUM CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A shooting that left …

Idalia predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane with ‘catastrophic’ storm surge BY DANIEL KOZIN CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist killings in Jacksonville BY STEVE PEOPLES AND BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis scoffed when the …

This Week in Business: Job openings, Chewy earnings, August jobs report NOW HIRING The Labor Department on Tuesday issues its July job opening and labor …

FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference, May 9, 2023, in Miami. On Saturday, Aug. 26, DeSantis declared a state of …

In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on LGBTQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target BY HANNAH FINGERHUT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of Iowa’s largest cities …

GOP support for gun restrictions slips a year after Congress passed firearms law BY COLLEEN LONG AND LINLEY SANDERS WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican support for gun restrictions is …

Bans on diverse board books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say BY ANNIE MA When Wes Brown sought out children’s books for …

Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony WASHINGTON (AP) — A witness in the criminal case against Donald Trump over the …

FILE – The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The new …

A Republican lawsuit threatens a Biden immigration policy thousands have used to come to the US BY REBECCA SANTANA AND GISELA SALOMON WASHINGTON (AP) — Valerie Laveus remembers …

Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics BY DAVID A. LIEB AND KAVISH HARJAI Joplin officials say they have big plans …

Trump’s 2024 GOP rivals converge on Atlanta just days after his latest indictment BY BILL BARROW ATLANTA (AP) — Several Republican White House hopefuls are set …

FILE – Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 26, …