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Explainer: Why are many Hispanic surnames formed from 2 names and how does that work in the US? 02/07/2026 12:04am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What's in a surname? For many people from Spain and Latin America, it's about who your father is and who your mother is. The tradition of using two surnames helps clearly identify familial relationships in much of the Spanish-speaking world. But in the United States, havin Virginia Democrats share proposed US House map despite court ruling against redistricting push 02/05/2026 09:58pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats unveiled a proposed U.S. House map Thursday that aims to give their party four more seats in the latest effort to fight President Donald Trump’s redistricting push, even as an ongoing legal challenge makes use of that map for the midterm elections far from Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts 02/05/2026 06:15pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question as part of its practice test of the 2030 census, raising questions about whether the Trump administration might try to make a significant change to the once-a-decade headcount that failed during the Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help 02/05/2026 10:17am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sandra Mosqueda watched with an amused smile as her 2-year-old son, Atreus, began sweeping the floor with a miniature mop. Atreus is part of the inaugural class of infants and toddlers receiving free preschool in a citywide program in San Antonio, Texas. It's something his mothe Renters use 'rent now, pay later' services to manage monthly payments, but fees raise concerns 02/04/2026 06:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Rent can eat up an entire paycheck at the start of the month, so a growing number of renters are turning to a financial product that promises relief by letting them split the bill — for a price. So-called “rent now, pay later” services have emerged over the past few years as Fans race to learn Spanish before Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 02/04/2026 01:37pm • Bad Bunny is expected to perform the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday entirely in Spanish — which has inspired fans to quickly learn the language. In October, the Puerto Rican singer — born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — kicked off the 51st season of “Saturday Night Live” expressing p Utah Congress members sue to try to block new House districts that boost Democrats' chances 02/03/2026 09:11pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With the deadline to file for reelection a little over a month away, two of Utah's Republican members of Congress are asking a federal court to block the use of new U.S. House districts that could significantly boost Democrats' chances of winning a Salt Lake City area seat in GOP effort to add House seats in Florida through census lawsuit hits a snag 02/03/2026 04:25pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican groups seeking to add U.S. House seats in Florida by challenging the 2020 census suffered a major setback Tuesday as a federal court ruled the lawsuit was filed too late. The suit alleges that the statistical methods used to calculate the census undercounted the state Trump plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18% after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil 02/02/2026 08:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to lower tariffs on goods from India to 18%, from 25%, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil. The move comes after months of Trump pressing India to cut its reliance on cheap Russian crude. Ind Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South 02/02/2026 05:39pm • The Trump administration is eliminating four out of the six locations that had been slated for a practice test to try out new methods for the 2030 census, raising concerns that the U.S. Census Bureau might not learn enough about communities that have been traditionally difficult to count. The test, The Carolinas emerge as new population boom states. Affordability and lifestyle drive growth 01/31/2026 01:24pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Move over Florida and Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in their name. North Carolina last year attracted more new residents, 84,000 people, from other parts of the country than any other state, a title held by Texas in 2024 and Syria's Kurdish-led force and the Damascus government reach a new agreement to stabilize ceasefire 01/30/2026 11:30am • QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new agreement on Friday with the country's central government in Damascus to stabilize a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and to lay out steps toward integrating the two sides. The development is the latest as Syria� Maryland Gov. Wes Moore supports mid-decade Congressional redistricting changes 01/28/2026 04:43am • Maryland’s House of Delegates could vote this week on a bill that would add a ballot question this fall asking voters if new congressional district maps should be used in 2028 and 2030. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testified in support of House Bill 488 Tuesday during a House Rules and Executive Nom Judge finds Virginia Democrats' redistricting resolution illegal; new Maryland map advances 01/27/2026 08:56pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats ran into a setback on Tuesday in Virginia to fight back against President Donald Trump's congressional redistricting efforts, but they took a step forward in Maryland, though obstacles remain for enacting a new congressional map there. A Virginia judge ruled that a p The Latest: Trump wants ‘honest’ investigation into ‘very sad’ killing of Minneapolis protester 01/27/2026 08:27pm • President Donald Trump said Tuesday a “big investigation” was underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. “I want to see the investigation. I’m going to be watching over it, and I want a very honorable and honest investigation. I have to