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Biden's student loan work gets tepid reviews — even among those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds 06/11/2024 05:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigns for reelection, President Joe Biden frequently touts his work on student debt, pointing to the millions of people who received cancellation under his watch. Yet relatively few Americans say they're fans of his work on the issue, even among those who have student l Dutch king and queen get a red-carpet welcome in Georgia, and a chance to show off their dance moves 06/11/2024 05:51pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The king and queen of the Netherlands on Tuesday received a red-carpet welcome from Savannah's mayor, chatted with crane operators on the dock of one of America's busiest seaports and danced onstage with students from Georgia's oldest historically Black college. King Willem-Al Older worker accuses defense contractor of discriminating by seeking recent college grads 06/11/2024 05:43pm • BOSTON (AP) — A major defense contractor was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston accuses RTX Corporation of posting ads that target younger workers at the expense of their older peers in violation of th While rookie WR Malik Nabers impresses, QB Daniel Jones expects to be ready for training camp 06/11/2024 05:41pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Over the past month, New York Giants' first-round draft pick Malik Nabers has shown he may be ready to do big things in the NFL. The wide receiver from LSU who was the sixth pick overall has wowed teammates and coaches at organized team activities with his speed, explo 'We're changing the stereotypes': Girls flag football kicks off across Montgomery Co.  06/11/2024 05:16pm • For high school girls in Montgomery County, Maryland, this fall, the list of extracurricular activity options has grown — by 120 yards and straight through traditional gender boundaries — as all 25 high schools in the county are now set to offer girls flag football. On Monday, hundreds of Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky hospitalized in his wife's native country of Brazil after stroke 06/11/2024 05:11pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Linguist, activist and social critic Noam Chomsky is hospitalized in his wife's native country of Brazil recovering from a massive stroke he had a year ago, she confirmed Tuesday. Valeria Chomsky said via email that her 95-year-old husband is in a Sao Paulo hospital, where sh Mentally ill man charged in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting can be forcibly medicated 06/11/2024 04:56pm • DENVER (AP) — A mentally ill man charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 because it offered abortion services can be forcibly medicated, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruling upheld an order issued by Rising costs for youth sports represents a challenge for families in keeping children active 06/11/2024 04:36pm • The costs keep adding up — league fees, gear, travel — when it comes to youth sports in North America. It's a longtime issue exacerbated by inflation and hardly confined to the United States. The expense of playing youth hockey is one of the primary reasons cited by parents and others when discu Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA 06/11/2024 04:30pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections, boosted by the outcry following mass shootings at schools and other public places, in addition to the nation's daily gun violence. Now, gun control advocates and many Democrats see additi Palestinian players continue push for World Cup qualification amid war back home 06/11/2024 04:10pm • PERTH, Australia (AP) — Mohammed Rashid once worked as a forklift driver in a Chicago warehouse. Fast forward to these grim times and Rashid, along with his Palestinian soccer teammates, carry a heavier weight knowing success on the field offers a little respite from the war raging in Gaza. Amid t 'The Boys,' Amazon's hit superhero satire show, will end with Season 5 06/11/2024 02:40pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Boys,” Amazon Prime Video’s epic superhero satire series, will end with its fifth season. The show’s creator and showrunner Eric Kripke announced “the end has begun” while promoting the series’ fourth season, which premieres Thursday on Prime Video. “Season College World Series might offer glimpse of future with only SEC and ACC teams in the field 06/11/2024 01:50pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The College World Series begins this week and only two conferences will be represented on the game's biggest stage for the first time since the event expanded to eight teams in 1950. The Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference each are sending four teams, the SEC f Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at the College World Series 06/11/2024 01:20pm • A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field. (Capsules in order of CWS opening games. Coaches’ records through super regionals): Virginia (46-15) Coach: Brian O’Connor (885-368-2 in 21 years at Virginia and overall). Road to Omaha: Book Review: 'Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ tells a tale of modern love and success 06/11/2024 12:33pm • The cover art and title of “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” don’t quite convey the wild ride readers who crack open this new fiction from Rufi Thorpe will take. There’s a reason Apple TV optioned it as a series starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning before it was even published. This is a who NFL's dedication to expanding flag football starts at the top with Commissioner Roger Goodell 06/11/2024 12:29pm • The NFL’s dedication to expanding flag football starts at the top. Commissioner Roger Goodell has been fully invested in growing the non-contact version of the most popular sport in the United States. Flag football introduces more people, including folks around the world, to the NFL so it’s a wi