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Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away 03/26/2024 09:51pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselves would preserve access to care while Republicans would reverse gains made over the past decade a Feds say California's facial hair ban for prison guards amounts to religious discrimination 03/26/2024 07:58pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government is asking a court to halt California's enforcement of a rule requiring prison guards to be clean-shaven, saying it amounts to religious discrimination for Sikhs, Muslims and others who wear beards as an expression of their faith. The civil rights c Cases settled: 2 ex-officials of veterans home where 76 died in the pandemic avoid jail time 03/26/2024 05:21pm • BOSTON (AP) — Two former officials of a veterans home in Massachusetts where at least 76 people died in one of the nation's worst COVID-19 outbreaks in a long-term care facility settled their criminal case Tuesday without having to go to jail. Bennett Walsh, the former superintendent of the Vetera Today in History: March 26, bodies of 39 members of Heavens Gate cult are discovered 03/26/2024 01:12pm • Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 26, the 86th day of 2024. There are 280 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate techno-religious cult who took their own lives were found inside a rented mansion in Rancho Sant Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher 03/26/2024 01:07pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips of his left hand. “It was like seeing myself pitch. That was crazy,” the New York Yankee Today in History: March 24, Exxon Valdez crashes in Alaska, creates massive oil spill 03/24/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, March 24, the 84th day of 2024. There are 282 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ’) ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million ga Yankees' visit to Mexico is a dream come true for many Mexican baseball fans 03/23/2024 05:04pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — For the New York Yankees, their first trip south of the border in more than 50 years probably means nothing beyond two exhibition games, but for many Mexican fans and the host team, Diablos Rojos, the visit of the most popular team in the country is a dream come true. The Yankee Back to school: Handful of coaches in women's NCAA Tournament leading their alma maters 03/23/2024 08:26am • Kellie Harper always knew she wanted to coach college basketball, but never thought it would be at her alma mater Tennessee. That's because she thought Pat Summitt would be there forever. “For us, she's this (human) being that is always going to be there,” Harper said. “You never thought that Today in History: March 23, “Titanic” wins record-tying 11 Oscars 03/23/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, March 23, the 83rd day of 2024. There are 283 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 23, 1998, “Titanic” tied an Academy Awards record by winning 11 Oscars, including best picture, best director for James Cameron and best original son California's unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. Slower job growth is to blame 03/22/2024 05:01pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country, reaching 5.3% in February following new data that revealed job growth in the nation's most populous state was much lower last year than previously thought. California lost a staggering 2.7 million jobs at t Powerful Spanish regional leader under pressure as court investigates her partner's tax affairs 03/22/2024 10:23am • MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has opened an investigation into alleged fraud and false documentation against the partner of Madrid’s powerful rightwing regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who has recently faced a wave of calls to resign over several controversies. The move Friday is certain More than 100 iconic cherry trees in Washington are being cut down. So long, Stumpy 03/22/2024 10:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year's cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 other cherry trees that will be cut down as part of a multiyear restoration of their Egypt increases fuel prices following depreciation of local currency 03/22/2024 06:22am • CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government raised fuel prices on Friday in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary pressures on an already-struggling population. The new prices were announced on the Cabinet’s Facebook page and came into effect Friday morning. The price of diesel, the main fue Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated 03/21/2024 07:09pm • HOUSTON (AP) — “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" Rarely have voters' answers to that question been so complicated. Former President Donald Trump asked the time-tested question of his supporters in all-caps Monday on his Truth Social platform. President Joe Biden did the UK inflation is heading in 'right direction,' but Bank of England isn't ready to cut rates 03/21/2024 09:32am • LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high on Thursday and avoided signaling, unlike other central banks, when it might start to cut even though inflation has dropped sharply from multidecade peaks. The decision to leave the key rate at 5.25% was wide