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Trump led Republicans to power in 2024. But 2026 could be a different story 12/12/2025 10:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump successfully harnessed voter anxiety over the economy, immigration and crime last year to retake the White House ��� and lift plenty of other Republicans into office with him. But as the party tries to keep its grip on complete control in Washington, that s Afghan polio survivor's sock factory provides hope by employing disabled workers 12/12/2025 12:10am • HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) ��� In a tiny room in the center of Herat, Afghanistan���s westernmost city, Shahabuddin uses his hands to propel himself along the floor to a freshly-made pile of socks waiting to be sorted and packaged. A double amputee since a roadside bomb took both his legs a decade ago, Moving Your Senior Parents Into Your Home: What to Consider 12/11/2025 07:00pm • Multigenerational households are not as common here in the U.S. as they are in some other parts of the world, but the idea is gaining steam, according to Pew Research Center analysis of Census data. According to their analysis, in 2021, about 18% of the U.S. population lived in a multigenerational h Does Medicare Pay for Nursing Homes? 12/11/2025 07:00pm • When the time comes to transition to nursing home care, figuring out how to pay for it is often a primary concern for families. Many people mistakenly believe Medicare will cover the entire cost of nursing home care but are unpleasantly surprised to discover Medicare's coverage restrictions. Does Me Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling 12/11/2025 08:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump���s approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially since March, according to a new AP-NORC poll, the latest indication that two signature issues that got him elected barely a year ago could be turning into liabilities as his party begins US suicide rate fell in 2024 after hovering at high level 12/10/2025 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The U.S. suicide rate dropped slightly last year from some of the highest levels ever reported, preliminary data suggests. Experts say it's hard to know exactly why, or whether the decline will continue. A little over 48,800 suicide deaths were reported in 2024, according to provis Lumbee Tribe poised to gain federal recognition through Defense bill 12/09/2025 11:03pm • After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week. If the legislation passes, the Senate could vote on final p The Latest: Supreme Court likely to back Trump���s power to fire independent agency board members 12/08/2025 08:02pm • The Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump ���s firing of board members. During arguments on Monday, the court���s conservative majority suggested it would overturn a 90-year-old decision that has limi The UN aid coordination agency cuts its funding appeal after Western support plunges 12/08/2025 07:54pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� The U.N.'s humanitarian aid coordination office is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year, mostly from Westerngovernments, plunged to the lowest level in a decade. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Monday it Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire's second phase soon 12/07/2025 10:35pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are ���very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,��� after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza. Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with visiti Hong Kong voter turnout rate edges up despite public anger over deadly fire 12/07/2025 10:24pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� About a third of Hong Kong 's registered voters elected a new 90-member legislature Sunday, a turnout that avoided an embarrassment for the government but fell short of a ringing endorsement of an electoral system revamp that eliminated the once feisty opposition in the Chinese te Hamas official says the group ready to discuss 'freezing or storing' its weapons 12/07/2025 08:56pm • DOHA, Qatar (AP) ��� Hamas is ready to discuss ���freezing or storing��� its arsenal of weapons as part of its ceasefire with Israel, a senior official said Sunday, offering a possible formula to resolve one of the thorniest issues in the U.S.-brokered agreement. Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas��� de Vanity Fair parts ways with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversy 12/05/2025 06:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Vanity Fair is parting ways with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi amid ongoing controversy over her relationship with profile subject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while she was the Washington correspondent for New York magazine. A joint statement Friday from the magazine and Nuzzi said that Hosting a Holiday Dinner When Your Loved One Has Dementia 12/04/2025 07:00pm • If you're attending holiday gatherings with a family member who has dementia, then you probably have a lot of questions. Can your family member with dementia still enjoy the gathering? What special changes should you or others make to help your family member? What's OK to say to them and what's not A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker's remains 12/04/2025 04:10pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The confirmation brought the first phase of Gaza���s tenuous 8-week-old ceasefire a step closer to completion, with one more hostag