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As Ukraine aid falters in the Senate, Biden signals he's willing to make a deal on border security 12/06/2023 08:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As Senate Republicans blocked the advance of tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine Wednesday, President Joe Biden berated their tactics as “stunning" and dangerous. Yet he also signaled an openness to what GOP lawmakers ultimately want: bor 3 Reasons to Skip Applying to College Early 12/06/2023 07:00pm • About 10% of colleges and universities in the U.S. give students the option to apply and receive an admissions decision early, either through early decision or early action. And there are many reasons to do so. Early applicants tend to have higher acceptance rates, and students who get accepted earl Washington's center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right. Can the parties make a deal? 12/06/2023 05:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a decade ago that Capitol Hill was consumed by an urgency to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, fueled in no small part by Republicans who felt a political imperative to make inroads with minority voters by embracing more generous policies. But nothing ever became Greif: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 12/06/2023 04:47pm • DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Greif Inc. (GEF.B) on Wednesday reported profit of $67.8 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Delaware, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $1.16 per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and restructuring costs, were $1.56 Greif: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 12/06/2023 04:46pm • DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Greif Inc. (GEF) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $67.8 million. The Delaware, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $1.16 per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and restructuring costs, came to $1.56 per s US announces new weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress is stalled on more funding 12/06/2023 02:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending a $175 million package of military aid to Ukraine, including guided missiles for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), anti-armor systems and high-speed anti-radiation missiles, the Pentagon and State Department announced on Wednesday. The lates US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion 12/06/2023 01:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a first-of-its-kind case, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. It is the first prosecution against members of the Russian armed forces in connection wi Ohio Republicans propose nixing home grow, increasing taxes in sweeping changes to legal marijuana 12/06/2023 01:11pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance's tax rate and altering how those taxes get distributed are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans proposed Monday to a marijuana legalization measure approved by voters last month. The changes emerged suddenly A boulder-strewn village, screeching seabirds and sheep: Taking Portugal’s roads less traveled 12/06/2023 10:19am • As we steered our rented hatchback up the narrow gravel road behind the walled city of Óbidos, we had the sinking feeling that Google Maps’ idea of the best route to the popular tourist destination wasn’t the standard way there, and certainly not the most direct. The dusty, tan path was wending Dutch plans to tackle climate change are in doubt after the election victory of a far-right party 12/06/2023 07:10am • AMSTERDAM (AP) — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, told delegates at the COP28 United Nations climate conference his country is “committed to accelerating our efforts” to tackle climate change. Whether that happens in this nation — large parts of which are under sea level and pr House Speaker Johnson is insisting on sweeping border security changes in a deal for Ukraine aid 12/05/2023 06:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson told fellow Republicans on Tuesday that sweeping changes to U.S. border policy would be their “hill to die on" in negotiations that have already grown tense as Congress considers President Joe Biden’s $110 billion package for the wars in Ukraine and Wisconsin governor signs off on $500 million plan to fund repairs and upgrades at Brewers stadium 12/05/2023 04:00pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — After months of backroom wrangling, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Tuesday that spends half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer money over the next three decades to help the Milwaukee Brewers repair their baseball stadium. The governor signed the bipartisan package at American Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 12/05/2023 02:27pm • The 2024 Republican presidential primary field has narrowed, with Doug Burgum dropping out of the race. The North Dakota governor qualified for the first two presidential debates but missed the third debate and appeared on the verge of not making the stage for the fourth debate, set for Wednesday in Prince William County Public Schools reaches partial tentative agreement with teachers union 12/05/2023 07:33am • The Prince William County school division and Prince William Education Association have agreed to a benefits and terms and conditions of employment collective bargaining contract, but the two sides failed to reach agreement on a wage proposal before the Dec. 1 deadline. After eight months of negoti Zelenskyy to address US senators by video as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine 12/05/2023 12:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. senators by video Tuesday during a classified briefing as the Biden administration urges Congress to approve the White House's nearly $106 billion request for funds for the wars in Ukraine, Israel and other security needs.