Posted 12:55 PM 3/16/2025 by ANNIE MA AP Education Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming — and expensive.

Changes at the Education Department are likely to make the process even more difficult, advocates for kids with disabilities say.

When (More)

Posted 12:20 PM 3/16/2025 by NICHOLAS RICCARDI and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge barred the Trump administration Saturday from carrying out deportations under a sweeping 18th century law that the president invoked hours earlier to speed removal of Venezuelan gang members from the United States.

U.S. District Judge James E. (More)...

Posted 3:39 PM 3/14/2025 by KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.

The vote was 54-46. Democrats voiced frustration that (More)

Posted 4:54 PM 3/13/2025 by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government funding bill that has fiercely divided Democrats under pressure to impose limits on the (More)

Posted 4:04 PM 3/12/2025 by MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach.

The latest monthly Consumer Price Index showed a dozen Grade A eggs cost an average of $5.90 in U.S. cities in February, up 10.4% from a year (More)