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Gunshots at Tuskegee University sent terrified students running for their lives

Gunshots at Tuskegee University sent terrified students running for their lives

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when heard the gunshots that ripped across his Alabama campus amid homecoming celebrations, then ran back to…

A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte

A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte

By ISABELLA VOLMERT and SEJAL GOVINDARAO Associated Press The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s governor means 13 women will serve as a state’s chief executive next year, breaking the record of 12 set after…

Engines on 1.4 million Honda vehicles might fail, so US regulators open an investigation

Engines on 1.4 million Honda vehicles might fail, so US regulators open an investigation

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the…

Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away

Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to…

Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here’s how and why

Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here’s how and why

By MATT BROWN, FERNANDA FIGUEROA, HANNAH FINGERHUT and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian Leija, a 31-year-old small-business owner from Belton, Texas, was not surprised that a growing number of Latino men of…

FIFA and IOC hold different track records with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics in US

FIFA and IOC hold different track records with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics in US

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America. And if President-elect Donald Trump is not thinking about them yet, organizers of the 2026 World Cup…