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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. The Associated Press

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California’s math scores are abysmal. Is it time to screen kindergartners for basic math skills?

Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education — and may be just as controversial. Senate Bill 1067 would require...

34m ago

Maui Fire Lawsuit Payouts Are Near. Few Survivors Will Break Even

Leslie Clark isn’t counting on money from the Maui wildfire settlement to help rebuild her family home near Front Street in Lahaina. Worrying about something out of her control “is not...

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Texas wants to ban in-home ketamine and add more physician oversight during treatment

The Texas Medical Board is proposing tighter regulations around ketamine, a popular fast-acting sedative used to treat mental illness, including more physician oversight during administration of the drug...

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Israel's president invites Netanyahu, prosecutors to settle corruption case against prime minister

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president on Tuesday invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and government prosecutors to his official residence in hopes of brokering a settlement to end an ongoing corruption...

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Justice Department legal argument for the White House ballroom reads like a Trump social media post

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is pressing for the dismissal of preservationists’ lawsuit over the planned $400 million White House ballroom after the shooting at Saturday’s media gala....

24m ago

Georgia officials warn wildfires are still a threat as firefighters report progress

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Officials battling two large wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes in southern Georgia warned Tuesday that firefighters are bracing for a prolonged battle even after weekend...

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US will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America's 250th birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Tuesday that it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America’s 250th birthday that feature a picture of President Donald...

24m ago

Yazzie/Martinez plaintiffs ask to rewrite New Mexico education reform plan themselves

Fed up with the state’s repeated failures to fix an education system that a court found in 2018 was failing most of New Mexico’s students, plaintiffs in the landmark Yazzie/Martinez case are asking...

44m ago

Montana wildlife agency floats proposal to close East Gallatin to fishing from boats

It’s been decades since anglers have been able to fish one of the region’s most popular rivers, the Gallatin, from a boat. That’s due to a 45-year-old regulation designed to prevent user-group conflicts...

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