By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — As transgender service members face a deadline to leave the U.S. military, hundreds are taking the financial bonus to depart voluntarily. But others say they will stay and fight. For many, it is … Continued
By MELINA WALLING, SETH BORENSTEIN, JOSHUA A. BICKEL and M.K. WILDEMAN LEOPOLD, Ind. (AP) — On the ceiling of Abbie Brockman’s middle school English classroom in Perry County, the fluorescent lights are covered with images of a bright blue sky, … Continued
By SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Republican Party braces for aftershocks from President Donald Trump’s spectacular clash with Elon Musk, lawmakers and conservative figures are urging détente, fearful of the potential consequences from a … Continued
The only recognizable things about the new Gophers men’s basketball team early this season will be its maroon-and-gold jerseys and guard Isaac Asuma. Asuma, a sophomore from Cherry, Minn., is the only returning player who got any playing time in … Continued
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants placed on a deportation flight originally bound for South Sudan are now being held in a converted shipping container on a U.S. naval base in Djibouti, where the men and their guards are … Continued
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of his plan to dismantle the agency. The Justice … Continued