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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to a question in his City Hall office during an interview with The Associated Press Monday, May 6, 2024, in Chicago. The rookie mayor's bumpy first year has been a test of his progressive credentials. He's navigated an evolving migrant crisis, budget gaps, persistent crime and a troubled transit system to name a few. While there have been wins for workers and social services, he's struggled with businesses, police and fellow Democrats. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago mayor's bumpy first year tests progressive credentials, puzzling some supporters
CHICAGO (AP) — When union organizer Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor last year, he promised to unroll a “bold progressive movement” in the nation’s third-largest city. A year later, … more
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Emergency personnel work the scene of a deadly crash on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Marion County, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida has overturned, killing several people and injuring other passengers. Authorities say the bus was transporting farmworkers on Tuesday morning when it collided with a truck and swerved off a road in Marion County, north of Orlando. (WFTS via AP)
8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers' bus overturns in central Florida
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 other passengers, authorities said. The bus was transporting … more
FILE - Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace, June 23, 2023, in Paris. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more than 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity
Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States. Now, her grantees hope she now poised to put another $12.5 billion toward … more
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FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell appears before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill, March 6, 2024, in Washington. Powell said Tuesday, May 14, that the central bank is unlikely to hike its key interest rate in response signs of stubborn inflation, and underscored his view that price increases would soon start to cool again. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
Fed's Powell downplays potential for a rate hike despite higher price pressures
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in response to signs of stubborn inflation and underscored his … more
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FILE - Anti-abortion activists Lauren Handy, front, with Terrisa Bukovinac, from left, Jonathan Darnell, and Randall Terry, speak during a news conference in Washington, April 5, 2022. An anti-abortion activist has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for leading others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation’s capital. Lauren Handy declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced her on Tuesday to four years and nine months in prison. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation's capital was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly five years in … more
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FILE - The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 13, 2021. Boeing is losing more aircraft orders than it is taking in. It's the latest sign of trouble at the company since a door plug blew out of one of its planes in January. Boeing said Tuesday, May 14, 2024 that it received orders for seven planes last month. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Boeing orders tumble as troubled aircraft maker struggles to overcome its latest crisis
Boeing orders tumbled in April and were outnumbered by canceled sales in another sign of the crisis gripping the troubled aircraft manufacturer. Boeing said Tuesday that it received orders for … more
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FILE - A shop holds a sidewalk sale on Feb. 10, 2023, in Providence, R.I. Federal grants can be a huge boost for small businesses. And some federal agencies do better at giving grants to small businesses than others. The Small Business Administration released its annual scorecard measuring how well federal agencies meet their small business contracting goals each year. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Ten federal agencies receive 'A+' in annual scorecard measuring small business contracting goals
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal grants can be a huge boost for small businesses. And some federal agencies do better at giving grants to small businesses than others. The Small Business Administration … more
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This image provided by Michael Weintrob shows the TN11, a group of citizens brought together by Citizen Solutions to discuss potential gun rights changes, stands outside the state capital in Nashville on Jan. 9, 2024. (Michael Weintrob via AP)
New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances
NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Luke remembers entering the first meeting of what would become the Citizen Solutions pilot project thinking, “Oh god, this is going to suck.” A self-described … more
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FILE - Students protesting against the war in Gaza, and passersby walking through Harvard Yard, are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 25, 2024. Participants at the Harvard encampment protesting the war between Israel and Hamas announced they were voluntarily ending their occupation of Harvard Yard. The student protest group said in a statement that the encampment “outlasted its utility with respect to our demands,” and interim Harvard University President Alan Garber agreed to pursue a meeting between those involved in the protest and university officials. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Protesters against the war between Israel and Hamas were voluntarily taking down their tents in Harvard Yard on Tuesday after university officials agreed to discuss their … more
Dr. Laurie Margolies demonstrates the Koios DS Smart Ultrasound software, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Mount Sinai hospital in New York. The breast imaging AI is used to get a second opinion on mammography ultrasounds. “I will tell patients, ‘I looked at it, and the computer looked at it, and we both agree,’” Margolies said. “Hearing me say that we both agree, I think that gives the patient an even greater level of confidence.” (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever?
WASHINGTON (AP) — How good would an algorithm have to be to take over your job? It’s a new question for many workers amid the rise of ChatGPT and other AI programs that can hold … more
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FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. A new survey puts a number to how often medical providers in states with laws that seek to protect them from prosecution are prescribing abortion pills to women in states with abortion bans or limits on prescribing the bills by telehealth. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)
Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states' bans or restrictions
Though their states severely restrict abortion or place limits on having one through telehealth, about 8,000 women per month late last year were getting abortion pills by mail from states with legal … more
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FILE - Rubila Clemente waters green onions, on April 19, 2024, at Christopher Farm in Modoc, Ind. On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the Labor Department releases producer prices data for April. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Wholesale price increases accelerated in April as inflation remains sticky
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose sharply last month, a sign that inflation pressures remain stubbornly high after three elevated readings in consumer prices to start the year. The … more
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