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Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote

Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well…

Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here’s what it would take

Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here’s what it would take

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes erasing the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the countries and alleviating the need for tariffs he’s threatened against…

US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing

US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Egg prices reached a record high in the U.S. last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The latest monthly consumer price index confirmed what consumers, bakers and…

Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line

Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgment fell in line behind her nomination.…

FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The FBI on Tuesday said it discovered 2,400 new records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald…

Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. These schools are different

Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. These schools are different

By ANNIE MA and JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writers COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have…