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Trump administration narrows list of potential Federal Reserve chairs to 5

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed the names of five candidates to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the powerful Federal Reserve next year. On an Air Force One flight to Asia with President Donald Trump, ...

Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

The Trump administration must release millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools, a federal judge ruled Monday. Congress funded the mental health program after the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The grants were intended to help ...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Cincinnati on Election Day

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Cincinnati's mayor seeks a second term in a municipal election next week against a challenger with notable family ties. Mayor Aftab Pureval, a Democrat, is running against Republican Cory Bowman in this Democratic stronghold on Nov. 4. ...

Cleveland woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing 3-year-old boy

CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in northeast Ohio sentenced a woman to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday for the fatal stabbing of a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside a supermarket. Bionca Ellis, 34, of Cleveland, sat expressionless as Cuyahoga County Common ...

Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House's conservative Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the Affordable Care Act. Her cousin's disabled son is at ...

Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House's conservative Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the Affordable Care Act. Her cousin's disabled son is at risk ...