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By PATRICK WHITTLE and MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine’s Republican party is accusing a school superintendent of pushing a political agenda …

By DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Ricans are getting another shot at voting on statehood after the island’s governor on …

BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON — Facing higher premiums, less choice and a last-minute advertising pullback, fewer people signed up for coverage this year …

By MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press WESTPORT, Conn. — When the town sponsored a student essay contest on the topic of white privilege, it was intended …

BY Blake Nicholson Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Cleanup of a North Dakota encampment where opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline stayed for …

“We must work together to make a way out of no way. #goodtrouble” was the last thing John Lewis tweeted Sunday, along with a picture …

By ISHEKAN.HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com Ever since she was a little girl who would line up her dolls and play school with them, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has …

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press WASHINGTON – On the night in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected the country’s first black president, many black …

BY DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — Flint’s water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that …

Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Texas in its effort to restore its strict voter identification law. The …