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By TERRY TANG and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press HAZEL GREEN, Ala. (AP) — A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and historically Black colleges or universities is opening the eyes of students of color who never pictured themselves fighting forest fires. An on-site fire academy in Alabama is part of the 1890 Land Grant

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both nonagenarians face significant health challenges. The 39th president is 98 and has been in home hospice care

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the 2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event could prove messy and divisive for the party. Some candidates, like former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, are struggling to meet fundraising and polling requirements to make it onstage. He

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another solid month of hiring in the United States is expected to be reported Friday, an outcome that would suggest no recession is near but could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to succeed in its drive to cool the economy and curb high inflation.

SEATTLE (AP) — A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle is accused of making a bomb threat that caused pilots to land the plane in Spokane, Washington. The Seattle Times reports that documents filed in U.S. District Court say Brandon Scott faces a false information and hoaxes charge in connection to

By ASHWINI BHATIA Associated Press DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama has celebrated his 88th birthday among hundreds of supporters and exiled Tibetans at his hillside headquarters in India. Artists played traditional welcome tunes Thursday as the Tibetan spiritual leader arrived at the celebrations at Tsuglakhang Temple. He was smiling when he said: “We

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a crash involving a double-decker bus and a city bus in Manhattan sent 18 people to hospitals for treatment. Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy with the New York Fire Department’s Division 1 Unit says they received reports of a major vehicle crash just after 7 p.m. Thursday and found what

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug for patients with early stages of the disease. The Food and Drug Administration decision clears the way for Medicare and other insurers to begin paying for the drug called Leqembi. The FDA gave it

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban says beauty salons have been banned in Afghanistan because they offered services forbidden by Islam and caused economic hardships for grooms’ families. The explanation comes days after the group confirmed they were giving all salons in the country one month to close shop. In a video released Thursday, a Taliban

PHOENIX (AP) — Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription under a governor’s order announced Thursday. Gov. Katie Hobbs says the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered birth control such as hormonal and oral contraceptives. Patients 18 or older need