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The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops
The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has ...
Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he’s a foreign head of state?
Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally ...
Real Madrid confirms Xabi Alonso will return to take over as coach
He’s back. Xabi Alonso is returning to Real Madrid to take over a club that failed to meet expectations this season. The ...
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Indianapolis 500 kicks off with sold-out grandstands and thunderous chants
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A swarm of people poured through the gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Some were shirtless, some wore American flag overalls, others checkered flag mini-skirts. As they entered ...
In an uneasy climate, diverse pride groups converge on DC with differing interests but common goals
You’ve heard of twofers. Kenya Hutton is a “threefer.” His parents are immigrants, he’s a Black man and he’s gay — at a moment in history when anti-immigrant fervor, racism ...
Venezuelans vote for lawmakers and governors as opposition calls for election boycott
Voters in Venezuela are choosing lawmakers, governors and other officials Sunday in polling being held against a backdrop of heightened government repression and ...
Five years later: How the murder of George Floyd changed America
The following episode of The Story Behind the AP Story contains sound and descriptions that some listeners may find graphic or violent. Listener discretion is advised. Haya ...
Kyle Larson to start on front row at Coca-Cola 600 alongside pole sitter Chase Briscoe
Chase Briscoe won the pole Saturday for the Coca-Cola 600 and will start on the front row for NASCAR’s longest and most ...
NBA champ, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard shares Indy 500 parade float with heart donor’s family
Scot Pollard was standing in Gasoline Alley at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and trying not to cry. The NBA champion and ...
Doubling down: Kyle Larson preps to run Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 after last year’s washout
Kyle Larson is doubling down on “The Double.” Larson is set to run both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, ...
Pirates ace Paul Skenes on the idea the last-place club should trade him: ‘Anybody can play GM’
Paul Skenes didn’t hear Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington say that trading the reigning National League ...
What we know about the plane crash that killed alternative music executive Dave Shapiro
A plane crash in San Diego that likely killed six people, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro, ...