They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families are leaving the U.S.
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By By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS Associated Press 
May 22, 2025
NEAL MORTON AND ARIEL GILREATH The Hechinger Report SARAH WHITES-KODITSCHEK AND REBECCA GRIESBACH AL.com For the last two months of their life in the United States, José Alberto González and his famil...
These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future
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By By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press 
May 20, 2025
SOCOTRA, Yemen (AP) — On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire,...
At least 18 killed as severe weather lashes Ky., and 9 more die elsewhere
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By By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press 
May 19, 2025
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Storms that swept across part of the Midwest and South killed least 27 people including 18 in Kentucky, where another 10 were hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said. A...
Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world’s most malnourished
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By By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press 
May 17, 2025
DIKWA, Nigeria (AP) — Under the dappled light of a thatched shelter, Yagana Bulama cradles her surviving infant. The other twin is gone, a casualty of malnutrition and the international funding cuts t...
The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades
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By By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer 
May 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez came at a time of cultural obsession with courts, crime and murder, when live televised trials captivated a national audience. Their resentencin...
Virginia boy swept away as heavy rains and flooding hit several states
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May 15, 2025
By The Associated Press Crews searched for a 12-year-old boy swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway and a dozen students stayed overnight at a Maryland high school as heavy rains led to flo...