WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China’s boycott of American beans in response to his trade war even as the president says he is still seeking a soybean deal with Beijing. But farmers are worried that time is quickly running out to reach a deal in time to…
NEW YORK (AP) — The trade group for U.S. book publishers is honoring a dissident Russian house for its battle against censorship and oppression. The Association of American Publishers announced Friday that it was presenting its annual International Freedom to Publish Award to Freedom Letters and its founder, Georgy Urushadze, a onetime literary prize official…
ROME — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.” What You Need To Know Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church Leo was…
WASHINGTON— Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. What You Need To Know The government shutdown has begun, and it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle…
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines public schools chief who’s been detained by immigration authorities resigned his position Tuesday while he challenges his looming deportation, his lawyer said. What You Need To Know The Des Moines public schools leader detained by immigration authorities has resigned his position while he challenges his potential deportation Attorney…