September 2026
Cuba’s cherished ballet tradition endures through daily blackouts and shortages
HAVANA | For months, two-thirds of Cuba had no electricity at night. Some neighborhoods in the capital of Havana have been without running water for more than two weeks. Transportation is scarce and eggs, bread and cooking oil are hard to find. Yet every morning, about 178 young students gather for classes at the National […]
How, when and why to divide garden perennials for better blooming
If your spring and early-summer perennials are overgrowing their spaces, blooming less, producing smaller flowers or flopping over (possibly with a hole in their centers), they’re telling you they want to be divided. Crowded plants often struggle because they must compete for limited water, nutrients and sunlight, and the diminished airflow between them also increases […]
What to Stream: Quavo album, ‘East of Eden’ series and ‘Minecraft Dungeons II’
The limited series adaptation of “East of Eden” and an album from Quavo are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” Wynonna […]
Second prosecutor resigns from Justice Department ‘grand conspiracy’ probe targeting Trump foes
WASHINGTON | A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican president, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. Kurt Olsen’s resignation from the so-called “grand conspiracy” probe represents further turmoil in a meandering investigation […]
Head Start preschools serve parents, too. Under Trump, advocates fear that will change
WASHINGTON | Cassie Reed and her two young children had just moved from a domestic violence shelter into a third-floor apartment in Spokane, Washington, when she spotted a soon-to-open Head Start preschool on the building’s ground floor. Much of Reed’s first three decades of life had been shaped by abuse and neglect: first, she says, […]
Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit
A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his […]
Americans’ view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey says
WASHINGTON | Americans’ confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate amid the ongoing Iran war. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index tumbled 6.7 points to 81.9 in September, down from 88.6 in August. That’s the […]
GUEST OPED: Black non-profits deserve a leveled philanthropic playing field
Non-profits are integral to every community’s infrastructure. We feed your neighbors, check their blood pressure, enrich your children’s lives, care for your elders and make sure there is art in your public spaces. But right now, we’re hurting. Because even as public funds are being pulled from organizations that serve those in need, the ranks […]
Aurora considers second massive data center proposal near Aurora Highlands
AURORA | On the heels of a community uproar over a proposed data center in northeast Aurora, the city is reviewing a second proposal for a 1-million square foot data center near the Aurora Highlands neighborhood. A development application submitted by Aerotropolis Industrial Development envisions a 1-million square-foot, 11-building data center on a 500-acre site […]
GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate
ATLANTA | Republicans once saw Georgia and North Carolina as promising pieces of their strategy to keep control of the Senate. But hopes of winning the two states have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections. Republicans haven’t abandoned the Southern battlegrounds, which […]