United Auto Workers, General Motors reach contract agreement
By DEE-ANN DURBIN The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Co. have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract, avoiding a strike for now. The UAW said…
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AP-GfK Poll: Republicans view Donald Trump as most electable
By STEVE PEOPLES and EMILY SWANSON Republican voters view Donald Trump as their strongest general election candidate, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that highlights the sharp contrast between the…
Obama: Cap class time devoted to standardized student tests
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JENNIFER C. KERR Targeting one of education’s most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time…
Authorities: 1 killed, 3 wounded in Tennessee State shooting
By ERIK SCHELZIG One man was killed and three women were wounded in an on-campus shooting stemming from a fight over a dice game on the campus of Tennessee State…
Assad’s trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
By ZEINA KARAM Russia’s military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country’s disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit to Moscow —…
Clinton meets face-to-face with Benghazi committee
By MATTHEW DALY and BRADLEY KLAPPER Hillary Rodham Clinton firmly defended her actions on Benghazi as she came face-to-face Thursday with the Republican-led special investigation of the Sept. 11, 2012,…
Israel’s Netanyahu heads to Berlin to meet Kerry
By JOSEF FEDERMAN With no end in sight to weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence, Israel’s prime minister headed to Germany on Wednesday for a high-profile meeting with U.S. Secretary of State…
French far right leader on trial over Muslim prayer comments
By SYLVIE CORBET French far-right leader Marine Le Pen went on trial Tuesday over comments she made five years ago comparing Muslim street prayers to a foreign occupation. At the…