By JEFF AMY and CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A two-month sprint to the May 19 primary elections in Georgia's governor and U.S. Senate races has begun as the final candidates qualified Friday for crucial posts in the closely contested swing state. Republicans looking ...

By JOSHUA FECHTER/The Texas Tribune In 2020, Raysall Wiggins decided she no longer wanted to rent a home in the Houston neighborhood where she grew up. She wanted to buy. "I wanted to have something of my own, something that I could eventually pass down to my children," said Wiggins, who ...

By MARK SHERMAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURT, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MOLLY QUELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. submarine's deadly attack on an Iranian warship does not appear to have violated international or American military law, though it's not yet clear whether the sub took ...

By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped up to 4.4%. Hiring deteriorated from January, when companies, ...

By LAURA HERBERG/Bridge Michigan Bridge Michigan Michigan's outdoor recreation economy is growing, but not as fast as it is for much of the rest of the country. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis has released data from 2024 on the outdoor industry. The numbers show that outdoor recreation ...

By BRIAN AROLA/MinnPost MinnPost A Biden-era federal mandate, which the Trump administration plans to follow through on, compels states to replace lead service lines by 2037. Not to be outdone, Minnesota adopted a more ambitious timeline to remove all pipes with the toxic metal linked to a ...