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Trump, like Biden before him, finds there’s no quick fix on inflation

JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's problems with fixing the high cost of living might be giving voters a feeling of déjà vu. Just like the president who came before him, Trump is trying to sell the country on his plans to create factory jobs. The ...

Cities and states are turning to AI to improve road safety

By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press As America's aging roads fall further behind on much-needed repairs, cities and states are turning to artificial intelligence to spot the worst hazards and decide which fixes should come first. Hawaii officials, for example, are giving away 1,000 ...

USDA data casts doubt on China’s soybean purchase promises touted by Trump

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month after a high-stakes meeting between ...

Trump administration seeks custody of imprisoned Colorado elections clerk

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking a transfer from state prison to federal custody of a former Colorado county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists, the state and one of her lawyers said Friday. The Colorado ...

A South Carolina man is executed by firing squad for 2004 killings

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina firing squad has executed a man Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, volunteered to carry out the execution of Stephen Bryant, ...