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AP to speed pivot away from newspaper-focused history

The Associated Press, one of the world's oldest and most influential news organizations, said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company ...

AAA: Spring rains can make driving dangerous

Though today's forecast has a chance of snow after a few days of ice late last week, highs are supposed to be in the 50s by the end of this week. It puts rain reliably as the main form of precipitation motorists will have to deal with in the near future, especially as April warms up. And while winter conditions definitely test drivers, wet roads present their own challenges, according to AAA. Rain reduces traction and limits visibility, fueling crashes, breakdowns and costly mistakes when drivers underestimate changing road conditions, AAA warns in a news release. “Wet pavement ...

Almanac for April 6, 2026

Today is Monday, April 6, the 96th day of 2026. There are 269 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1917, the United States entered World War I as the House joined the Senate in approving a declaration of war against Germany that was then signed by President Woodrow Wilson. Also on this date: In 1830, Joseph Smith and others met in Fayette, New York, to form the Church of Christ — now known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, ...

Hope for the dead

"That God, which ever lives and loves, One God, one law, one element, And one far-off divine event To which the whole creation moves." — Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) When American colonists were oppressed by British monarchs, the word most frequently uttered in pamphlets, editorials ...

Zelenskyy says long Mideast war could reduce Ukraine support

ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern that a prolonged U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could further erode America's support for Ukraine as Washington's global priorities shift and Kyiv braces for reduced deliveries of critically needed Patriot air defense ...