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Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

By The Associated Press A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in ...

What to know about Social Security office closures driven by Musk’s DOGE

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Across-the-board cuts at the Social Security Administration are prompting questions about how the benefits of millions of recipients may be affected. Among the potential changes are layoffs for more than 10% of the agency's workforce and the closure of ...

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings

By LISA MASCARO and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not his fault. Billionaire Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he is not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers, including veterans, as pushes to downsize the government. Instead, he ...

Crews battle fire on 3 yachts in Miami

MIAMI (AP) — Fire crews battled a fire on three yachts in Miami early Friday. More than 30 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to a boat fire around 3:30 a.m. and found three yachts engulfed in flames, the department said in a statement. Video from WSVN-TV showed massive flames shooting ...

Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war. The ...

Georgetown law dean rebuffs DEI warning from top federal prosecutor for DC

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown Law School's dean on Thursday rebuffed an unusual warning from the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., that his office won't hire the private school's students if it doesn't eliminate diversity, equity and ...