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Firefighters battle flames at decommissioned power plant in Texas

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — Firefighters in southeastern Texas battled a blaze at a decommissioned power plant that sent large plumes of smoke into the air on Sunday and local officials warned area residents to avoid the smoke. The fire broke out at the decommissioned plant in the Texas City ...

Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51. Wong died of an infection Friday at a hospital in San Francisco, said Sandy Ho, a close friend who has been in touch with Wong's family. Ho called ...

MAGA rift grows as Trump feuds with Greene before key 2026 midterm elections

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JEFF AMY Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — When President Donald Trump addressed Congress earlier this year, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was there holding an American flag and wearing a red baseball cap that said "Trump was right about everything." After ...

Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley arrested on felony assault charge in Texas

ROSHARON, Texas (AP) — Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley was arrested and charged with felony assault in what police in Texas called a "family violence" incident. Beverley, 37, was arrested early Friday at a home in Rosharon, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said. Bail was set at ...

Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting made him a beloved figure in American roots music, has died. He was 59. His record label said Saturday in a statement posted to his social media accounts that Snider died ...

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 ...