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Haitian barber sees business decline as end of temporary protected status looms

Haitian barber sees business decline as end of temporary protected status looms

Associated Press — "All the effort you've put in means nothing. You go back to zero," said Sun-G, a Haitian barber in Springfield, Ohio, who is also on TPS and asked to be identified only by his nickname.

The pope is on the line: AP is there for pontiff's call to his brother in Chicago

The pope is on the line: AP is there for pontiff's call to his brother in Chicago

Associated Press — An interview with a brother of Pope Leo XIV conducted by a journalist for The Associated Press was interrupted when the new pontiff called his sibling via FaceTime from Rome.

Immigrant workers at North Texas meatpacking plants grapple with fear and confusion over Trump's ...

Immigrant workers at North Texas meatpacking plants grapple with fear and confusion over Trump's ...

Associated Press — The U.S. meatpacking industry has long relied on immigrants fleeing poverty and violence around the world.

Plan to shut down Department of Education worries parents, advocates for students with disabiliti...

Plan to shut down Department of Education worries parents, advocates for students with disabiliti...

Associated Press — Mendi Cooley, mother of a 6-year-old boy with Down syndrome who attends a public school in Indiana, says she would be concerned if any of the programs at her child's school were to be eliminated because of funding cuts.

Plan to shut down Department of Education worries parents, advocates for students with disabiliti...

Plan to shut down Department of Education worries parents, advocates for students with disabiliti...

Associated Press — Mendi Cooley, mother of a 6-year-old boy with Down syndrome who attends a public school in Indiana, says she would be concerned if any of the programs at her child's school were to be eliminated because of funding cuts.

As judge ordered medical debt to stay on credit reports, Americans face financial stress

As judge ordered medical debt to stay on credit reports, Americans face financial stress

Associated Press — With $40,000 in unpaid medical bills, Leroy Brown, a 61-year-old Indiana man living with diabetes, said he had to file for bankruptcy. (AP video by Obed Lamy)

Republican congresswoman booed at a town hall in Indiana

Republican congresswoman booed at a town hall in Indiana

Associated Press — As with other town halls held by Republicans across the country, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz was met in her Indiana district by a group of angry constituents who challenged her on the decisions being made by the Trump administration, from threatening to cut public media funding to deporting migran

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