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Trump's tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here's a timeline of how we got here

NEW YORK (AP) — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.
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Trump's reshaping of higher education tests America's appeal for international students

Trump's reshaping of higher education tests America's appeal for international students

As he finishes college in China, computer science student Ma Tianyu has set his sights on graduate school in the United States. No country offers better programs for the career he wants as a game developer, he said. He applied only to U.S.
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In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

PITTSBURGH (AP) — At Perry Traditional Academy, students took time out from classes on a recent Thursday to listen quietly in the school auditorium while a small group of their classmates questioned the four candidates running in Pittsburgh's upcomin
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Sen. Cornyn of Texas says federal probe started into Muslim-centered community near Dallas

Sen. Cornyn of Texas says federal probe started into Muslim-centered community near Dallas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into a Muslim-centered planned community around one of the state's largest mosques near Dallas, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Friday.
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Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress

Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter , days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U.S. Copyright Office.
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US touts 'substantial progress' in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce

US touts 'substantial progress' in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce

GENEVA (AP) — The lead U.S.
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What to know about the Newark mayor's arrest at an immigration detention center

What to know about the Newark mayor's arrest at an immigration detention center

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An immigration detention center in New Jersey is at the center of tensions between three congressional Democrats and the Trump administration after the arrest of Newark’s mayor set off a scrum outside the complex.
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A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will generate revenue and ease growth pressures in booming Western cities.
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'We're Canadians': Some Albertans divided about separation in cross-province checkup

'We're Canadians': Some Albertans divided about separation in cross-province checkup

EDMONTON — Row after row of Canadian flags fly high atop tall poles over manicured lawns in a southern Alberta town that's also home to the province's premier, her husband and their dog. Kathleen Sokvitne has lived on the street in High River, Alta.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: HBC Hudson's Bay is expected to return to court Tuesday to seek permission to extend its creditor protection, currently in place until May 15, to July 31.
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