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High winds cause power outages, property damage and at least 1 death

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake. Farther west, at least one person died in a massive wind-driven wildfire in ...

Smithsonian will revamp slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out

WASHINGTON — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in ...

Kansans rally against restrictions to public assistance programs

TOPEKA — Advocates, medical providers and recipients of public assistance programs rallied Thursday at the Statehouse with a clear message: restricting access to these programs would hurt Kansans. Senate Bill 363 imposes a sweeping set of steps to verify Kansans’ eligibility for the ...

Trump signs executive orders aimed at home affordability concerns

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a pair of executive orders aimed at showing his commitment to improving home affordability — a key issue for many voters going into November's election for control of the House and Senate. Under the first order, the federal government ...