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Polygamous sect's sway has dwindled in twin towns on Arizona-Utah line. Residents enjoy new freedoms
COLORADO CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The prairie dresses, walled compounds and distrust of outsiders that were once hallmarks of two towns on the Arizona-Utah border are mostly gone.
These days, Colorado City, Arizona, and neighboring Hildale, Utah, look much like any other town in this remote and picturesque area near Zion Nationa ... (full story)
Trump plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18% after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to lower tariffs on goods from India to 18%, from 25%, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil.
The move comes after months of Trump pressing India to cut its reliance on cheap Russian crude. India has taken advantage of ... (full story)
The Carolinas emerge as new population boom states. Affordability and lifestyle drive growth
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Move over Florida and Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in their name.
North Carolina last year attracted more new residents, 84,000 people, from other parts of the country than any other state, a title held by Texas in 2024 and Florida in the two years ... (full story)
The Conversation: Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement
In January 2025, Seema received an email from the International Organization for Migration saying that her flight from Pakistan to the United States, which she and her family were booked on after months of extensive interviewing and background checks by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, had been canceled.
“We had ... (full story)
A mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela after US-imposed government change
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Time in Venezuela feels like it’s moving both too fast and too slow. The pillars of the country’s self-proclaimed socialist government are falling at a dizzying pace or not quickly enough. Economic relief is finally on the horizon or already too late.
Thirty days after the U.S. raid an ... (full story)