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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico says it will transfer more than 600 employees from the island’s Department of Education to other divisions and …

By MEG KINNARD AND JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) – As the worst of the floodwaters that roared through South Carolina washed out …

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -President Barack Obama on Saturday encouraged supporters to be politically active, saying that he plans to remain so …

DES MOINES, Iowa – Law enforcement experts and state leaders in Iowa monitoring the national debate over body cameras on police say there are privacy …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants a $20 million boost for the state’s technical centers. Scott on Monday will announce he’s seeking extra …

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MICHELLE RINDELS LAS VEGAS – When the Democratic candidates for president take the stage for their first debate this week in …

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. – Civil-rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, Mississippi-born rapper David Banner and a prominent South Carolina lawmaker are calling on Mississippi …

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Heavy rain returned to parts of South Carolina on Saturday as thousands continued digging out and cleaning up from last weekend’s deluge …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Thousands of motorists paid $27 to update their driver’s licenses but were instead sent new licenses with their old address. The Department …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND WASHINGTON – Black men from around the nation are gathering on the National Mall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the …