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Mamdani releases plan to combat antisemitism in New York amid concerns over his criticism of Israel

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

The plan is the mayor's most forceful attempt to address concerns from the Jewish community over antisemitism.

Ayad Akhtar blurs fiction and reality in new novel, 'The Radiance'

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Laine Immell

A Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author has a new novel that explores big questions about states of being and the state of America. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with Ayad Akhtar about "The Radiance" for our arts and culture…

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Nikole Hannah-Jones reflects on her daughter's school experience

By Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre, Geoff Bennett

For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has reported on race, inequality and the deep divisions in American education. In a new essay, she turns the lens on a choice she made for her own family: sending her daughter to…

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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot in his car by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer

By Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press

If convicted Garces Perez faces up to 20 years in prison.

Newsom signs California law banning officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks

By Sophie Austin, Associated Press

In California, lawmakers passed at least two dozen bills this year seeking to fortify immigrants' rights, restrict cooperation with federal immigration agents and tighten regulations on immigrant detention facilities, among other things.

Nikole Hannah-Jones on the backlash to her viral essay about school choice

By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote a now-viral essay about her decision to send her daughter to high-poverty, predominantly Black public schools in her New York city neighborhood — and how they both feel about that choice 10 years later.

WATCH: Trump announces accord signed by top AI companies to 'self-police' development

By Christopher Rugaber, Will Weissert, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Many of the executives gathered in Washington have called for a slowdown in the development of the technology after several hgh-profile incidents where AI agents have gone rogue.

This year's MacArthur 'geniuses' include scholars and artists who confront history

By James Pollard, Associated Press

Commonly referred to as “genius grants,” the no-strings-attached awards are intended to provide the flexibility necessary for recipients to pursue their artistic or scholarly visions.

Bear 910 vs. Backpack: It's the final showdown for Alaska's Fat Bear Week

By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

Fat Bear Week celebrates the resilience of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Supreme Court lets Trump continue deporting people to 3rd countries while justices consider policy

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported some 25,000 people to more than two dozen countries, including Liberia and Guyana.