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DeVos says she thinks teacher strikes 'ultimately hurt kids'

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Teachers from West Virginia to California have gone on strike this year to protest a variety of issues, including low pay and large classroom sizes.

Microsoft offers software tools to secure elections

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

Dubbed "ElectionGuard," the Microsoft kit will have early prototypes ready to pilot for next year's general elections.

WATCH: Trump presents Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

If there were a Mount Rushmore for golfers, Tiger Woods would probably be on it. But President Donald Trump's decision to award the nation's highest civilian honor to Woods has raised questions about whether the president should be boosting the…

WATCH: Trump presents trophy to Army football team

President Donald Trump says he is looking into offering a waiver that would allow service academy athletes to play professional sports immediately upon graduation. Trump made the announcement Monday while presenting the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the U.S. Military Academy football…

Stocks plummet on fears of U.S.-China trade war

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Shares in multinational corporations were hammered Monday on both sides of the Pacific after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs.

Maximum Security owner to appeal Derby disqualification

By Gary B. Graves, Associated Press

Maximum Security became the first Derby winner to be disqualified for interference on Saturday.

Biodiversity loss accelerates with 1 million species at risk of extinction, UN report finds

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Species loss is accelerating to a rate tens or hundreds of times faster than in the past, according to the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity.

Michael Cohen heads to prison in Trump hush-money scheme

By Michael Sisak, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and fixer for President Donald Trump, said Monday there "remains much to be told" as he heads to prison to begin a three-year prison sentence for crimes including campaign finance violations related…

U.S. dispatches aircraft carrier to send message to Iran

By Robert Burns, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

The dispatch came after "clear indications" that Iranian forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, a defense official told the Associated Press.

The Kentucky Derby has a secret Latino history

By E. Gabrielle Kuenzli, The Conversation

That two top Derby contenders have their roots in Latin America is no surprise for those who study, as I do, the history of the sport. Many past Kentucky Derby champions hailed from the region – as have their trainers, owners…