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Graduation rates have been creeping up for years, with 2016 getting the best marks yet. Photo by Getty Images

Arts Jun 02

5 great reads to give to new graduates

By Meredith P. Garretson

8 books on politics to read right now, from indie bookstore Politics & Prose

This week, we went to our local independent bookseller, Politics and Prose, for their thoughts on what to read right now. Here are eight books -- both old and new -- recommended by the P&P staff, who chose to focus…

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Nation Jun 17

Watchdog to investigate whether Interior Department moves on Utah monument were illegal

By Brady McCombs, Associated Press

World Jun 17

U.S. to send more troops to Middle East

By Associated Press

Nation Jun 17

Maine bans single-use plastic grocery bags by Earth Day 2020

By Associated Press

World Jun 17

WATCH: State Department says Iran should still comply with nuclear deal that Trump exited

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Voters take to the polls at a location near the Las Vegas Strip during the midterm election in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RC1F6EADACE0

Politics Jun 17

How the U.S. is trying to improve election security ahead of 2020

By Gabriela Martinez

A new study reminds us of how much vaccine effectiveness hinges on one thing: our personal genetics. Photo by Viacheslav Iakobchuk/via Adobe Stock

Science Jun 17

Why some people don’t respond to childhood vaccines—and how our DNA could fix it

By Nsikan Akpan

President Donald Trump acknowledges supporters as he holds a campaign rally in Estero, Florida, on October 31, 2018. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reutersa

Politics Jun 17

WATCH LIVE: Trump kicks off 2020 reelection campaign at Florida rally

By Gretchen Frazee

World Jun 17

4 shot, 2 arrested at Raptors rally celebration in Toronto

By Rob Gillies, Ian Harrison, Associated Press

Arts Jun 17

How LGBTQ generations born before Stonewall navigated life, in 4 stories

By Joshua Barajas

Nation Jun 17

Supreme Court sides with Virginia in uranium mining ban case

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

Nation Jun 17

Alan Brinkley, scholar of liberalism, dies at age 70

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: A Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer's cap rests on the hood of a patrol vehicle in Los Angeles, California, on March 4, 2018. Photo by Chris Helgren/Reuters

Nation Jun 17

California police examine video in fatal Costco shooting

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

The Peoria Lock and Dam is shown surrounded by flood waters of the Mississippi River in Peoria, Illinois, U.S., May 16, 2019. Picture taken May 16, 2019. Photo courtesy: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Rock Island District/Handout via Reuters

Nation Jun 17

Midwestern floods devastate seafood catches downstream

By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press

President of Egypt Mohamed Morsy addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 26, 2012. Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters

World Jun 17

Ousted president Morsi died in court, Egypt TV says

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Migrants are seen inside the Siglo XXI immigration facility in Tapachula, Mexico, June 8, 2019. Photo by Jose Cabezas/Reuters

World Jun 17

Overcrowding and abuse witnessed at Mexico migrant detention center

By Maria Verza, Associated Press

Actress Gloria Vanderbilt speaks at a panel for the HBO documentary "Nothing Left Unsaid" during the Television Critics Association Cable Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, California, January 7, 2016. Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Nation Jun 17

Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt dies at age 95

By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press

United States President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally, ahead of midterm elections, at Pensacola International Airport in Florida, on November 3, 2018. Trump returns to Florida on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 for his re-election announcement. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Politics Jun 17

Both parties prepare for 2020 battle in Florida

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Supreme Court stands in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2019. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Nation Jun 17

Supreme Court sends same-sex wedding cake dispute back to lower court

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

A National Migration Institute agent conducts a check on passengers as a member of the National Guard and federal policemen keep watch at a checkpoint in Comitan, in Chiapas state, Mexico on June 16, 2019. Photo by Isabel Mateos/Reuters

World Jun 17

Mexico steps up immigration enforcement amid U.S. pressure

By Maria Verza, Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Roman Catholic pilgrims travel in a boat as they accompany the statue of Our Lady of Conception during an annual river procession and pilgrimage along the Caraparu River in Santa Izabel do Para, in the Amazon jungle December 8, 2012. The statue is transported by boat along this small Amazon tributary to a small chapel in the village of Cacoal, where a mass is held. Picture taken December 8, 2012. Photo by Paulo Santos/Reuters

World Jun 17

Catholic Church considers allowing priests in the Amazon to marry

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press