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Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation's oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children , where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a curriculum that justified slavery.
Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?

Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty.
A Bolivian artist carves faces of the departed onto Day of the Dead bread

A Bolivian artist carves faces of the departed onto Day of the Dead bread

EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November, Latin Americans honor their departed loved ones by setting up altars adorned with food, flowers and photographs.
We are what we celebrate: America's holiday calendar is increasingly diverse

We are what we celebrate: America's holiday calendar is increasingly diverse

NEW YORK (AP) — John Albert's daughter isn't going to school on Friday. And he couldn't be happier about it.
Man arrested after Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's B.C. home shot at

Man arrested after Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's B.C. home shot at

Police on Vancouver Island say they've arrested a man over gunshots and arson at the home of Indo-Canadian pop star AP Dhillon back in September, and another suspect is believed to have fled to India.
Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties

Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties

NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this year — both choosing to dress as the stubby alien E.T. for their parties on opposite coasts.
Pets join Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations, as Fido and Tiger get their own altars

Pets join Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations, as Fido and Tiger get their own altars

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pets are not forgotten during Mexico's famed Day of the Dead celebrations , when even Fido and Tiger get a place at the altars Mexican families set up to honor their deceased loved ones, complete with flowers, candles and photograp
Will people leave Florida after devastating hurricanes? History suggests not

Will people leave Florida after devastating hurricanes? History suggests not

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Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival

Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival

MIAMI (AP) — Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been an aspiring actor when a pandemic shut down live entertainment in 2020. But the break gave Mendez a chance to embrace his love of county music and reinvent himself as the “Cuban Cowboy.
Local school staple 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

Local school staple 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state’s tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. is getting in on the story.
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