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  • Art teacher Joyce Hatzidakis uses the AI tool Google Gemini in her high school classroom Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Riverside, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AI

    Meet a 70-year-old Home Depot store associate who uses AI on his phone about once an hour: ‘I think my job would suffer if I couldn’t’

    By Matt O'Brien, Linley Sanders, and others
  • charityArts & Entertainment

    Most Americans decide 2025 isn’t the year for charity, poll says

    By James Pollard, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Chuck Dietrick, left, and his wife, Lori Dietrick, sit for a portrait at their home in Anna, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)Personal Finance

    As Americans scale back on charitable giving, this Texas architect shares his unusual ‘shotgun approach’

    By James Pollard, Linley Sanders, and others
  • TrumpEconomy

    Less than a third of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, lowest in either term

    By Linley Sanders, Will Weissert, and others
  • Mother tying shoelace of daughter sitting on wheelchair at homePersonal Finance

    ‘I don’t know how people are going to live’: ACA enrollees brace for massive premium hikes as subsidies expire

    By Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Ali Swenson, and others
  • President Donald Trump's approval rating is down sharply from earlier this year.Politics

    Only one in 3 U.S. adults approve of the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows

    By Jill Colvin, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Ioan Barsan a recruiter with the Miami Dade School Police Dept. talks to a a job seeker during a job fair Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Economy

    Nearly half of U.S. adults aren’t confident they could find a good job, while electricity and grocery costs are major sources of stress, poll says

    By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, and others
  • School drop-offSuccess

    30-year-old juggles 2 jobs and double shifts but keeps losing work due to school drop-off: ‘As a mom, you just find a way around it’

    By Jeff McMurray, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Friends at restaurantEconomy

    Gen Z and young millennials are driving a great American drinking decline, Gallup poll shows

    By Linley Sanders and The Associated Press
  • FILE – President Donald Trump holds his signed signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)Politics

    6 in 10 Americans say Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will help the rich and hurt the poor in new poll

    By Leah Askarinam, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Immigration advocates protest recent detentions by ICE outside the immigration court in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Politics

    Share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a ‘good thing’ has jumped from 64% to 79% with Trump back in office

    By Linley Sanders and The Associated Press
  • Kirsten Gillibrand stands next to Chuck Schumer at a press conferencePolitics

    New poll says Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party: ‘I just feel like the majority of the old Democratic Party needs to go’

    By Steve Peoples, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Trump surrounded by sunlightPolitics

    New poll shows half of Republicans don’t believe Trump has his priorities straight

    By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Trump waves to the press as a US flag waves on a car in front of himPolitics

    New poll shows roughly half of Americans believe Trump has gone too far on immigration

    By Linley Sanders and The Associated Press
  • U.S. President Donald TrumpPolitics

    Americans are still on board with Trump’s immigration efforts —but the president’s tariff threats and wild stock market swings may be a problem

    By Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Linley Sanders, and others