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Meghan Piphus Peace has always found magic in puppets.The self-trained ventriloquist and puppeteer grew up watching the sock puppets on "Lamb Chop's Play-Along," the hand puppets of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," and the…

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company’s planned $9.4 billion plastics complex between New Orleans and…

By MICHAEL WARREN - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story five-bedroom Victorian built around 1900, it was abandoned and collapsing, with vines…

By COREY WILLIAMS and MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — About 2 in 10 U.S. adults say they or someone close to them has had a personal experience with gun violence, according to a…

By COLLIN BINKLEY - AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The water pressure at James Brown’s home in Jackson was so low the faucets barely dripped. He couldn’t cook. He couldn’t…

GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts expressed concerns Tuesday about the adverse impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities from the U.S. Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD - Associated Press A school district in southwestern Missouri decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students — if their parents agree…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD - Associated Press A school district in southwest Missouri has decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students, but only if their…