
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died in Texas. Colvin was arrested months before Rosa Parks gained international fame before refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus. A bus driver called police on March 2,...
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- Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
- 'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico
- Hospital and nurses fail to negotiate during second day of NYC's largest nursing strike in decades
- Trump administration says it is ending deportation protections for some Somali migrants
- Attorneys give dueling narratives to open 'au pair affair' double murder trial in Virginia
Trump visits a Ford pickup truck factory, aiming to promote his efforts to boost manufacturing
DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, traveling to swing-state Michigan to push the case that he’s boosted domestic manufacturing in hopes of countering fears about a weakening job market and still-rising prices that have squeezed American pocketbooks. Trump visited the factory floor of a Ford plant in Dearborn, where he viewed F-150s — the bestselling domestic vehicle in the U. S. — at various stages of production. as...
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- Trump visits a Ford pickup truck factory, aiming to promote his efforts to boost manufacturing
- Trump administration says it is ending deportation protections for some Somali migrants
- Justice Department prosecutors resign amid turmoil over Minnesota ICE shooting investigation
- Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP sources say
- Smithsonian faces a deadline to show Trump its plans for exhibits for America's 250th birthday
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week's unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse. One of her offices is in a Democratic area, where more of the parents she sees are opting for alternative schedules that spread out shots. The other is in a Republican area, where some parents have stopped immunizing their children altogether. She and other doctors fear the it...
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- Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
- Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked
- NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue
- Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge
- Europes most active volcano is erupting, and tour guides are told to stay away

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