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Correction: Big Tree-No More story April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail KENSINGTON, N.H. (AP) — In a story April 5, 2021, about a sugar maple tree being removed, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the manager of American Forests’ National Champion Trees program. It should be Rose Tileston, not Rose Tileson. This story also clarifies that Braxton should be Buxton on second reference. Janet Buxton's name was spelled correctly on first reference. Newsletter Signups

Federal low-income housing grant doubles in size this year ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks at a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington.Andrew Harnik/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a coronavirus pandemic-fueled mortgage boom, states will get nearly $700 million in federal grants from a special program for low-income housing, more than double the amount distributed last year. It’s a boost that the Department of Housing and Urban Development says should produce a tangible lea...

Education Department reviewing campus sex assault rules COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this March 17, 2021, file photo, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. The Education Department is taking the next step to revise federal rules around campus sexual assault, paving the way for an overhaul of a polarizing Trump-era policy that President Joe Biden has vowed to reverse. A Tuesday letter from the department says it will formally begin the process to amend federal rules around Title I...

Biden boosted by Senate rules as GOP bucks infrastructure LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK, Associated Press April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the Ellipse on the National Mall after spending the weekend at Camp David, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less 2of11FILE - In this March 24, 2021, file photo Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens as the Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on the "For the People Act," which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capito...

Watchdog: Lebanon's vaccination of refugees, migrants lags Sign In SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11A woman receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Human Rights Watch, a leading rights group, said that Lebanon's vaccination campaign has been slow and risks leaving behind some of the country's most vulnerable people, including Palestinian and Syrian refugees, as well as migrant workers.Bilal Hussein/APShow MoreShow Less 2of11A man receives a Pfizer C...