Associated Press

Associated Press

Iranian-Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues

Many in the Iranian-American diaspora spent the weekend glued to their televisions, watching news of U.S. and Israeli bombs falling on Iran, some clinging to hopes of a brighter future for their motherland but terrified their relatives might suffer from the collateral damage of war. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who for decades ruled the country while […]
6 months ago

Trump takes unconventional approach to communicating to the public about its war in Iran

Typical of an unconventional presidency, the Trump administration waited more than 48 hours to make any live, public communication to the American people about why it had decided to go to war with Iran. President Donald Trump discussed why he launched the attack prior to a White House ceremony honoring military heroes on Monday but […]
6 months ago

United flight returns to LA airport for an evacuation after a reported fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A United Airlines flight returned to the Los Angeles airport Monday about 40 minutes after taking off for an emergency evacuation after a reported fire, authorities said. All flights at the LAX International Airport were ordered to remain on the ground for about half an hour during the flight’s return and […]
6 months ago

FACT FOCUS: Misrepresented images spread after US and Israel strike Iran

As the U.S. and Israel continued to strike Iran on Monday following a major attack over the weekend that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, misrepresented images related to the war spread widely online. They presented years-old footage as current, falsely claimed that U.S. military vehicles had been destroyed and erroneously claimed to show […]
6 months ago

Democratic moderates warn that leaning too far left in midterms sets up presidential loss in 2028

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Across the country, progressives are lighting a fire that they hope will catapult Democrats back to power in Congress this year. But here in a hotel ballroom, the party’s beleaguered moderates have another message — not so fast. Leaders at Third Way’s conference talked over and over about how Democrats can’t […]
6 months ago

Democrats’ newfound unity faces a test after US and Israeli strikes on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Democrats demoralized at being shut out of power in Washington, the past several months have offered reason for optimism. A party often beset by ideological division has largely been unified in opposition to President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration tactics, particularly after two U.S. citizens were killed in Minneapolis. Heading into a […]
6 months ago

Photos from inside Iran as strikes boom across the capital, Tehran, for a third day

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The explosion was so loud and strong, the elderly resident of northern Tehran said she felt it in her heart, describing the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that boomed across the Iranian capital and raised columns of smoke. Streets were largely empty in Tehran on Monday, the third day of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign. […]
6 months ago

Trump pushes back on mounting criticism about his Iran war battle plan as conflict spreads

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against mounting criticism that he hasn’t done enough to explain why it was necessary to start a war with Iran now or to articulate his vision for an endgame to the escalating conflict. The frustration is coming not just from the political left but also […]
6 months ago

Former Trump Cabinet secretary Ryan Zinke won’t seek reelection to a Montana US House seat

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Ryan Zinke, a Montana Republican who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration, said Monday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. House, citing health concerns. The decision gives Democrats an outside chance to pick up a House seat in a state […]
6 months ago

House panel releases videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton answering questions about Epstein

WASHINGTON (AP) — Videos of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answering questions about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released Monday by a House committee investigating the late financier. The recordings of the depositions, which spanned hours over two days last week, were expected to show how both Clintons […]
6 months ago

A Christmas rifle, possible warning signs and 41 seconds of gunfire: jurors weigh Colin Gray’s fate

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia father of an accused school shooter could have prevented an attack that left two students and two teachers dead and many others wounded at a school northeast of Atlanta in 2024, a prosecutor said in her closing argument. “After seeing sign after sign of his son’s deteriorating mental state, his […]
6 months ago

US gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight reveals she played at the Olympics with a torn MCL

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight revealed Monday in a television appearance that she played in Milan with a torn medial collateral ligament in one of her knees. “I’m not walking around the best, and I’m missing a few games for the (PWHL’s) Seattle Torrent,” Knight said on “CBS […]
6 months ago

National Guard deployment in New Orleans extended for six months

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana National Guard announced Monday that 120 troops will remain deployed in New Orleans through August. The six-month extension comes after 350 Guard members deployed to New Orleans in late December, in the run-up to New Year’s and other high-profile events like the Sugar Bowl. The troops, which had mainly […]
6 months ago

Redness on Trump’s neck is caused by common skin cream, White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday attributed a large red spot on President Donald Trump’s neck to a skin cream he is using, without elaborating on what condition it is treating. The redness drew widespread attention Monday, when news photographers captured close-up images of the president’s neck during a Medal of Honor ceremony […]
6 months ago

Savannah Guthrie returns to her mother’s home in first sighting there since disappearance

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie and her sister returned to their mother’s home outside Tucson on Monday in their first sighting at the house since Nancy Guthrie went missing a month ago. The NBC anchor, her sister Annie Guthrie and brother-in-law Tommaso Cioni walked arm-in-arm down the driveway, laid down yellow […]
6 months ago

Man who rammed car into Chabad headquarters in NYC charged with damaging religious property

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who drove his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City has been charged by federal prosecutors with intentionally damaging religious property. Dan Sohail, 36, was set to be arraigned Monday afternoon in Brooklyn federal court for the Jan. 28 incident, which damaged the entrance of […]
6 months ago

Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington ruled that a group of Democratic lawmakers is likely to succeed […]
6 months ago

Supreme Court could loosen law barring marijuana users from owning guns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines. A majority of justices appeared to lean toward a narrow ruling in favor of a Texas man who argued he shouldn’t have been charged with a […]
6 months ago

FBI joins Cincinnati police search for suspect after 9 wounded in nightclub shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal authorities joined local police Monday in the search for a suspect in a weekend nightclub shooting in Cincinnati that wounded nine people. The nine were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after shots rang out around 1 a.m. Sunday inside the music venue Riverfront Live. Interim Cincinnati Police Chief Adam Hennie […]
6 months ago

US sanctions Rwanda’s defense force over support for M23 rebels in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United States ‌on Monday imposed sanctions against Rwanda’s defense force and top military officials, the U.S. Treasury ​Department said, accusing Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo, as fighting in the region continues. “The Rwandan Defense Force is actively supporting, training, and fighting alongside the March 23 […]
6 months ago

Federal and city officials say the man who opened fire outside a Texas bar was not on their radar

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal and city authorities say the gunman who opened fire outside a Texas bar, killing two people and wounding 14 more was not on their radar before the attack. Both the FBI and police in Austin said Monday that it’s too soon to identify the motive behind the mass shooting early […]
6 months ago

Iranian drones buzz across the Persian Gulf after their pivotal use by Russia in Ukraine

The distinctive buzz of Iranian-designed drones has become a familiar sound in Ukraine over the past four years. Now, it’s increasingly heard across the Persian Gulf as Tehran strikes back with the cheap but effective weapons following the attack by the U.S. and Israel against Iran. The Shahed drones have made a transformative impact on […]
6 months ago

Melania Trump will preside at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday that will focus on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, at a turbulent time as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran. The U.N. says she will be the first spouse of […]
6 months ago

New York City’s tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the violent arrests of protesters in 2020 to bad police work that led to wrongful convictions in the 1980s, according to a newly published analysis of city data. Nearly $800 million in […]
6 months ago