MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors announced Monday that they have obtained key evidence in their ongoing investigations into fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during pitched protests against a federal immigration enforcement crackdown in the state earlier this year. “Through the cooperation of our federal partners we have obtained the hard drives of […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions “must act now” to address how artificial intelligence could transform the economy and could put many people out of work. The statement released Monday was signed by top economists, along with computer scientists and some executives at tech companies including Anthropic, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Monday that President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred attorneys for disciplinary actions. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams amounts to a stinging rebuke of the Republican president’s lawsuit, characterizing it as […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours Sunday night after hundreds of fans without tickets tried to push their way into the show, forcing the iconic New York City stadium to temporarily close entrances before the rapper could take the stage after midnight. After the long holdup, Jay-Z […]
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — ICE was involved in the fatal shooting of someone in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, though details of what transpired remain scarce, the speaker of the Maine House said in a social media post. House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, a Democrat, wrote on Facebook that the shooting occurred Monday morning in Biddeford, a […]
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man was found guilty Monday of conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, who worked at the global electronics company Analog Devices, was accused of helping an Iranian business associate get around American export control laws. U.S. prosecutors say the business […]
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Five people were killed in a “targeted mass shooting” against a family in southwestern Illinois, police said. Two more people were wounded, and two teenagers were in custody, police said. The shootings occurred primarily Sunday at three locations in East St. Louis, including a park. East St. Louis, population […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is taking additional steps to prevent people living in the U.S. illegally from using the nation’s banking system, cracking down on financial institutions that are lending money to them. On Monday, a group of financial regulators is set to issue guidance intended to remind banks and other financial institutions […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesotans are known for their niceness, but pleasantries are rare in the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary. The two leading candidates, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, have clashed over electability, their ties to corporate interests and willingness to fight Republican President Donald Trump’s administration in Washington. […]
GUNNISON, Colo. (AP) — An aircraft helping to fight a Colorado wildfire has crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot, authorities said. The aircraft was reported down Sunday in the Silver Jack Reservoir and the pilot’s body was recovered by divers, the Gunnison County sheriff’s office posted online. The pilot, believed to be the only […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache. The gusher of investment in data centers — likely topping $700 billion this year — to power artificial intelligence has made memory chips, computer processors, and other equipment, as well as electricity more expensive, and economists expect […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Outgoing Michigan Sen. Gary Peters is endorsing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens as his successor, adding to a growing effort by the Democratic establishment to help her defeat progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed in next month’s primary. Peters, who is retiring after 12 years in the Senate, said Stevens “will be ready […]
BANGKOK (AP) — A huge fire tore through a music bar in Bangkok overnight, killing at least 27 people and leaving 25 hospitalized in critical condition in the Thai capital’s most deadly blaze in 17 years. Photos from the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar in a northern part of the Thai capital showed people fleeing […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago is seeking to have his life sentence reduced to a minimum of 30 to 40 years. Robert Tulloch, now 43, was automatically sentenced to life without parole after pleading […]
MIAMI (AP) — The last prisoner strapped to a table in Florida’s death chamber was 74 years old — the oldest the state has executed in modern times. The next two set to die are older still. The series of executions, due to be carried out by the end of this month, highlights the nation’s […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, Ukraine lost a close ally in President Donald Trump’s orbit, leaving its leaders grappling with the implications for their war-torn country. Graham had been in Ukraine two days prior, standing in Kyiv’s St. Michael’s Square, flanked by the golden domes of the monastery […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was running for a fifth term when he passed away over the weekend, began a tumultuous new chapter in South Carolina politics during a year that has already been full of upheaval. As the conservative state’s senior senator and an influential ally of President […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will return to Washington on Monday with an uncertain agenda after the sudden death of prominent Republican Lindsey Graham, a committee chairman and key player who served as a crucial ally with President Donald Trump. Graham, 71, died Saturday evening after a tear in his aorta, according to a statement […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after the U.S. carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 3.9% to $78.96 per barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude oil added 4% to $74.26 per barrel. Prices for both types of crude oil recently […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday it ended its latest wave of strikes targeting Iran, insisting that Tehran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement that it hit air defense systems, radar sites, missile and drone equipment and small boats. Central […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health. McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to determine […]
Lindsey Graham, the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners, rose to become a fixture on the global stage and one of the most prominent advocates of American military might in the U.S. Senate. A former military lawyer who reached the rank of colonel in the Air Force, the wisecracking Graham was known for […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Residents in some Philadelphia neighborhoods and surrounding counties were cleaning up Sunday from widespread damage caused by a line of severe, short thunderstorms that passed through. The storms, called microbursts, passed through Saturday afternoon, downing trees and power lines, flooding a handful of streets and causing structural damage. A building that collapsed […]
Lindsey Graham, the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners, rose to become a fixture on the global stage and one of the most prominent advocates of American military might in the U.S. Senate. A former military lawyer who reached the rank of colonel in the Air Force, the wisecracking Graham was known for […]
