Associated Press

Associated Press

Scottish traffic cone gets dignitary’s welcome in Boston after World Cup friendship

BOSTON (AP) — Fresh off its first-class flight from Glasgow, it received a reception befitting a visiting dignitary: a bagpiper in full regalia playing inside Boston Logan International Airport. Waiting to greet it were diplomats, the governor and Boston’s mayor. The guest of honor? An orange traffic cone. Tuesday’s arrival of the “Boston Cone” marked […]
2 months ago

House passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent

WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. The vote was 308-117. Daylight […]
2 months ago

Tropical depression forms far offshore of Mexico and is forecast to strengthen

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression has formed far offshore of Mexico and could strengthen into a hurricane this week, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. The tropical depression is about 560 miles (901.23 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California. It has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (56 kph) and is […]
2 months ago

Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents at a gas station in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said. The 28-year-old was among four occupants of a vehicle that stopped in the parking lot of the gas station and […]
2 months ago

Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill Tuesday, refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spending, including a pay raise for the troops, in protest of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced his opposition and other key Democrats said they […]
2 months ago

Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico formally requested that U.S. state attorneys general criminally investigate cases of migrants who have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during raids, the Mexican government said Tuesday. The request follows the death of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in […]
2 months ago

Subaru issues recall for 541,000 SUVs over label with incorrect weight rating

NEW YORK (AP) — Subaru of America is recalling more than 541,000 of its Crosstrek, Forester, and Ascent SUVs due to an inaccurate label attached to the vehicles. According to a notice published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week, the now-recalled vehicles were made with a certification label that incorrectly states their […]
2 months ago

Senators rally to Russia sanctions bill, one of Graham’s top priorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham’s pursuit of a Russia sanctions bill has taken on renewed urgency after his death as colleagues look to pay tribute and build on the progress he made in gaining the White House’s support for the measure. Supporters of Ukraine have been working for more than a year to pass […]
2 months ago

Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney’s office, which can choose to bring criminal charges […]
2 months ago

In Maine, a familiar story unfolds: immigration officers fatally shot the driver of a moving vehicle

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — In the minutes after an immigration officer opened fire in a small coastal city in southern Maine, a now-familiar story began to unfold: another person had been shot and killed inside a moving vehicle during an immigration enforcement operation. The Department of Homeland Security later said the officer fired his weapon […]
2 months ago

Wyden alleges RFK Jr broke the law in calls urging Libertarians to quit Iowa races

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — High-ranking Senate Democrat Ron Wyden has alleged that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. broke the law with recent phone calls urging third-party candidates to drop out of two Iowa congressional races. In a complaint to the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel filed Monday, Wyden requested an investigation into […]
2 months ago

2 teens charged in fatal shootings of 5 Illinois family members

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Two teenagers were charged with murder Tuesday in the killings of five members of an Illinois family who were shot at three different locations. A 16-year-old boy will be prosecuted as an adult, while the case against a 15-year-old girl will start in juvenile court before a possible transfer […]
2 months ago

Federal judge awards $314 million to 3 Americans held and allegedly tortured in Venezuela

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has awarded $314 million in damages to three Americans who were jailed and allegedly tortured by what he called a “criminal enterprise” led by former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro before the men were freed in a swap for a close Maduro ally imprisoned in the U.S. Maduro’s government in […]
2 months ago

Mystery winner buys T-rex nicknamed ‘Gus’ for a record $50 million at auction

NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday. Sotheby’s said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is now the $45 million price tag for a nearly complete stegosaurus sold by the same New York auction house in 2024. […]
2 months ago

‘I’m Joe Lombardo’: Nevada governor pulled over in traffic stop

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s governor was pulled over by a Las Vegas police officer for allegedly running a red light in his pickup truck and wasn’t ticketed after immediately identifying himself. “I’m Joe Lombardo,” he said as the officer arrived at the passenger-side window, police body camera video obtained by The Associated Press shows. […]
2 months ago

Man gets prison in deadly shooting of ex-girlfriend as she pushed their baby’s stroller in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend as she pushed their baby in a stroller was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. A jury convicted Isaac Argro in May of murder in the 2022 death of Azsia Johnson. Prosecutors said Argro gunned […]
2 months ago

Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, will be sworn in to fill her brother’s term

WASHINGTON (AP) — Darline Graham, the sister of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, will be sworn in by the Senate on Tuesday afternoon — filling the seat just three days after her brother’s sudden death. Graham was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday to fill the remaining months of her […]
2 months ago

US scientist held in China for nearly 2 years, family reveals, in a case Trump has raised with Xi

WASHINGTON (AP) — A China-born American seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years, an advocacy group advising the family said Tuesday, a revelation that came a couple of months before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S. The relatives of Youlin Chen of Boston broke their silence […]
2 months ago

E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

NEW YORK (AP) — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said. The payment — representing the $5 million jury award, plus interest — was made Monday from an account where it […]
2 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a ‘public-private’ conspiracy to target Israel’s critics

NEW YORK (AP) — Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups, alleging they were part of a conspiracy to suppress criticism of Israel by doxing, jailing and attempting to deport supporters of the pro-Palestinian movement. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Tuesday, alleges a coordinated campaign among senior officials of President […]
2 months ago

Gold trader gets time served in Iran sanctions case that strained US-Turkey relations

NEW YORK (AP) — Reza Zarrab, a businessman who admitted conspiring with a Turkish bank to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions by trading its oil for gold will not spend any more time behind bars in a case that strained relations between the U.S. and Turkey. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said at a […]
2 months ago

Many questions remain after an ICE officer’s fatal shooting of a Maine driver

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Immigrant rights groups are demanding answers and planning more protests Tuesday over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of a Maine driver. The shooting Monday during an immigration enforcement operation in the city of Biddeford marked the second time in a week that ICE used deadly force and at […]
2 months ago

Warren Buffett omits annual donation to Bill Gates’ foundation after his Epstein ties were disclosed

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates ′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his family, but did not mention Gates in his announcement Tuesday. Buffett also […]
2 months ago

Prosecutions, Epstein and the $1.8B fund: What to watch at Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Todd Blanche is heading into a high-stakes test this week in his bid to become attorney general, with key Republicans still undecided about whether to back his nomination. Blanche will need the support of all GOP lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee in order to advance his nomination to lead the Justice […]
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