MIAMI (AP) — The deadly destruction of a Florida beachfront condominium actually started weeks before it collapsed into a pile of rubble in the middle of the night, killing 98 people in 2021, federal investigators found in a final report issued Monday. The National Institute of Standards and Technology said in the report that two […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters delivered conflicting testimony Monday during the federal arson trial for the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles last year, with one saying he heard fireworks before the blaze started and the other saying he did not. The government has accused Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of sparking […]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, said the 84-year-old had died, CNN and other news organizations are reporting, citing law enforcement sources. Some media outlets had previously reported receiving ransom notes tied to the case in the days after […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost being sought by President Donald Trump. The White House Office of Management and Budget has yet to make a formal request […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s opening a special investigation into the Tesla Model 3 crash on […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more people in Missouri and Washington state have been arrested in connection with what authorities say was a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting show at the White House earlier this month. Federal law enforcement officials disrupted the plan a few days before the June 14 White House event, […]
Longtime conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said on a podcast that “there’s no chance I would support the Republican Party” ahead of the November midterm elections, dismissing the political affiliation he’s defended as a pundit for decades, including as one of Fox News Channel’s most popular hosts. “Not gonna support the Democratic Party,” Carlson was quick […]
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A notorious mob hitman who once testified against John “Junior” Gotti before cleaning up his life and becoming a councilman in New Jersey has been arrested on extortion and loansharking charges that, if proven, reflect a return to the lifestyle of his youth. John Alite, 63, was arrested on Friday in […]
Los Angeles firefighters are on their sixth day of battling a fire at a massive warehouse near downtown that stores frozen food. Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer, filling the air surrounding the roughly 500,000-square-foot (46,451-square-meter) facility. The blaze that broke out Wednesday has […]
A Coast Guard helicopter crashed in Alaska Monday, and all four crew members were injured. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed at Harbor Mountain in Sitka, but no deaths were reported. The crew members were taken to a hospital with injuries, but it wasn’t immediately clear how seriously they were hurt. “First responders and search and […]
The U.S. government is opposing a plan to auction dozens of artifacts salvaged from the remains of the Titanic, adding another page to the ship’s storied history. More than a century after the disaster, the Titanic remains a source of endless fascination. Here’s a timeline of the ship’s history, from its maiden voyage to the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be used. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups that argued the recent upgrades to the program, called Systematic […]
A plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic — including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor — is facing pushback from the U.S. government, according to newly unsealed court documents. RMS Titanic Inc., the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck in the North […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot. A court filing on behalf of the challenger Sullivan by his attorneys […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is set to pass a bipartisan housing bill on Monday that aims to bring down prices and increase supply in one of the most sweeping efforts in recent decades to reduce federal regulations and increase local control. The bill has been the focus of intense House-Senate negotiations in recent weeks […]
Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said. Emergency officials in Orange County, Texas, shut down roads in the area Sunday morning and warned residents to stay in their homes while crews worked to unload the trailer and salvage as many hives as […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Legislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections faced strong opposition from state Democrats on Monday after Republicans in the Georgia Senate approved an amendment that would require a hand recount of ballots. Georgia’s governor, Republican Brian Kemp, had called lawmakers into a special session in […]
Keith Tkachuk is going into the Hockey Hall of Fame after waiting for more than a decade and a half since his playing career in the NHL ended. Tkachuk was elected to the Hall of Fame on Monday, less than 24 hours after his sons became teammates when Brady was traded from Ottawa to Florida, […]
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday. Messi had a golden opportunity to break the record in the ninth minute, but went wide to the right on a […]
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials on Monday confirmed the end of the quarantine. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard service members and U.S. Park Police were patrolling the deck around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday, as Donald Trump’s administration faces a self-imposed deadline to fix a botched renovation and cleaning efforts ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. The patrols come two days after Trump said authorities […]
Marie Lansley recently started a new job in a new city while searching for a new partner. In her dating pursuits, the freshly minted San Franciscan said she’s been “trying everything”— including some help from artificial intelligence. AI chatbots have become — for her and many others — de facto dating coaches and relationship experts. […]
A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving vehicle said Monday they want authorities to release video showing whether officers were in danger of being struck when one of them opened fire. Kohen Wiley was riding with his mother and another woman in a Walmart parking lot on June […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort to “harass and retaliate against them.” U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz found that the “dominant purpose” of the subpoenas was to “coerce Minnesota officials into assisting […]
