The U.S. military said it began another round of strikes against Iran, after the president warned Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete the project within three years, according to a preliminary assessment by the National Park Service. Tower cranes up to 320 feet tall, forklifts, concrete […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two leading House Republicans are meeting with Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader this week as she travels to Washington at a time when China is scrutinizing the Trump administration’s posture toward the self-ruled island it views as its own. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., and Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., are […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump laced into Graham Platner on Wednesday, calling the Senate candidate from Maine a “thug” and a “pig” and suggesting that the Democratic Party was hypocritical for lining up behind someone with so many questions about his past personal conduct and treatment of women. That line of political attack was […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man accused of killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House along with her husband, as well as wounding a state senator and his wife. The defendant, Vance Boelter, was scheduled for a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Congressional candidate Brad Lander on Wednesday got the day in court that he demanded after a misdemeanor charge was lodged against him last summer after he was arrested while protesting with other elected officials outside an immigration holding facility in New York City. The Democrat testified in Manhattan federal court in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. But the judge ended a hearing by issuing a “fair warning” […]
The Florida Supreme Court has allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at helping the party retain its slim House majority. The court on Wednesday refused a request to issue a temporary injunction against the […]
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Environmental groups on Wednesday sued attempting to stop the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of wildlife refuge in Texas, claiming it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf Coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this […]
Anthropic on Wednesday joined growing calls for the artificial intelligence industry to find ways to cushion people from the technology’s disruptions, announcing an initial $200 million investment to research AI’s impact on jobs and the economy. Alongside new policy proposals from the maker of the Claude chatbot, Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei published an […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with the challenging […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas say they have arrested five cruise ship passengers from the United States who were accused of assaulting police officers and resisting arrest in the Caribbean archipelago. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that the three women and two men became involved in a fight […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill have lobbied President Donald Trump to immediately name a permanent director of national intelligence to make it easier for Congress to renew a key surveillance authority before it expires. But Trump has so far resisted. Trump has instead doubled down on his temporary pick to lead […]
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The search for a teenage girl swept away by a big wave while walking on a Southern California beach expanded Wednesday as high surf kept battering the coast. The girl, her mom and brother were walking along the sand at Treasure Island Beach in the city of Laguna Beach Tuesday […]
David Briscoe, a journalist for The Associated Press who chronicled the collapse of dictatorship and the rebirth of democracy during a dramatic period of upheaval in the Philippines, has died, his family said. He was 82. Briscoe died Sunday at an assisted living facility in Kapolei, Hawaii, said his wife, Leonor Briscoe. He was diagnosed […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded its payment network inside of ChatGPT, empowering the chatbot to independently shop and complete transactions on behalf of its user. It means AI agents can not only recommend products but complete the purchase on the user’s behalf, at potentially any merchant that […]
DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel. The indictment also describes vandalism against some companies that operate in Michigan and against […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate. The warrant signed by a federal judge last week approved the seizure of documents and records related to the “storage, use, or disposal” of methyl […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opening statements began Wednesday in the federal arson trial for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire in and around Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, has pleaded not guilty to starting what became one of the most destructive wildfires in California history. Prosecutors say Rinderknecht started a fire […]
TORONTO (AP) — A new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block may take longer to open than anticipated, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. “Look, everyone’s working hard to make sure the bridge is open as soon as possible. There is no big drama. If […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday that gives his immigration and deportation agenda a nearly $70 billion boost for the rest of his time in the White House. The bill provides $38 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and $26 billion for the Border Patrol. An additional […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a decade of roiling South Carolina and national politics, Rep. Nancy Mace finished a distant fifth in her state’s Republican primary for governor, leaving an uncertain future for one of the nation’s unabashed politicians. Her campaign mirrored her whipsaw career. Mace courted the support of President Donald Trump after harshly […]
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A man fatally shot four people at a house in suburban Detroit and quickly surrendered when police arrived, authorities said. Three victims were related to the suspect, police said, adding that there was no additional threat to the public. Police in Livonia, west of Detroit, said more details would be released […]
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio were searching for a 20-year-old man in connection with a shooting at a crowded neighborhood street festival that wounded 12 people while authorities also asked for help identifying another potential gunman. Ka Nye Taylor is wanted on 11 counts of felonious assault, the Toledo Police Department said Wednesday, […]
