President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that military strikes on suspected drug boats his administration has been carrying out for more than two months in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean are saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. He most recently cited these numbers on Monday while answering questions […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s chief fiscal officer Brad Lander, who was arrested two months ago protesting conditions at an immigration holding facility, chose Tuesday to go to trial on a misdemeanor obstruction charge rather than accept a deal that would have made the case go away in six months. “I want a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve officials sharply disagree over the economy’s health and whether stubborn inflation or weak hiring represent a bigger threat. In several speeches in the past week, some policymakers have registered […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing a public backlash, the commission that oversees Alabama Public Television on Tuesday voted to continue paying its contract with PBS, rejecting an effort — at least for now — to be the first state to cut ties with the broadcast giant because of politics and federal budget cuts. The Alabama […]
Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets, a defense official said Monday.
A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it’s sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next year. Okaloosa County officials announced Tuesday that they expect to sink the SS United States in early 2026 about 22 nautical miles (41 kilometers) southwest of Destin and 32 nautical miles (59 kilometers) southeast of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Tuesday to reprimand Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia over an eyebrow-raising succession plan for his congressional seat, a move that divided Democrats who were furious with a member of their own caucus for triggering the vote. The House voted 238-186 for the measure, with ten members not voting and four […]
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man remains on trial for murder in the death and dismemberment of his wife after pleading guilty just as jury selection began Tuesday to disposing of her body and misleading police. Brian Walshe did not plead guilty to killing his wife, Ana Walshe, an immigrant from Serbia who was last […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — At 100 years old, Lee Grant knows the cost of McCarthyism better than almost anyone else on the planet. One of the last surviving actors to be blacklisted during the anti-communist Red Scare, the Academy Award-winning performer is speaking out against Florida’s new social studies teaching standards, which critics have warned […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man whose lengthy prison sentence for fraud convictions was commuted by President Donald Trump in 2021 is now headed back to federal prison for another fraud conviction. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, sitting in Trenton, handed down a 37-year sentence on Friday to Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, 51, of […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 27-year-old man charged with shooting former Oakland community college football coach John Beam made an initial court appearance Tuesday and will continue to be held without bail. Cedric Irving Jr. has been charged with murder and several enhancements in Beam’s death, and he could face 50 years to life in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and longtime Trump loyalist, stood with several Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors outside the Capitol Tuesday morning, along with other Republican congresspeople, as the House headed toward a vote on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier. The […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Tuesday he is joining the crowded Republican race for governor next June. He’s seeking a full term after taking over the state’s top office in January when former Gov. Kristi Noem joined the Trump administration as Homeland Security secretary. Rhoden spent six years as […]
BOSTON (AP) — Karen Read, who was found not guilty of charges in the death of her boyfriend, has filed a lawsuit accusing members of the Massachusetts State Police and several others of targeting her and shielding the real killers. Read walked out of court earlier this year after more than three years and two […]
BOSTON (AP) — A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female and minority troopers. The verdict confirmed Tuesday by a Suffolk Superior Court clerk came in a lawsuit accusing the agency’s leadership of enabling a discriminatory process for hiring and promotions that kept […]
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday. The ruling was a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to have GOP lawmakers in multiple states redraw their maps to help […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued his ruling Tuesday after the historic antitrust […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Public Radio will receive approximately $36 million in grant money to operate the nation’s public radio interconnection system under the terms of a court settlement with the federal government’s steward of funding for public broadcasting stations. The settlement, announced late Monday, partially resolves a legal dispute in which NPR accused the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, an event the president is trying to use to advance his foreign policy legacy. It’s been a long time since Prince Mohammed was welcome in official Washington. He hasn’t been to […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Art collectors have a chance Tuesday to buy one of the world’s most lucrative latrines: a solid gold, fully functional toilet. The piece, by Maurizio Cattelan — the provocative Italian artist known for taping a banana to a wall — goes up for auction Tuesday evening at Sotheby’s in New York. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department, a source briefed on the matter said Tuesday. It represents a major step forward for the administration’s dismantling of the department, which has […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to outgoing New York Mayor Eric Adams was sentenced Tuesday to three years’ probation, including a year of home confinement, for soliciting illegal campaign contributions for Adams. Mohamed Bahi embraced supporters in a Manhattan federal courtroom after learning that he would be spared prison. His confinement will allow […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Supreme Court justice has announced he’ll be stepping down from the bench to lead a center dedicated to classical education at the University of Florida. In a statement released by the state Supreme Court, Justice Charles Canady said that beginning in 2026 he will serve as the director of […]
