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FILE - American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/And...

California man agrees to plead guilty to acting as Beijing’s agent

A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor for a local politician. Yaoning “Mike” Sun is expected to appear in court in Los Angeles on Monday to enter his plea under a deal with federal prosecutors, […]
12 months ago
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OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome

OpenAI said Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions. Making itself a gateway to online searches could allow OpenAI, the world’s most valuable startup, to pull in more internet traffic and the […]
12 months ago
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on day 17 of the government shut...

Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Christopher P. Moynihan is accused of sending a text message on Friday noting that Jeffries, a New York Democrat, […]
12 months ago
This undated photo provided by the Gallrein campaign shows Ed Gallrein. (Gallrein campaign via AP)C...

Trump-endorsed candidate enters race to challenge Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s choice to challenge maverick Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky announced his candidacy Tuesday, pledging to steadfastly support the president’s agenda while describing the incumbent as an obstructionist. Retired Navy SEAL officer Ed Gallrein entered the 4th District campaign after gaining Trump’s endorsement. He will have the president’s […]
12 months ago

A plane returned to a Nebraska airport over fear someone was trying to break into the cockpit

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A plane carrying passengers from Omaha, Nebraska, to Los Angeles made an emergency landing minutes into the flight “out of an abundance of caution” after pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit. The SkyWest Flight 6569 had just left Omaha’s Eppley Airfield around 7:45 p.m. Monday when the […]
12 months ago
President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth before speaking to a gatheri...

A timeline of US attacks in the Caribbean and what Congress has had to say

WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in seven strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea. Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States. He has […]
12 months ago
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil meets with supporters outside Federal Court on Tuesday, Oct. 21...

Mahmoud Khalil appears in appeals court as Trump administration continues efforts to deport him

NEW YORK (AP) — Mahmoud Khalil appeared Tuesday in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia as he continues to challenge a deportation case brought by President Donald Trump’s administration over his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University. The hearing before the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals came as the government seeks to overturn a lower court […]
12 months ago

NY police seek woman for questioning after baby is abandoned at Penn Station subway stop

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police on Tuesday released images of a woman wanted for questioning after an infant girl with her umbilical cord still attached was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station. The baby was left Monday in a passageway at the 34th Street-Penn Station subway stop during the typically […]
12 months ago
This NOAA satellite image taken at 11:40 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, shows Tropical Storm M...

Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain and a flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa began dumping heavy rain on Hispaniola on Tuesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region later this week. The rains snarled traffic in the Dominican Republic’s capital, Santo Domingo, and at least one traffic light was downed as winds whipped around the […]
12 months ago
A worker throws away items, Oct. 8, 2025, after ICE agents raided the apartment building at 7500 So...

Takeaways from AP report on a Chicago raid that signals a major escalation of immigration crackdown

CHICAGO (AP) — In late September, immigration agents launched a massive raid on a Chicago apartment building, deploying heavily armed agents who stormed the building from the ground floor while others rappelled onto the roof from a Black Hawk helicopter. The raid ended with 27 immigrants arrested, officials said. But the apartments of dozens of […]
12 months ago
This combo image shows Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and D...

Obama to campaign with Spanberger and Sherill in high stakes governor’s races

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey. Spanberger and Sherill’s campaigns said in Tuesday news releases that Obama will campaign with both candidates at Nov. 1 rallies in Norfolk, Va., […]
12 months ago
The apartment building at 7500 South Shore Drive in Chicago, which was raided by ICE agents is seen...

In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown

CHICAGO (AP) — The music begins low and ominous, with the video showing searchlights skimming along a Chicago apartment building and heavily armed immigration agents storming inside. Guns are drawn. Unmarked cars fill the streets. Agents rappel from a Black Hawk helicopter. But quickly the soundtrack grows more stirring and the video — edited into […]
12 months ago
Robert Vaughn, Chief Innovation Officer of NPower, poses for a portrait at an alumni event at World...

Citi Foundation is putting $25M toward tackling young adults’ unemployment and AI labor disruptions

NEW YORK (AP) — Young jobseekers, challenged by a rapidly changing labor market, are having a tough time. The U.S. unemployment rate for 22- to 27-year-old degree holders is the highest in a dozen years outside of the pandemic. Companies are reluctant to add staff amid so much economic uncertainty. The hiring slump is especially […]
12 months ago
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Most Americans are concerned about higher health care costs next year, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions. About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs […]
12 months ago
FILE - This image provided by NOAA shows a North Atlantic right whale in the waters off New England...

One of the world’s rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giants animals, according to scientists who study them. The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight whales from the previous year, […]
12 months ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Vitaly Mutko, the chief executive officer of Dom.RF, no...

Trump-Putin summit planned for Budapest is on hold after Rubio spoke with Lavrov, US official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The meeting had been announced last week. It was supposed to take place in Budapest, although a date had not been set. The […]
12 months ago
Michelino Sunseri, right, accepts a ceremonial belt buckle from Andy Anderson on Sept. 6, 2024, in ...

A Grand Teton mountain runner set a record. But his route turned into a crime

Michelino Sunseri climbed past boulders on his way to a record-breaking feat: The extreme runner reached the summit of Grand Teton, one of the highest mountains in the American West, and then rushed back down, all in less than three hours. The National Park Service, however, didn’t celebrate. Instead, it charged him with a crime. […]
12 months ago

Angels outfielder Mike Trout expected to testify in pitcher’s wrongful death trial

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is planning to testify Tuesday in a lawsuit over whether the MLB team should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Trout, a three-time American League most valuable player who hit his 400th career home run this year, is […]
12 months ago
FILE - Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for...

House Republicans preparing report on Biden’s use of autopen after months of investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are preparing to release a report on the findings of their investigation into former President Joe Biden and what they allege is potential misuse of the presidential autopen during his term. The report, which is likely to be released in the coming weeks, centers on contested and thus far unsubstantiated […]
12 months ago
This undated photo released by Charlotte Chess Center shows Daniel Naroditsky playing chess on the ...

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday. He was 29. The Charlotte Chess Club in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death on social media, calling him “a talented chess […]
12 months ago
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pauses in his office doorway to speak to reporters on da...

Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands. Senate Democrats, too, are confident […]
12 months ago

A man took videos as his home floated away with him inside in Alaska’s storms

The remnant storms of Typhoon Halong tore into western Alaska with such ferocity that they pulled Steven Anaver’s home from its foundation and buoyed it across choppy water — with him inside. Videos he shared Monday with The Associated Press convey the desperate scene as the waters rose inside his home and the flooding raged […]
12 months ago

False alarm on American Airlines after pilots thought someone was trying to break into the cockpit

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Pilots aboard a commercial jet mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit Monday, leading the flight to return to the Omaha airport less than 40 minutes after departing for Los Angeles. The misunderstanding on American Airlines Flight 6469 came about because the intercom that pilots and flight attendants use […]
12 months ago
FILE - The entrance sign of Kamehameha Schools stands in front of the campus in Honolulu, Sept. 11,...

Federal lawsuit challenges private school that gives preference to Native Hawaiians

HONOLULU (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. court in Honolulu challenges an admissions policy of a wealthy and prestigious private school that gives preference to applicants who are Native Hawaiian. A leading opponent of affirmation action launched a campaign last month to test the policy’s legality and stop Kamehameha Schools from favoring Hawaiians. […]
12 months ago