CSX railroad announced Monday that it had replaced its CEO less than two months after an investment fund urged it to either find another railroad to merge with to better compete with the proposed transcontinental Union Pacific railroad or fire outgoing CEO Joe Hinrichs. The outgoing CEO, who came to the railroad in 2022 after […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had recently arrived from Europe, police said. The body was found Sunday morning while the plane was undergoing maintenance at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The […]
New Mexico lawmakers are to open a special session Wednesday to boost funding for food assistance and rural health care — actions the Democratic governor contends are needed to “minimize the damage from President Trump’s disastrous bill” cutting federal taxes and spending. The special session follows one in Colorado, where the Democratic governor asserted Trump’s […]
At least 100 federal investigators are responding to an attack in Michigan where a former Marine crashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel during a Sunday service, shot into the building and set it on fire. Four people were killed and eight more were wounded by gunfire. Officers were […]
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police officers walked amid the burned out ruins of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan on Monday, a day after a former Marine opened fire during a crowded service, killing at least four people, then set the building ablaze. Eight others were wounded in […]
On a recent Saturday near Seattle, Cheryl Ewaldsen pulled three golden loaves of wheat bread out of her kitchen oven. The fragrant, oat-topped bread was destined not for her table, but for a local food bank, to be distributed to families increasingly struggling with hunger and the high cost of groceries. “I just get really […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Here he is, depicted at six months in office, chiseled and brawny, as mighty as the very nation. Here he is as a Star Wars Jedi wielding a patriot-red lightsaber, rescuing our galaxy from the forces of evil. Here he is taking over Gaza, transforming the strip into a luxury resort complete […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive. “Always a bad idea,” former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said of shutdowns in 2024. A potential “disaster,” Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said of the shutdown the country narrowly avoided when he voted with Republicans […]
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state House member who advocated for Palestinians at the 2024 Democratic National Convention is entering the state’s race for governor. Ruwa Romman announced her 2026 bid for governor on Monday, saying Democrats need a clearer vision and greater focus on organizing voters. She’s at least the eighth Democrat to seek […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former state economic development director for Wisconsin, who previously worked as an executive at a dairy cooperative, announced Monday that she is running for governor as a Democrat, promising to reject “divisive politics.” Missy Hughes joins an already crowded field of Democrats for the open seat in the battleground state. […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Fallout from the 2020 presidential election feels like it may never end in Georgia. Maybe more any other state, the decisions made after Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow win — and Donald Trump’s false claims of victory — still define politics in the Peach State. In Georgia, 2020 may guide the Republican choice […]
Shares were mostly higher Monday in Asia after Wall Street broke its three-day losing streak, trimming its losses for last week. China factory data are due out on Tuesday and a quarterly business sentiment survey by the Bank of Japan comes on Wednesday. The next big event for Wall Street could be a looming shutdown […]
Days after his defiant speech at the United Nations rejecting demands to end the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to confer with his most important supporter. But Monday’s meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington comes at a tenuous moment. Israel is increasingly isolated, losing support from many countries that […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk will have a court hearing Monday where he and his newly appointed legal counsel will decide whether they want a preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if there is enough evidence against him to go forward with a trial. Prosecutors have charged […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but both sides have shown hardly any willingness to budge from their entrenched positions. If government funding legislation is not passed by Congress […]
In the absence of stronger federal regulation, some states have begun regulating apps that offer AI “therapy” as more people turn to artificial intelligence for mental health advice. But the laws, all passed this year, don’t fully address the fast-changing landscape of AI software development. And app developers, policymakers and mental health advocates say the […]
On her first full day of preschool, Alexander Lane’s 3-year-old daughter stayed in the car for an hour at drop-off because she didn’t want to go inside. On the second day, she entered class in tears. But by the third day, she eagerly ran into the classroom. Starting preschool or kindergarten is a milestone, but […]
PHOENIX (AP) — In a story published Sept. 29, 2025, about the sentencing phase of Cleophus Cooksey Jr.’s trial in Phoenix, The Associated Press erroneously reported one of his convictions. Cooksey was convicted of attempted sexual assault, not sexual assault.
Armed federal agents patrolled downtown Chicago on Sunday as President Donald Trump sent 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a move opposed by the governor and challenged in court. Memphis is also preparing for the arrival of additional federal authorities, including immigration and drug enforcement agents, expected to arrive this week. This is a […]
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service and set the building ablaze, killing multiple people and injuring others before police shot him, authorities said. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed to protect immigration enforcement officers and government facilities, according to a Defense Department memo received by state leaders on Sunday. The deployment is being made over the objections of state leaders and is similar to one […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new U.S. House map into law Sunday as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to try to hold on to a narrow Republican majority in next year’s congressional election. Kehoe’s signature puts the revised districts into state law with a goal of helping Republicans […]
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Team Europe is taking the Ryder Cup back across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving the Americans to search for answers in what is becoming a lopsided series. The Americans at least showed a pulse Sunday and made Europe sweat, storming back from the largest Sunday deficit ever against Europe with real hope. […]
A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services, inflicting casualties after ramming his vehicle into the front door of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township. It was the latest of many shooting attacks on houses of worship in the U.S. over the past 20 years. Here’s […]
