NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Florida names several articles and one book written by two of the publication’s journalists and published in the […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Three years ago, the story of Michigan was one of Democratic success. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic state lawmakers held complete control of the executive and legislative branches of government. This year, the story of Michigan is one of enormous partisan divide. Partisan politics have resulted in a monthslong legislative stalemate […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A special legislative election Tuesday for a seat previously held by a Minnesota Democrat who was assassinated in June will determine control of the state House. The election to replace former House Speaker Melissa Hortman takes place about three months after she and her husband were gunned down in their home by […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel will confront skeptical Senate Democrats at a congressional hearing Tuesday likely to be dominated by questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing as well as the recent firings of senior officials who have accused the FBI director of illegal political retribution. The appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee represents […]
HONOLULU (AP) — After water polo practice at her school atop a hill overlooking Honolulu Harbor, Kapua Ong marvels at the sunset. “I do feel proud of myself for getting in because not everyone gets accepted,” said Kapua, 14, a freshman at Kamehameha Schools, a competitive private school with affordable tuition that gives preference to […]
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Days after an assailant’s bullet tore through two of his limbs, Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo hobbled out of the hospital on crutches. Hernandez had nearly died in the early morning of June 21 when, police say, a troubled young man shot him during an attempted robbery in Muscatine, Iowa. A […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — During the coronavirus pandemic, the city closed a stretch of a four-lane highway along San Francisco’s Pacific Coast and made it an automobile-free sanctuary where bicyclists and walkers flocked to exercise and socialize under open skies and to the sound of crashing waves. But with the post-pandemic return to school and […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors are preparing to file a capital murder charge Tuesday against the Utah man who authorities say held a “leftist ideology” and may have been “radicalized” online before he was arrested in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Charges against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson are expected to come ahead of the first court […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione is due in court Tuesday as his lawyers push to have his state murder charges thrown out in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. They argue that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amount to double jeopardy. Also to be decided: a trial […]
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in nearly three decades but issued a waiver blocking any major aid cut to what has traditionally been the staunchest U.S. ally in Latin America. The move Monday reflects a […]
The world’s fondness for matcha is about to be tested by steep price increases. Global demand for the powdered tea has skyrocketed around the world, fueled by consumer interest in its health benefits and by the bright green matcha lattes bubbling up on social media. In the U.S., retail sales of matcha are up 86% […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who illegally landed his small aircraft on a naval base twice and stole a Navy truck has pled guilty to federal charges, officials said. Andrew Kyle White, 37, pleaded guilty to a felony count of theft of government property and illegal entry into a naval installation. The San […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s governing board, giving the White House greater influence over the central bank just two days before it is expected to vote in favor of reducing its key interest rate. The vote to confirm […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor for now, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove her just ahead of a key vote on interest rates. The Trump administration is expected to quickly turn to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch bid to unseat Cook […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration in a funding dispute that has delayed a kinship caregiver law, which aims to support adults willing to care for young relatives who endured suspected abuse or neglect at home. The Democratic governor signed the legislation in 2024, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump defended his order that flags be lowered to half-staff after last week’s slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by suggesting he would have done the same following the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker this summer had he been asked by the state’s governor. That’s despite Trump saying […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Less than two weeks before Charlie Kirk’s assassination in Utah, a sheriff’s department in central California conducted three days of reconnaissance to prepare for a speech by the conservative firebrand at a local church in politically friendly territory. Officials researched potential escape routes and identified local activists opposed to Kirk. On […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadline looming, Congress charged Monday toward a federal government shutdown as Republicans brush back Democratic demands to save health care funding from cutbacks, while Democrats are flexing a newfound willingness to play hardball, even if it means closing offices and services. Republican leaders are ready to call the Democrats’ bluff, possibly […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday entered the national battle over U.S. House control, urging voters to reject a California ballot proposal to rejigger districts that he said would erode democratic principles and allow politicians to “take the power away from the people.” “It is insane,” the former Republican governor and action-movie star […]
New York’s attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user’s age. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, passed last year, prohibits social media companies from showing feeds personalized by algorithms to users under 18 unless they have a […]
Vice President JD Vance on Monday jumped onto the conservative movement demanding consequences for those who have cheered Charlie Kirk’s killing, calling on the public to turn in anyone who says distasteful things about the assassination of his friend and political ally. “When you see someone celebrating Charlie’s murder, call them out,” Vance urged listeners […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A copyright infringement lawsuit former Congressman George Santos filed against talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and ABC was properly dismissed by a lower court judge, an appeals court said Monday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected the lawsuit in which Santos alleged that Kimmel deceived him into […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen stood before Iowa Democrats over the weekend and blasted his party’s leadership as “spineless” for refusing to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. “Many Democratic members of the Senate and the House representing New York have stayed on the sidelines,” Van […]
TikTok users in the U.S. may get a reprieve from the threat of a shutdown after the Trump administration announced it has reached a framework deal with China for the ownership of the popular social video platform. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a press conference after the latest round of trade talks between […]
