LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Ever since wildfires destroyed Lahaina two years ago, hundreds of students have struggled mentally — and not all have received the help they need. The Hawaii Department of Education estimates more than a third of Maui students lost a family member, sustained a serious injury or had a parent lose a […]
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is taking a drive down the road in a couple of months. The venerable carmaker is moving its headquarters for the first time in seven decades, relocating to a newly constructed building 3 miles (5 kilometers) away in its longtime home of Dearborn, Michigan. The new 2.1-million-square-foot (195,096-square […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state senator who came in third in the Democratic primary for governor in 2018 is running again, saying in her campaign launch video that “extremists” like President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are putting the nation’s democracy at risk. Kelda Roys, an attorney and small business owner who […]
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on a two-day trip to Israel as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise buildings and killing at least 13 Palestinians. Rubio said before the trip that he would seek answers from Israeli officials about their view of a path forward in Gaza, following Israel’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe it was nerves from being in the presence of royalty or perhaps it was a simple mistake, but there have been quite a few gaffes by U.S. presidents and first ladies toward members of the British royal family over the years. As President Donald Trump prepares to embark on a state […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of how unusual this week’s Federal Reserve meeting is, the decision it will make on interest rates — usually the main event — is just one of the key unknowns to be resolved when officials gather Tuesday and Wednesday. For now, it’s not even clear who will be there. […]
ATLANTA (AP) — A popular museum in Atlanta is expanding at a critical moment in the United States — and unlike the Smithsonian Institution, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights is privately funded, putting it beyond the immediate reach of Trump administration efforts to control what Americans learn about their history. The monthslong […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Mia Palacio felt like she lost a piece of herself when wildfires destroyed her hometown of Lahaina. She isolated from loved ones after the 2023 disaster while struggling to process the grief, often angry that her family didn’t have a permanent place to stay and that so many others were unable […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday urged New Yorkers to vote Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, giving the Democratic nominee one of his most significant endorsements to date in the contest to lead the nation’s biggest city. Writing in the New York Times’ opinion section, Hochul said that while […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican credited with guiding the state into a period of greater financial stability in the 1990s, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79. Edgar died from complications related to his treatment for pancreatic cancer, his family said in a statement. He publicly […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say two men have been arrested on suspicion of placing an incendiary device under a news media vehicle in Salt Lake City. The bomb didn’t go off. Police and fire department bomb squads responded Friday when a suspicious device was found under the vehicle parked near […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed during a mass shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis remembered her Sunday as a fierce, curious and funny child who “didn’t water herself down.” Friends, family and others gathered in an outdoor amphitheater by a lake to celebrate Harper Moyski’s life. Speakers also called […]
MONTICELLO, Utah (AP) — Tornadoes destroyed several homes in southeastern Utah over the weekend, but authorities said there were no reports of people injured. A storm produced two tornadoes in San Juan County in southeastern Utah over the span of an hour starting around 12:35 p.m. Saturday, according to meteorologist Kris Sanders with the National […]
President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, a move the president is seeking ahead of the central bank’s vote on interest rates. The Trump administration filed a response just ahead of a 3 p.m. Eastern deadline […]
Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for advocating for the execution of mentally ill homeless people in a discussion on the network last week, saying his remark was “extremely callous.” Kilmeade’s initial comment came on a “Fox & Friends” episode Wednesday and began getting widespread circulation online over the weekend. Kilmeade, a […]
Rep. Michael McCaulof Texas, one of the GOP’s most prominent foreign affairs hawks, announced he’d retire on Sunday while warning that, with Russia’s escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, “we got to be very careful not to be on the precipice of a World War III.” McCaul made his statements to ABC News as he […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up marked his 70th birthday Sunday with gospel music and a balloon release outside his boyhood home. A small crowd attended the festivities outside the modest brick house in the village of Dolton, where the former Robert Prevost grew up after he was born […]
BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey (AP) — After years of complaints from the right about “cancel culture” from the left, some conservatives are seeking to upend the lives and careers of those who disparaged Charlie Kirk after his death. They’re going after companies, educators, news outlets, political rivals and others they judge as promoting hate speech. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Given just how much President Donald Trump talks in public, it can sometimes be hard to keep up with all of his promises — even his most outlandish ones. Once a pledge has been made, though, the president has a way of making notions that once seemed implausible inch toward appearing routine […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday that investigators are not ready to discuss the motive behind the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But he said the 22-year-old suspect had left-leaning political beliefs and disliked the conservative influencer. “Clearly a leftist ideology,” Cox told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” On CNN’s “State of […]
Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, huge celebrations can be expected across the U.S. to showcase the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. This year, the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns, a federally led English-only initiative and an anti-diversity, equity and inclusion push have changed the national climate in which these celebrations occur. Organizers across the […]
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Even before the killing of Charlie Kirk, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania was struggling with the emotional toll of political violence. In the middle of the night just five months ago, someone broke into his home and set it on fire. Shapiro, who is also a likely 2028 Democratic presidential contender, […]
DENVER (AP) — From the moment conservative activist and icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans began fighting over which side was to blame. President Donald Trump became the most prominent to do so, tying the attack to “the radical left” before a suspect was even identified. It was part of a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canelo Alvarez hadn’t been beltless since 2015. But after being outclassed by Terence Crawford for the unified super middleweight championship on Saturday night, Alvarez (63-3-2) finds himself without a title for the first time in 10 years. While Crawford (42-0) was masterful in everything he did, dominating the 12-round bout in […]
