WASHINGTON (AP) — A watchdog investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith over his prosecutions of President Donald Trump is based on an “imaginary and unfounded” premise, Smith’s lawyers wrote in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The letter marks the first response by Smith and his legal team to news that […]
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it is unconstitutional for the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn't write an accurate date on the return envelope.
NEW YORK (AP) — In an unprecedented move, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook — marking a sharp escalation in his efforts to exert greater control on one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world. Trump took to social media to announce that he would be […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen ranted a request by the judges to toss the case. Cullen was nominated to […]
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers have gotten used to shopping the world without paying customs duties on the international packages they receive from big e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu, specialty shops and businesses that sell goods through online marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy and eBay. That era is about to end. On Friday, the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Tuesday invited students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest that is designed to encourage them to work together to use artificial intelligence tools to solve community issues. “As someone who created an AI-powered audio book and championed online safety through the Take It Down Act, […]
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds (34,000 kilograms) of illegal drugs this summer from boats far out to sea in the Pacific and Caribbean, which the service called its largest-ever haul worth nearly half a billion dollars. The Coast Guard worked with the Department of Defense on these seizures, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration proposal to reverse a landmark finding that climate change is dangerous to the public relies heavily on a report from the Department of Energy that dozens of scientists say is flawed. The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to use the DOE’s work to overturn the climate concept known as […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press. One of the reports argues that sea ice decline in the Arctic has been small, but uses […]
California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn earlier this month found what Duffy called […]
Shares in stock markets around the globe were sinking Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. But Cook said she’s not […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U.S. attorney nominees is “old and outdated.” Republican senators disagree. Trump has been complaining about what’s called the blue slip process for weeks and has pushed Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday with storms that left tens of thousands of people without power and delayed flights at the city airport. More than 55,000 people were without power in Arizona, most of whom were in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, according to PowerOutage.us. Motorists […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body drew them in violation of voters’ rights. The current map, drawn in 2021, divides Salt Lake County — the state’s population center and a Democratic stronghold — among the […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Following a massive fire on Friday at an automotive lubricant plant in southeast Louisiana, residents are reporting soot on cars and oily residue in nearby bodies of water. But Gov. Jeff Landry said that there is no indication of an “immediate danger to wildlife or to human health.” “From what […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform that he is firing Cook because of allegations […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams played her first Grand Slam match in two years on Monday night at the U.S. Open, facing 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams dropped the opening set 6-3. She started slowly, ceding 11 of the initial 13 points and falling behind 2-0. With members […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of the nation’s leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations. Flock Safety, whose cameras are mounted in more than 4,000 communities nationwide, put a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Adm. Daryl Caudle took over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer Monday, ending a six-month vacancy created by the Trump administration’s firing of his predecessor. Caudle became chief of naval operations as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted a growing list of military leaders with little or no explanation. Remarks at a swearing-in […]
Cracker Barrel is sticking with its new logo but apologizing to fans who were angered when the change was announced last week. “If the last few days have shown us anything, it’s how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel. We’re truly grateful for your heartfelt voices,” the company said Monday in a statement on its […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles law enforcement agencies have arrested a burglary crew linked to nearly 100 break-ins across the region, officials announced Monday. Multiple police agencies and the LA County sheriff’s deputies searched eight homes around 5 a.m. Wednesday, arresting seven men between the ages of 22 and 47, the Los Angeles Police […]
Warning: This may be an actual emergency — as far as emergencies about emergencies go, at least. The recently defunded nonprofit corporation that distributed federal money to public media stations across the United States is warning of another casualty when it shuts down next month: the resilience of the nation’s emergency alert systems. In 2022, […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention on efforts by the Trump administration to send people to countries other than their own. The administration’s agreements with so-called third countries have been contested in […]
Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who can’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new rule goes into effect Jan. 27, the same day Southwest starts assigning seats. Currently, plus-size passengers can either pay […]
