CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The first U.S. mosque built from the ground up in the United States is a white clapboard building on a grassy corner plot, as unassumingly Midwestern as its neighboring houses in Cedar Rapids – except for a dome. The descendants of the Lebanese immigrants who constructed “the Mother Mosque” almost […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. He made the announcement with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Vice President JD Vance during an event in the Oval Office. The U.S. is co-hosting the tournament […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gavin Newsom is having a moment. In the national struggle over U.S. House control, perhaps no politician has more at stake than the California governor, who has emerged as the leading Democratic adversary to President Donald Trump in what many see as a lightly masked trial run for his own future […]
PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) — A crash Friday involving a tour bus on an interstate highway in upstate New York has left several people injured, authorities said. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash on I-90 near Pembroke, which is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Buffalo. Photos taken by bystanders at the […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz, ordering that its operations wind down within two months. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami wrote in her 82-page order late Thursday that Florida officials never […]
CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — The parents of a missing 7-month-old boy were arrested Friday as part of a murder investigation, authorities in Southern California said. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says Jake and Rebecca Haro were arrested at their home in the desert community of Cabazon, which is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — More than a decade after a hired hit man shot her former son-in-law in the head in his Tallahassee garage, 75-year-old Donna Adelson is now on trial for helping orchestrate the 2014 murder of Daniel Markel, the Florida State University law professor who at the time of his death was locked […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee judge charged with obstructing a federal agency and concealing a wanted person who was in the country illegally told police days after the incident in her courtroom that “I didn’t do anything that they’re saying.” The comments were captured on body camera footage by Milwaukee police inside Milwaukee County Circuit […]
China’s Pop Mart says it is rolling out a mini version of its popular Labubu plush toys this month, along with a new long-fur version of the toothy little monster. The Labubu, by artist and illustrator Kasing Lung, first appeared with pointed ears and pointy teeth, in three picture books inspired by Nordic mythology in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into a buy now, pay later company with close ties to President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., saying the investigation was conducted in a biased manner and based off politics. The CFPB on Tuesday notified Credova Financial, a subsidiary of Public Square […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A ban on assault weapons that Connecticut put in place after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is constitutional, a federal appeals court said Friday, as it rejected challenges by gun rights advocates who claim it violates the Second Amendment. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said groups challenging a […]
John Bolton, whose home and office were searched by federal agents on Friday, has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump since serving as a national security adviser in Trump’s first administration. After serving in the White House, Bolton wrote a scathing book that portrayed Trump as grossly ill-informed about foreign […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops to start carrying firearms while patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown, the Pentagon said Friday. The Defense Department didn’t offer any other details about the new development or why it was needed. Hegseth referred to it as […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of low-income parents in Georgia whose kids were sent to foster care have been billed years of child support they say they can’t afford, and one mother filed a civil rights lawsuit against the state this week seeking to end the practice completely. Between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, Georgia removed […]
As Texas Republicans and California Democrats redraw U.S. House districts to their advantage ahead of next year’s elections, they’re potentially disrupting a rare partisan balance in American politics. The 220-215 majority that Republicans won over Democrats in last year’s elections almost perfectly aligns with the share of the vote the two parties received in districts […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — California has landed its counterpunch. The national tug-of-war over redistricting and voters in the 2026 midterm elections shifts once again back to Texas, where it all started. California lawmakers voted mostly along party lines Thursday to approve legislation calling for a special election in November to approve a redrawn congressional map […]
Keith Lambert and his family cope with the extreme heat of summertime Chicago by going in and out of their house as quickly as possible and making sure their insulated shades are always drawn. “It’s really just minimizing the exposure,” Lambert said. “Its about doing your best to manage your cooling touch points.” Lambert is […]
The FBI is searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration as national security adviser but later became critical of the president, as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The person was not authorized to discuss […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is searching the Maryland home of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The person was not authorized to discuss the investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is faltering in its aggressive pursuit of the death penalty as it revisits cases in which predecessors explicitly decided against seeking capital punishment. Since taking office in February, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against 19 people, including nine defendants […]
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea Friday. The storm was forecast to cause possible coastal flooding into the weekend along the East Coast but was also expected […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Florida conservative Joe Gruters, a Donald Trump cheerleader dating back to the president’s days as a reality TV star, is now the Republican National Committee chairman. Having no opposition after being tapped by the president, Gruters’ was elected Friday at the Republicans’ summer meeting in Atlanta. For Gruters, the vote completes a […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care for children could risk disciplinary action under a proposal set for review by the state medical board on Friday. The proposal would deem any professional who uses hormonal and surgical treatments for minors “as being grossly negligent” and subject to sanctions by the board, […]
