Vance and Rubio set to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy. Trump isn’t on the list
ROME, Italy (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance will lead an American delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics in…
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Tear gas floods a Minneapolis family’s SUV after they get caught between protesters and officers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis couple says that after inadvertently getting caught between protesters and immigration officers this week, an…
Blast of winter weather hitting Midwest, East Coast and could bring snow to Florida
HOUSTON (AP) — A blast of winter weather was set to bring snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest…
Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflicts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” which was initially seen as a mechanism focused on ending the…
Man freed after Minneapolis immigration raid says he now fears leaving home
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who fled civil war in Liberia as a child said Saturday that he has been…
Thousands march in Greenland to support Arctic island in the face of Trump’s threats to take it over
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President…
Kianna Underwood, former Nickelodeon star, killed in hit-and-run
NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials say Kianna Underwood, a former Nickelodeon child star, was killed Friday in a…
Trump administration social posts amid Minnesota immigration tensions seen as appealing to far right
As its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis intensifies, the Trump administration is leaning into messaging that borrows from phrases, images and…
AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA’s radar for years
The Associated Press has learned that Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s acting president, has been on the radar of the U.S. Drug…
Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
RIPTON, Vermont (AP) — At a time when the Trump administration rolled back numerous environmental regulations while global temperatures and…
Here’s where Trump’s most jaw-dropping promises stand a year into his second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — From toppling Venezuela’s leader to ordering mass deportations, from turning once independent government entities into rubber stamps…
As Trump’s deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20…
How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate for reviving federal health care subsidies that…
Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump says he’ll impose a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because…
Actor Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield’s attorneys told a court Friday he should be released while he…
Trump’s Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal
Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin…
Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first woman governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol…
Sen. Thom Tillis takes on the White House, but not Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Thom Tillis isn’t holding back during his final year in Washington. “I’m sick of stupid,” the…
Why US cities are reverting 1-way streets back to their original 2-way design
Excessive speeding was so common on parallel one-way streets passing a massive electronics plant that Indianapolis residents used to refer…
FAA urges pilots to exercise caution over eastern Pacific, citing ‘military activities’
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday urged U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean…
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in a Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who…
Tennessee judge grants expanded media access to state-run executions
A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions. The…
Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons in recent days, including for the father of a…
8-year-old girl who went missing on Navajo Nation found dead Friday
TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) — An 8-year-old girl who went missing on tribal lands in northern Arizona was found dead…
Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission that will review his White House ballroom plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump this week quietly appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, one…
New research bolsters evidence that Tylenol doesn’t raise the risk of autism despite Trump’s claims
A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of autism, ADHD or…
Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues his AI company over sexual deepfake images created by Grok
The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children is suing his AI company over deepfake images of her on the…
Justice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral…
National Guard troops to stay on Washington, DC, streets through 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year,…
Prison guard accused of failing to step in during fatal inmate beating pleads to reduced charge
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York prison guard accused of failing to intervene as fellow officers beat an inmate…
Orcas put on a show off Seattle
Orca whales have put on a show off the shore of a Seattle neighborhood. The orcas were Bigg’s killer whales,…
Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 1/16/2026
Stocks edged a bit lower on Wall Street as the first week of corporate earnings season closes out with markets…
Republicans vouch for Fed chair, creating a rare schism with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has spent his second term bulldozing elected and appointed officials who resist him or…
Drunk driver gets 24 years to life in prison for killing 4 people at July 4 barbecue in NYC park
NEW YORK (AP) — Halena Herrera can’t cross a street without thinking about the pickup truck that barreled toward her,…
Supreme Court will decide on use of warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide the constitutionality of broad search warrants that collect the location…
Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging…
Trump says he wants to keep Hassett in White House, clouding Fed chair selection
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White…
Colman Domingo, Liam Hemsworth and Noah Schnapp pack Ralph Lauren’s Milan Fashion Week show
MILAN (AP) — Colman Domingo, Liam Hemsworth and Noah Schnapp were among the celebrities who packed the Ralph Lauren front…
Judge allows a third offshore wind project to resume construction as the industry challenges Trump
A federal judge ruled Friday that work on a Virginia offshore wind project could resume, the third project this week…
Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550
Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days, state health officials said Friday.…
FACT FOCUS: Former Proud Boys leader falsely identified as an ICE officer
Social media users are falsely claiming that Enrique Tarrio, a former Proud Boys leader, is working as an officer for…
Venezuelan opposition leader is confident about return of democracy but says little of her plans
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military…
