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…
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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 swam off the shore of a Seattle neighborhood. The orcas were Bigg’s killer whales, a group that hunts…
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 MarÃa Corina Machado says she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military…
ICE says a Cuban immigrant died in a suicide attempt. A witness says guards pinned and choked him
A Cuban immigrant who lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades died in a Texas immigration facility during an…
Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday of thanking the Iranian government for not following…
First flight of deported Venezuelan migrants arrives in Caracas after Maduro’s capture
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A flight with 231 Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. city of Phoenix arrived Friday to…
Tesla granted more time in US investigation into its self-driving tech
U.S. regulators have granted a five-week extension for Tesla to respond to allegations that its vehicles have broken traffic laws…
Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving the way for a voter referendum
Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly is advancing a constitutional amendment to allow redistricting ahead of the midterm elections. This means Virginia…
NYC nurses restart contract talks with another major hospital system on 5th day of strike
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City nurses on strike restarted contract talks Friday with another one of the major…
CIA director meets Venezuela’s acting president in Caracas
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe has traveled to Venezuela to meet with acting President Delcy RodrÃguez, becoming the…
Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance case, official says
President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said. The official who…
Warming shelters for the homeless are open as Florida experiences its coldest weather this winter
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tourists bundled up, warming shelters for the homeless opened and growers sprayed crops with water to…
Trump eases threat to send troops to Minnesota. Liberian man is released after battering-ram arrest
President Donald Trump is backing off a bit from his threat to invoke a law to send troops to suppress…
Mexican president highlights ‘compelling results’ in crackdown of cartels in face of Trump threats
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that efforts to crack down on Mexican cartels and slow…
A mistakenly deported Babson College student tells AP how her life turned upside down
BOSTON (AP) — As she sat on a deportation flight headed to Texas, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza kept asking herself…
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t…
The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before President Donald Trump’s administration started dismantling the Education Department, the agency served as a powerful enforcer…
When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump’s GOP?
DALLAS (AP) — Sen. John Cornyn stood in the shadow of the U.S.-Mexico border wall for a campaign event, but…
Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro’s release
Tens of thousands of Cubans have gathered in Havana to protest the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela. The…
The Latest: Trump thanks Iran for halting executions as allies discourage US from striking
President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of…
Takeaways from the AP’s report on turmoil surrounding the FDA’s new fast-track drug program
WASHINGTON (AP) — A plan to slash drug review times at the Food and Drug Administration is sparking deep concerns…
Legal questions swirl around FDA’s new expedited drug program, including who should sign off
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner’s effort to drastically shorten the review of drugs favored by President…
Sharks are famous for fearsome teeth, but ocean acidification could make them weaker
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sharks are the most feared predators in the sea, and their survival hinges on fearsome teeth…
Are Trump’s supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here’s what a new poll shows
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump’s work on the economy hasn’t lived…
In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump’s desire to own their Arctic island
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it. The island is…
Stocks edge a bit below their latest records on Wall Street
Stocks edged a bit lower on Wall Street as the first week of corporate earnings season closes out with markets…
