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HONOLULU (AP) — A federal appeals court ruling on New Year’s Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a misconduct case against the state’s attorney general after he…

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and designated four…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6., 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump, former special…

The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers…

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man handed an illegal prison sentence years longer than the maximum penalty for his crime…

NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey…

President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills. The Tuesday…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The advice that legendary investor Warren Buffett offered on investing and life over the years helped…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell to its lowest level of 2025 this week,…

While schools, government and banks are closed on New Year’s Day, most major retailers across the U.S. will be open,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is not the first president to want more room at the White House for…

President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year. Many materialized into a barrage of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with layoffs remaining low despite a weakening labor market.…

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission wants to turn America’s 250th birthday celebration into the country’s single biggest…

HELSINKI (AP) — Authorities are investigating damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland early Wednesday that…

If an electric car stirs your interest but the lifestyle changes sound daunting, consider a plug-in hybrid. A plug-in hybrid…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran appointed a new central bank governor on Wednesday as an economic crisis sparked mass protests…

PARIS (AP) — Trains were running again Wednesday in both directions through the Channel Tunnel between continental Europe and the…

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press. It’s likely to…

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations…

BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December, as orders picked up…

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Tuesday tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been…

Wall Street fell on the final day of trading for 2025, a banner year for markets that was driven by…

DENVER (AP) — Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former senator and U.S. representative of Colorado known for his passionate advocacy of…

President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of…

Lee Enterprises announced a compromise Tuesday with billionaire investor David Hoffmann, who offered to take over the nation’s third-largest newspaper…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — National Guard members arrived in New Orleans Tuesday to help with safety measures ahead of New…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that nearly 25 operatives of the Islamic State group were killed or…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Imagine the buffet. Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen…

Forecasters are warning of even more frigid weather in the Midwest after a winter storm pummeled parts of that region…