BOWIE, Md. (AP) 鈥� After more than a quarter century of thrills and fun, Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., will close at the end of this season. The approximately 500-acre (202-hectare) property in Bowie will be marketed for redevelopment, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced Thursday. As part […]
President Donald Trump鈥檚 first 100 days included a wide range of attacks on environmental and climate initiatives. His proposed budget does the same. The document released Friday looks to curtail or cut billions of dollars for everything from drinking water, clean energy and weather satellites to national parks, emergency management and environmental justice, to name […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� A former California Highway Patrol captain has been indicted by a federal grand jury after he was accused of slapping a male flight attendant鈥檚 buttocks during a cross-country flight to Los Angeles, federal prosecutors said. It was the second time in recent weeks that allegations of sexual abuse during flights surfaced. […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) 鈥� A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of people imprisoned in Alaska alleges the state Department of Corrections provides inadequate medical, mental health and dental care, calling it a systemic issue that goes back years. The class action lawsuit filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska and ACLU National […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The CIA has a message for Chinese government officials worried about their place in President Xi Jinping’s government: Come work with us. America’s premier spy agency released two Mandarin-language videos on social media Thursday inviting disgruntled officials to contact the CIA. The recruitment videos posted to YouTube and X racked up more […]
Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody in 2023 despite her mother’s repeated pleas for medical care. The girl died nine days after the family had surrendered to border agents after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico. Anadith Danay Reyes […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) 鈥� A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro after it was firebombed by a late-night intruder said Friday that his team’s findings will not be made public. Retired state police Col. Jeffrey Miller said in a statement that the 鈥渟ensitive nature鈥� of the findings […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration on Friday agreed to halt all efforts to freeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program after initially suspending those dollars due to a disagreement between the state and Trump over transgender athletes. In response, the state will drop its lawsuit that had been filed against […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) 鈥� A pickup truck and a tour van collided on a highway leading to Yellowstone National Park, leaving seven people dead and eight others injured, Idaho State Police said. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday near Henry鈥檚 Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a press release. The […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Florida voters have long been able to use the citizens鈥� initiative process to bypass the Republican-dominated Legislature and advance progressive policies such as raising the minimum wage, legalizing medical marijuana and restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions. State lawmakers gave final approval Friday to adding new hurdles for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) 鈥� Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that every American should be concerned about 鈥渃hilling鈥� suggestions from President Donald Trump’s top border adviser that he could be arrested over guidance the Democrat issued to state employees about what to do if confronted by federal immigration agents. 鈥淚鈥檓 not afraid,鈥� Evers said in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Two major scientific societies on Friday said they will fill the void from the Trump administration’s dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States. The American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysical Union said they will work together to produce peer-reviewed research […]
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Two women behind bars in Atlanta sued the state of Georgia on Friday over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for more crimes, many of them misdemeanors. The lawsuit accuses the state of violating people’s constitutional rights to due process when they’re accused of crimes that require cash bail […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump’s administration is conducting a nationwide, multi-agency review of 450,000 migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents during President Joe Biden鈥檚 term. Trump officials say they want to track down those children and ensure their safety. Many of the children came to the U.S. during surges at […]
HOUSTON (AP) 鈥� A judge on Friday denied an effort by lawyers for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas to move his trial on federal bribery and conspiracy charges from Houston to his hometown of Laredo, Texas. During a Zoom court hearing, Chris Flood, one of Cuellar鈥檚 lawyers, had argued that Houston is more than […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) 鈥� A Kentucky Powerball winner was arrested and charged with kicking a police officer in Florida days after he won a $167 million jackpot. James S. Farthing, who goes by Shannon, found out Sunday that he won the state’s biggest ever jackpot after his mother called him, according to a media release […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� One of Harvey Weinstein ‘s accusers broke down in tears and cursed on the witness stand Friday as a defense lawyer questioned her account of the former Hollywood mogul forcing oral sex on her nearly two decades ago. 鈥淗e was the one who raped me, not the other way around,鈥� Miriam […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) 鈥� United Nations officials have circulated proposals for a vast consolidation of its operations and other sweeping reforms to root out inefficiencies, overlaps and cost overruns as the world body faces a critical funding crunch, according an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. The proposals, which are in the early stages […]
The head of PBS said Friday that President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR was blatantly unlawful. Public Broadcasting Service CEO Paula Kerger said the Republican president’s order 鈥渢hreatens our ability to serve the American public with educational programming, as we have for the past 50-plus years.” “We […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times 鈥� often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a fascination with reptiles and other venomous creatures. He used to milk scorpions’ and spiders’ venom as […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� Six people who all knew each other were inside a vehicle when one, a man with an alleged gang connection, shot each of them in the head before fleeing, according to newly unsealed criminal charges in this week’s mass shooting in Minneapolis. Three victims died at the scene early Tuesday. Another succumbed […]
The rock band R.E.M. is putting out a special rerelease of its first single, 鈥淩adio Free Europe,鈥� to benefit 鈥� wait for it 鈥� the actual Radio Free Europe. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is among the U.S. government-funded media services that deliver news in overseas markets. President Donald Trump’s administration, claiming they are wasteful and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump on Friday re-upped his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating a showdown with the first major college that has defied the administration’s efforts to crack down on campus activism. He’s underscoring that pledge even as federal law prohibits senior members of the executive branch from […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) 鈥� A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head testified in his own defense Friday, telling jurors at his second-degree murder trial that he was 鈥渞unning on fumes鈥� and fearing for his life after losing his Taser during an intense fight. 鈥淚 […]
