WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The CIA released nearly 1,500 pages of previously classified documents relating to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and his 1968 assassination Thursday, detailing the agency’s work to investigate his killing, as well as previously unknown contacts between him and the spy agency. Kennedy met with the CIA following a 1955 tour of the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� An Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI will get a new day in court, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The opinion comes after a predawn 2017 raid in which an armed FBI SWAT team smashed in a front door and set off a flashbang grenade, pointing guns at […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 鈥� A Republican South Carolina House member who prosecutors say used the screen name 鈥渏oebidennnn69鈥� has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children. RJ May was arrested Wednesday at his Lexington County home after a lengthy investigation and is scheduled to appear in federal court […]
BOSTON (AP) 鈥� A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States faces a detention hearing in Massachusetts on Thursday. Kseniia Petrova, 30, has been in federal custody since February and is seeking to be released. Petrova was returning from a vacation in France, where she had stopped […]
The crash of a Boeing 787 passenger jet in India minutes after takeoff on Thursday is putting the spotlight back on a beleaguered manufacturer though it was not immediately clear why the plane crashed. The Air India 787 went down in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad with more than 240 people aboard shortly after takeoff, […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) 鈥� Everything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity. Tech companies are now tapping into an older repository of knowledge: the library stacks. Nearly one million books published as early as the 15th century 鈥� and in 254 languages 鈥� are part of a […]
Opponents of President Donald Trump 鈥檚 administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington for the Army鈥檚 250th anniversary 鈥� which coincides with Trump鈥檚 birthday 鈥� as protests grow in response to his immigration policies. The 鈥淣o Kings鈥� protests have been called, organizers say, to protect […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly last month from a year earlier, another sign that inflationary pressures remain mild. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index 鈥� which measures inflation before it its consumers 鈥� rose 2.6% in May 2024. Producer prices rose 0.1% from April to May after dropping […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� As Washington prepares for a military parade this weekend to honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, a new survey finds that U.S. adults are more likely to approve than disapprove of President Donald Trump’s decision to hold the festivities, which officials have said will cost tens of millions of taxpayer […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A senior adviser to Kamala Harris鈥� 2024 presidential campaign is joining Coinbase鈥檚 global advisory council, which already includes several former U.S. senators and Donald Trump鈥檚 ex-campaign manager, as the cryptocurrency exchange broadens its political reach. David Plouffe, a top Democratic strategist best known as an architect of Barack Obama鈥檚 successful 2008 presidential […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� As President Donald Trump spars with California’s governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress called other Democratic governors to the Capitol on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sat in front of large, full-color posters showing […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� House Republicans are moving to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk. The package to be voted on Thursday targets foreign aid programs and the […]
Every month, thousands of women thwart abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to prescribe pregnancy-ending drugs online and ship them anywhere in the country. Whether this is legal, though, is a matter of debate. Two legal cases involving a New York doctor could wind up testing the shield laws […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Australia’s defense minister dismissed concerns Thursday that a deal between the U.S., Australia and Britain to provide his country with nuclear-powered submarines could be in jeopardy, following a report that the Pentagon had ordered a review. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told Sky News Australia that he had known about the review […]
VIENNA (AP) 鈥� The U.N. nuclear watchdog鈥檚 board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn鈥檛 complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year. Iran reacted […]
CAIRO (AP) 鈥� A unit of the Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed militia after detaining them early Thursday in the Gaza Strip. Hours earlier, an Israel-supported aid group said Hamas attacked a bus carrying its Palestinian workers, killing at least five of them. The militia, led by Yasser Abu […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forcible displaced by violence and persecution around the world has risen to more than 122 million, up by about 2 million from last year and a near-doubling over the last decade. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi nonetheless pointed to some 鈥渞ays of hope鈥� over […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� There will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran鈥檚 rapidly advancing nuclear program this weekend, Oman鈥檚 foreign minister said Thursday. Badr al-Busaidi made the announcement on the social platform X. 鈥淚 am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together Wednesday to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U.S. But there were no signs President Donald Trump would heed their pleas. About 500 of […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) 鈥� The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and the opening of all Israeli border crossings for deliveries of desperately needed food and other aid. The resolution, drafted by Spain and obtained Wednesday […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� House Democrats are quietly engaged in a behind-the-scenes race for a key committee position, the second time in as many months that the party has had to fill one of the most prized positions in Congress. Four Democrats are running to be the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, an investigative […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� After a partial verdict in a chaotic day at sex crimes retrial, jurors are due Thursday to return to deliberations on a remaining charge 鈥� if the foreperson will join in. The jury delivered its partial verdict Wednesday, convicting the ex-studio boss of one of the top charges but acquitting him […]
Opponents of President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington for the Army鈥檚 250th anniversary 鈥� which coincides with Trump鈥檚 birthday. The 鈥淣o Kings鈥� protests are set to take place to counter what organizers say are Trump鈥檚 plans to feed his ego on […]
Troops marching in lockstep. Patriotic tunes filling the air. The commander in chief looking on at it all. The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army鈥檚 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump鈥檚 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans. This will not be the first U.S. military parade. However, it is […]
