NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The Secretary of the Army on Wednesday directed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to review its hiring practices, bar outside groups from choosing employees and remove a newly announced hire who led the nation鈥檚 cybersecurity agency under President Joe Biden. The directive, shared Jen Easterly was announced as the […]
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) 鈥� A jury convicted a Colorado dentist of first-degree murder on Wednesday in the poisoning death of his wife. Prosecutors at trial had accused James Craig of repeatedly poisoning his wife Angela Craig, including by lacing her smoothies, over 10 days in March 2023. When those attempts failed, prosecutors said the dentist […]
Rows of uniformed law enforcement and a crowd of other mourners honored a slain Ohio police officer during a public memorial at a Cleveland arena on Wednesday, a week after authorities say a shooter lying in wait ambushed him and another officer as they parked to eat lunch in a remote area. Before the service, […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group, on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games at a Los Angeles mansion owned by Arenas, federal prosecutors said. All six defendants are charged with one count of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations is launching a recruiting campaign to entice 鈥渂rave and heroic Americans鈥� to serve as new deportation officers, lawyers and investigators as the government gears up for a major expansion of immigration enforcement thanks to a recent infusion of money from Congress. […]
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Allen Hall called it a 鈥渧ery emotional experience鈥� as he boarded a bus with more than 20 other former residents of an Atlanta homeless encampment where a close friend had been fatally injured earlier this year by a bulldozer that struck his tent. Although the city and its partners secured housing by […]
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) 鈥� An Idaho sheriff’s office has released body-worn camera footage showing Bryan Kohberger during a traffic stop that occurred months before he killed four University of Idaho students in 2022. The video was released by the Latah County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. The video shows an August 2022 traffic stop, when Deputy […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump’s planned announcement Wednesday of a new private health tracking system that would make it easier for patients to access their health records and monitor their wellness is raising a host of privacy concerns. The collaboration between the federal government and Big Tech would allow patients to more seamlessly track […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Senate Republicans are considering changing Senate rules to speed up confirmation of President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive branch nominees, forcing a possible clash with Democrats as Trump pressures them to fill dozens of administration posts before they leave town for the monthlong August recess. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has already more than […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The children’s savings program included in President Donald Trump’s tax break-and-spending cut law 鈥渋s a back door for privatizing Social Security,鈥� Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. Bessent’s remarks, which he made at a forum hosted by Breitbart News, were striking after Trump’s repeated promises that he would not touch Social Security. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump signed an threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, setting a legal rationale that Brazil鈥檚 policies and criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro constitute an economic emergency under a 1977 law. Trump had threatened the tariffs July 9 in a letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. But the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) 鈥� An Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by President Donald Trump last year as he pitched voters on his plans for an immigration crackdown is now bracing to defend the community against possible deportation. A group of about 100 community members, clergy and Haitian leaders in Springfield, Ohio, gathered this […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House in 2028. 鈥淥ver the past six months, I have spent time reflecting on this moment in our nation鈥檚 history and the best way […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) 鈥� Malta told a high-level U.N. meeting Wednesday that it will formally recognize the state of Palestine in September, joining France and the United Kingdom in stepping up pressure to end the nearly 80-year Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Christopher Cutajar, the permanent secretary at Malta鈥檚 Foreign Ministry, made the announcement at the U.N. General […]
If you read the typical 2025 mass layoff notice from a tech industry CEO, you might think that artificial intelligence cost workers their jobs. The reality is more complicated, with companies trying to signal to Wall Street that they’re making themselves more efficient as they prepare for broader changes wrought by AI. A new report […]
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Officials warned people to stay away from beaches and waterways Wednesday in a small California coastal city near the border with Oregon that has been hit by dozens of tsunamis, including one that turned deadly more than 60 years ago. No injuries were reported Wednesday in Crescent City, a town […]
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) 鈥� A city councilmember in Virginia was set on fire by a man who entered a local magazine office, police said Wednesday. Investigators believe the attack stemmed from a 鈥減ersonal matter鈥� and was unrelated to his politics or work as councilman, authorities said. Lee Vogler, 38, is an elected official in Danville, […]
DETROIT (AP) 鈥� It was September 2012 and dozens of residents looked on as police cordoned off the area around a shed just northeast of Detroit. Low whispers about what 鈥� or who 鈥� officers were searching for grew to more excited chatter when the name Jimmy Hoffa started floating around the normally quiet street. […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) 鈥� The United States will deploy biometric technologies in partnership with Chile to control migration and disrupt criminal networks, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday during a visit to the South American nation. 鈥淭his arrangement is going to serve as a bridge to help Chile and the United States work towards […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) 鈥� The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday it was imposing sanctions on Brazil鈥檚 Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes over alleged suppression of freedom of expression and the ongoing trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro is accused of masterminding a plot to stay in power despite his 2022 election defeat […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A U.S. Senate committee voted Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump鈥檚 pick to lead the agency that secures the nation鈥檚 critical infrastructure, including election systems. Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 9-6 to recommend Sean Plankey 鈥檚 nomination for director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 鈥� Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone. Employees who routinely check radiation levels at the Savannah River Site near Aiken found a wasp nest on […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) 鈥� In a story published July 30, 2025, about a deadly shooting in Reno, The Associated Press erroneously reported that victims Justin Aguila and Andrew Canepa were both 23. They were 33.
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) 鈥� A man accused of drowning his 9-year-old daughter while vacationing in New York’s Adirondack region and hiding her body in the water in the woods pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Luciano Frattolin, 45, set off a frantic search for his daughter, Melina Frattolin, earlier this month by reporting her missing just before […]
