WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts, the White House said, a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers. Automakers and independent analyses have indicated that the tariffs could raise prices, reduce sales and […]
In pain so bad he couldn鈥檛 stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he learned he had kidney cancer that thankfully hadn鈥檛 yet spread. Meek, a social studies teacher in Wilmington, North Carolina, was 47 at the time. But he remained confused for years […]
President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term, staging his largest public event since returning to the White House in a state that has been especially rocked by his steep trade tariffs and combative attitude toward Canada. Democrats have tallied it up: […]
Donald Trump’s second presidency has produced a seemingly constant stream of news. The Associated Press has shared the headlines with people worldwide, flagging the most notable developments in hundreds of news alerts. The alerts reflect a dizzying stretch of activity by Trump, those who oppose him, the courts and the world. To show the back-and-forth […]
A deaf mother trying to escape her abusive husband came to a domestic violence shelter seeking help, but she couldn’t communicate fluently with American Sign Language. Shelter workers contacted Activating Change, a group that can provide sign language interpreters who are trained to help people experiencing trauma. Over the course of the year in the […]
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) 鈥� Authorities said Tuesday they believe a crash through an Illinois after-school building that killed three kids and one teenager wasn鈥檛 targeted. The car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, injuring several others in the small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in the White House have been a demolition job 鈥� and that’s a point of pride for his administration. For the Republican administration, the raw numbers on executive actions, deportations, reductions in the federal workforce, increased tariff rates and other issues point toward a renewed […]
A federal appeals court has paused a judge鈥檚 order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England this week so it can consider an emergency motion filed by the government. The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New York, ruled Monday that a three-judge […]
WARREN, Mich. (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term, staging his largest public event since returning to the White House in a state that has been especially rocked by his steep trade tariffs and combative attitude toward Canada. Trump […]
General Motors posted strong financial results for its first quarter Tuesday, but says it will reassess its expectations for 2025 due to auto tariffs. The automaker is pushing back its conference call to discuss its guidance and quarterly results until Thursday, so that it can assess potential tariff changes. Late Monday The Wall Street Journal […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds 鈥� from disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid 鈥� in what top Democrats say is an 鈥渦nprecedented and dangerous” assault on programs used by countless Americans. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington and Rep. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) 鈥� Voters in Wisconsin could be seeing double on Election Day if the practice of fusion voting 鈥� which allows the same candidate to appear on the ballot under multiple party lines 鈥� makes a comeback in the battleground state. A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to legalize the practice, saying it would […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� U.S. Rep. Angie Craig on Tuesday became the latest Minnesota Democrat to enter the increasingly competitive race for a U.S. Senate seat currently held by the retiring Sen. Tina Smith. In her launch video, Craig vows to 鈥渂reak through the chaos鈥� and fight back against 鈥渁 president trampling our rights and freedoms […]
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� After leading Atlanta out of the COVID-19 pandemic and a coinciding crime spike, Mayor Andre Dickens believes he deserves a second term as the city hosts its most high-profile event since the 1996 Olympics. Dickens recently launched his reelection campaign with $1.4 million in the bank and support from Atlanta’s business and […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 Liberal Party has won Canada鈥檚 federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 threats to Canada鈥檚 economy and sovereignty. The Liberals are projected to win more of Parliament鈥檚 343 seats than the Conservatives in Monday鈥檚 contest. It isn鈥檛 clear yet if they will win an […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to fund an online charter school that 鈥渋s faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.鈥� The Supreme Court could well approve. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would be the nation’s first religious charter school. A ruling from the high court allowing public money […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed, quiet finish ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings and economic data that could bring more bouts of volatility. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices fell. Tokyo鈥檚 markets were closed for a holiday. Hong Kong’s […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� More than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers began a two-day strike Monday evening, closing libraries and disrupting administrative operations across the nation’s most populous county. The two-day strike was initiated in response to failed negotiations with the county for a new contract after the last one expired in March, according to […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) 鈥� New York state would ban cellphones in public schools 鈥渂ell to bell鈥� beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. 鈥淲e’ve protected our kids before from cigarettes, alcohol, and drunk driving, and now we’re protecting them from addictive technology designed to hijack their […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) 鈥� A long-dormant Nevada law requiring parents or guardians to be notified before a minor can have an abortion will not take effect this week following a federal judge’s ruling. The 1985 law has never before been enforced in Nevada because of court rulings that found it was unconstitutional based on Roe […]
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) 鈥� Four people were killed when a car smashed through a building Monday in Chatham, Illinois, police said. Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter said police responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle driving into a building during an after-school program. The vehicle hit three people outside the […]
The Trump administration on Monday announced federal officials are launching investigations into Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review, saying authorities have received reports of race-based discrimination 鈥減ermeating the operations鈥� of the journal. The investigations come as Harvard fights a freeze on $2.2 billion in federal grants the Trump administration imposed after the university refused […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) 鈥� A Florida businessman charged with kidnapping and killing his estranged wife in Spain was found dead from an apparent suicide Monday morning in a South Florida federal prison, his defense attorney said. David Knezevich, 37, was awaiting trial at the Federal Detention Center in Miami. He was charged last year […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥� A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row has had his conviction overturned by a district judge following a review of forensic analysis that the inmate’s legal team argued was based on 鈥渏unk science.鈥� Jimmie Duncan was originally convicted of first-degree murder in 1998 after being accused […]
