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Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to ‘reorient’ entire company
GE Appliances bolsters ties with US suppliers as it moves production from China to Kentucky
Americans like democracy, but don’t believe it or US institutions are working well, poll finds
A bipartisan show of respect and remembrance is set for Dick Cheney’s funeral, absent Trump
South Africa president says G20 will make declaration despite US warning and ‘will not be bullied’
Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal
Starbucks union says 30 more US stores are joining week-old strike
K-pop fans’ environmental activism comes to UN climate talks
U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed report
US and Russia draw up a plan for Ukraine, as EU leaders say they and Kyiv must be involved
Multicultural New Orleans awaits arrival of ‘Swamp Sweep’ immigration crackdown
UN atomic agency demands Iran provide full information about its nuclear stockpile
As US debates gender roles, some women in male-led faiths dig in on social and political issues
On the world’s coldest stage, a military musician plays with a plastic horn and double gloves
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a…
Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services
FILE – Lava lamps are seen through a lobby window at the headquarters of Cloudflare in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services. Cloudflare said on its…
US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Penny PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is set to strike its last circulating penny on Wednesday as the president has canceled the 1-cent coin. President Donald Trump has ordered its demise as costs climb to nearly 4 cents per penny and the 1-cent valuation becomes somewhat obsolete. The U.S. Mint has been making pennies in Philadelphia, the nation’s…
Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with a victim
WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday. The emails made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee add to the questions about Trump’s friendship with…
Speaker Johnson says House will return to Washington for voting on shutdown deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington “right now” after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with legislation that would end the government shutdown. It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the legislation….
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
FILE – The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples…
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. had given Trump’s administration until Friday to…
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
FILE – Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured along H Street, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington was found not guilty of assault on Thursday in the latest…
Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
FILE – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives to speak about the House coronavirus bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, March, 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the most…
FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown
Travellers line up for security screening at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. The reduction stands to impact thousands of flights nationwide….
What we know about the Northern Minnesota immigration raids
Two people detained at El Charro Mexican Bar and Grill in Hibbing, Minnesota (10/29/2025) DULUTH, Min.- There were at least three likely immigration-related actions around Northern Minnesota on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Here is what we know about them at this point. El Charro Mexican Bar and Grill, 2520 E Beltline, Hibbing: A FOX21 photographer happened to be getting lunch…
Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
Palestinians injured in an Israeli army strike are brought to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including…
What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists
A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials on Tuesday seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected to run dry Saturday due to the U.S. government shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries. A halt…
White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show
Work continues on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction, Associated Press photos on Thursday showed….
USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown
The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs. The USDA said each Farm Service Agency office will have two workers who will be paid even though the government remains shutdown. These offices help farmers apply for farm…
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services
LONDON (AP) — A problem at Amazon’s cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal. About three hours after the outage began, Amazon Web Services said it was starting to recover from the problem. AWS provides behind-the-scenes…
Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
FILE – The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights. President Donald Trump’s administration asked the justices to revive…
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies
D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died Tuesday after a long bout with cancer, his family said in a statement. It called him “a shining star of…
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize
FILE – Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds up tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File) OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the…
Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to a pause in the war in Gaza
Palestinians celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in…
Authorities charge man with sparking deadly January wildfire that leveled LA neighborhoods
FILE – An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old man charged with sparking the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history likely used a lighter to start a fire on New Year’s Day that…
Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. On the third day of the shutdown, a Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would reopen the government failed…
Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday. A U.S. official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly said the Congress…
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
LONDON (AP) —Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post. According to the Washington, D.C.-based institute, Goodall died of natural causes while in California on a U.S. speaking tour. Her discoveries “revolutionized science, and she…
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration. Many offices will be shuttered,…
2 detainees killed and another critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says
DALLAS (AP) — A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding others before taking his own life, authorities said. The exact motivation of the attack was not immediately known. The FBI said at a morning news conference that…
Kamala Harris: Tim Walz wasn’t her first choice for Vice President
Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, with running mate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, at the Democratic National Convention DULUTH, Min. – In a sneak peak at Kalama Harris’ new book, it is revealed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was not Kamala Harris’ first choice for Vice President. The Atlantic Magazine has obtained excerpts of Harris’ new book title…
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by a quarter-point and signals two more cuts by year end
Federal Reserve Seal WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate to about 4.1%,…
Trump says ‘with a high degree of certainty’ that suspect in Charlie Kirk killing has been caught
OREM, Utah (AP) — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday, representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States. “With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live interview on Fox News Channel….
VP Vance to meet with families of schoolchildren after church shooting in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President JD Vance planned to visit Minneapolis on Wednesday to meet with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people. Security was heavy outside Annunciation Catholic Church ahead of the visit by Vance, who is Catholic, and second lady Usha Vance. The visit comes one week…
Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village in Darfur
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan appealed for international aid on Tuesday after a landslide wiped out an entire village in western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history. The village of Tarasin was “completely leveled to the ground,” the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said as it…
Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco did not require the remaining troops to be withdrawn, however. He set his order to go into effect on…
Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honor two days after his political ally was badly injured in a traffic accident.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honor two days after his political ally was badly injured in a traffic accident. Trump in a statement on social media called Giuliani, who was heralded for his leadership following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks but has…
Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan destroys villages and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured
A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed over 800 people and injured at least 2,500.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban government. The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring…
