By The Associated Press
On Jan. 29, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Both plunged into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard.
On Friday, investigators said the ...
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools, colleges and states that require students to be immunized against COVID-19 may be at risk of losing federal money under a White House order signed Friday by President Donald Trump.
The order is expected to have little ...
By SEAN MURPHY and DEVI SHASTRI Associated Press
The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state's worst in nearly 30 years.
State health officials said Friday in a news release that those who are infected are ...
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press
MISSION, Texas (AP) — An idled Border Patrol bus sat empty this week, on standby for any migrants surrendering near the southern tip of Texas.
Agents in two speedboats zipped past pockets of sandy shores, known landing spots for people entering the ...
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bakery owner in New Hampshire testified Friday that his excitement about displaying a painting by high school students of giant pastries quickly turned to annoyance after a zoning code officer told him it was a sign and had to be ...
By LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending — but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs such as Social Security.
The ...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is preparing to launch his 2026 bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ensuing announcements held over two days in the Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland areas, The Associated Press ...
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Conservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk-led project to slash the federal workforce and reduce or end disfavored ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press
A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters, ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring arrives.
Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart and ...
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump's newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, has ordered the transfer of a federal inmate to Oklahoma so he can be executed, following through on Trump's sweeping executive order to more actively support the ...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is cutting 10% of its workforce.
This week's move comes a month after the debut of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which reached orbit on its first try. CEO Dave Limp relayed the layoff ...
By JACK DURA Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man was arrested after authorities say he impersonated an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and walked an inmate out of a county jail.
The local sheriff said the episode on Tuesday resulted from complacency and ...
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to recently confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she could not follow a directive to drop the office's ...
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Donald Trump's more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone at times, among the Republicans, casting his ...
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ruled against a man on Georgia's death row who argued that lethal injection could cause him excruciating pain and suggested a firing squad as an alternative.
Michael Wade Nance argued that because of his medical ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah House speaker and U.S. Senate candidate Brad Wilson is the new CEO of the Utah Olympic organizing committee.
The group, which is hosting the Winter Games in 2034, announced its leadership team Friday.
Fraser Bullock will serve as executive chair and ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Republican governor on Friday signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members.
Beginning July 1, unions serving Utah teachers, firefighters, ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia was awash in green on Valentine's Day to celebrate its Super Bowl champions.
Swooning fans screamed and cheered Friday as MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie took turns hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the start of the team's ...
Here's a look at the timeline of events in a series of killings that culminated in a Jan. 20 highways shootout that killed a Border Patrol officer in Vermont. It is based on Associated Press interviews and a review of police reports, court records and online postings:
2016
Jack LaSota, who ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine extended the state's unofficial death penalty moratorium once again Thursday as he postponed three more executions that had been scheduled for this year.
The governor's announcement again cited the state's inability to secure the drugs ...