WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army general tapped to lead the U.S. National Security Agency assured lawmakers Thursday that he will follow the Constitution and the law when it comes to using the NSA's powerful surveillance tools. Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, if confirmed by the Senate, would also run the ...
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration, including a $19,000 ...
By LAURA HERBERG/Bridge Michigan Bridge Michigan Cougars were detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. That's the highest number of confirmed observations since the predator was wiped out of the state in the early 1900s. And the ...
Hawaiʻi is expected to see the greatest decline in high school graduates in the nation over the next several years, raising concerns from lawmakers and Department of Education officials about the future of small schools in shrinking communities. Between 2023 and 2041, Hawaiʻi could see a 33% ...
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The national taxpayer advocate is cautioning that the 2026 tax filing season is likely to present challenges for taxpayers who encounter problems with filing their taxes given the exodus of IRS workers since the start of the Trump ...
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An immigration judge on Wednesday granted asylum to a Chinese national who he said had a "well founded fear" of persecution if sent back to China after exposing human rights abuses there. Guan Heng, 38, applied for asylum after arriving in ...
In the wake of two killings of protesters by federal agents and amid bitter national debate over immigration enforcement, Gov. Josh Green said Tuesday he'd welcome action by the state Legislature to fast-track legislation protecting immigrants. Green spoke to several hundred people who rallied ...
The Associated Press Gerber, the maker of baby foods and other products, is recalling certain lots of its arrowroot biscuits because they might contain pieces of soft plastic or paper and should not be eaten. The recall includes 5.5-ounce packages of the biscuits, often given to teething ...
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women's volleyball team, the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday. The department ...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year. Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference after the ...
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump's ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of "Streets of Minneapolis," released Wednesday, describe how "a city ...
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday took a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states. The so-called "good neighbor" rule is one of dozens of regulations that ...
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Kautz says she now carries her passport around the Minneapolis suburb where she's been the mayor since 1995. "Those ICE agents don't know that I'm the mayor of the city of Burnsville," Kautz, a Republican who has occasionally ...
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Two companies processed and supplied dried milk powder that could be a culprit in the outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart infant formula that has sickened dozens of babies, The Associated Press has learned. Organic whole milk powder that tested positive ...
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A man testified on Wednesday that he loved his wife and did not want to end his marriage, despite having an affair with his family's au pair in what would become a sprawling double homicide case centered around the ...
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents ...
By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla's annual profit plunged to its lowest level since the pandemic five years ago as it lost the title of the world's biggest electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival and boycotts hammered sales. The EV company run by Elon Musk ...
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATT BROWN and JACK BROOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed President Donald Trump for threats to her safety on Wednesday, one day after she was accosted and squirted with liquid at an event in Minneapolis. The ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hours before a deadly explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania nursing home last month, staff grew concerned about the smell of natural gas on several floors and brought in workers from the local utility company to check it out, federal regulators said Wednesday. The ...
By The Associated Press The commander of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is leaving the city after federal agents fatally shot two people in less than three weeks. Gregory Bovino had been the go-to architect for the large-scale immigration crackdowns ordered by ...