ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took a big step Monday toward running for governor of Georgia in 2026, about four years after the Democrat broke Atlanta tradition by skipping a second mayoral run. Although she hasn鈥檛 officially announced she鈥檚 entered the race, Bottoms filed the necessary paperwork Monday to raise money […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia announced on Monday he is stepping down as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee and will not be seeking reelection next year due to his cancer returning, ending his long career in public life. 鈥淭he sun is setting on my time in public service,鈥� […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a double jeopardy appeal filed by Karen Read, who is on trial for the second time on charges she killed her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022. A mistrial was declared last year after jurors said they were at an impasse. Read鈥檚 defense says trying her again on […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage. 鈥淭his morning we woke up to heartbreaking news: a devastating fire has ravaged one of our city’s greatest treasures, Clayborn Temple,鈥� […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military, senior defense officials said. But they insist that crucial programs aimed at addressing sexual misconduct and providing help for victims are so far not […]
JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) 鈥� Prosecutors have reduced a felony misconduct charge against a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in two inmate deaths to a misdemeanor as part of a plea deal, online court records indicated Monday. Hepp was charged with felony misconduct in office in June 2024 in the deaths of Cameron Williams and Donald […]
HOUSTON (AP) 鈥� Since her birth 10 years ago, Mackenzie Holmes has rarely called one place home for long. There was the house in Houston owned by her grandmother, Crystal Holmes. Then, after Holmes lost her Southwest Airlines job and the house, there was the trio of apartments in the suburbs 鈥� and three evictions. […]
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) 鈥� Detroit Democrats are once again trying to restore Black representation to the city by unseating an incumbent, as the party more broadly battles publicly over whether challenging their own is the right path forward. Donavan McKinney, a 32-year-old state representative, launched a Democratic campaign Monday in Michigan鈥檚 13th Congressional District, joining […]
The upper Midwest braced Monday for severe thunderstorms with the potential for strong tornadoes. The National Weather Service said the highest risks 鈥� a 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 鈥� were in portions of southern Minnesota including the Minneapolis area, northern Iowa and western Wisconsin. While forecasters expected two rounds of severe […]
Nations are being forced to choose between siding with China or the U.S. as President Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war locks the world鈥檚 two largest economies on a collision course. Trump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day, accusing Democrats of denigrating traditional American icons by celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day alongside the date when […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥� The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization. They hoped an improved stormwater drainage system and secured electrical wires 鈥� funded through a program to help communities protect […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Ahead of his second go-around in the White House, President Donald Trump spoke with certainty about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine in the first 24 hours of his new administration and finding lasting peace from the devastating 18-month conflict in Gaza. But as the Republican president nears the 100th day of his […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The weeks since President Donald Trump returned to office have been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans that his administration is relentlessly pursuing his promises. With a compliant Republican-controlled Congress, Trump has had a free hand to begin overhauling the federal government and upending foreign policy. As Trump hits his 100th […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� Three former Tennessee police officers will face an out-of-town jury when their trial in state court starts Monday on second-degree murder charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a 2023 traffic stop in Memphis. Opening statements are expected to begin in the trial of former Memphis Police Department officers […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) 鈥� The trial of a former Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a 26-year-old Black man is set to begin in Grand Rapids, three years after the case sparked weeks of protest and national outrage. Patrick Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant who sought refuge with his family […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� The smells of crispy lumpia, caramelized plantains and other Filipino street foods beckoned attendees of a Vancouver festival as they flooded out of a concert on an unusually sunny spring day in the Canadian city. As the sun set, lines for food trucks began to wrap around the block. A […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A Brooklyn woman said she feared for her life as she was chased, kicked, spit at and pelted with objects by a mob of Orthodox Jewish men who mistook her as a participant in a protest against Israel鈥檚 far-right security minister. The assault, appearance by Itamar Ben-Gvir set off clashes between […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder on allegations he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, as hundreds attended vigils across the city for the victims and the Canadian prime minister visited the site on the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Scrutiny of a welfare program that is the signature initiative of Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady is threatening to undermine a potential run to succeed her husband as governor, as well as his own presidential ambitions. Lawmakers in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ own party have been investigating Hope Florida amid revelations that […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) 鈥� A Catholic diocese wants to stop New Jersey from trying to empanel a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse, with arguments before the state’s high court set for Monday. After a Pennsylvania grand jury report found over 1,000 children had been abused since the 1940s, New Jersey formed […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� One went to the United States. The other went to China. It was a sign of the times. While the Swiss president was in Washington last week to lobby U.S. officials over President Donald Trump’s threatened 31% tariff on Swiss goods, the Swiss foreign minister was in Beijing, expressing his nation’s willingness […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Asian markets inched higher in cautious trading on Monday as investors watched to see what may come of negotiations over U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs. U.S. futures fell and oil prices were little changed. Shares in China fell despite more efforts by Beijing to boost the economy, as uncertainty persisted over […]
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Several people were injured Sunday when a boat crashed off the Memorial Causeway Bridge. The Clearwater Police Department posted on X that there were multiple injuries and the crash had been declared 鈥渁 mass casualty incident鈥� by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department due to the number of injuries. Authorities did […]
鈥�60 Minutes鈥� correspondent Scott Pelley paid tribute Sunday to Bill Owens, the show’s executive producer who resigned last week, saying on the air that 鈥渘one of us is happy鈥� about the extra supervision that corporate leaders are imposing. Pelley made his comments at the end of the evening’s CBS News telecast, saying that in quitting, […]
