TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) 鈥� Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May as the Trump administration tries to rapidly shrink the U.S. government. Officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees […]
There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner on Saturday night were the journalists and the First Amendment. The stripped-down festivities were a reflection of the somber tone in Washington at the beginning of President Donald Trump鈥檚 second term, in which he has battled with […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading to Laurel, Mississippi, to visit the home of one of their favorite HGTV shows, 鈥淗ome Town.鈥� The Calgary couple scrapped those plans and vacationed last month along Mexico’s Pacific coast instead, put off by […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) 鈥� Thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for a celebration showcasing Native American and Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world. Billed by organizers as the largest powwow in North America, the annual Gathering of Nations festival kicks off Friday with a colorful procession of dancers spiraling into […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A private equity executive turned his Manhattan apartment into a torture chamber of 鈥済rotesque sexual violence,” prosecutors said Thursday. The 43-year-old is accused of raping six women over five months in a depraved spree in which he punched, waterboarded and shocked victims with a cattle prod and kept recordings of the […]
Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global economies sours. American Airlines pulled its financial guidance for 2025 on Thursday, joining rivals Southwest and Delta in declaring the economic outlook too uncertain […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥� The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off on Thursday, bringing together a smorgasbord of the city’s most iconic homegrown artists for the next two weeks. The festival, which draws hundreds of thousands of attendees, began in 1970 as a homage to the sounds of the birthplace of jazz and […]
PENN YAN, N.Y. (AP) 鈥� A decade ago, Scott Osborn would have eagerly told prospective vineyard owners looking to join the wine industry to 鈥渏ump into it.鈥� Now, his message is different. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e crazy,鈥� said Osborn, who owns Fox Run Vineyards, a sprawling 50-acre (20-hectare) farm on Seneca Lake, the largest of New York鈥檚 Finger […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) 鈥� A Nebraska bill that would bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity has advanced from the first of three rounds of debate 鈥� but with a caveat. Sen. Merv Riepe, who helped tank an effort to pass a similar bill last year, […]
A 529 college savings plan can be a powerful tool when saving for future education expenses because investments in the plan can increase tax-free, but many savers don鈥檛 take full advantage of all the benefits that 529 plans have to offer. One common deterrent to investing through a 529 plan is the concern that assets […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� U.S. health officials said they plan to phase out eight petroleum-based artificial colors from the nation’s food supply, triggering an overhaul of scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves. Details of the plan are expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� As economic uncertainty deepens worldwide, gold prices have notched more and more record highs. That’s because gold sales can rise sharply when anxious investors seek 鈥渟afe havens鈥� for parking their money. Gold’s current rally arrives as U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s announces new tariffs on economic allies and foes alike, roiling […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Stores selling secondhand clothes, shoes and accessories are poised to benefit from President Donald Trump’strade war even as businesses the world over race to avert potential damage, according to industry experts. American styles carry international influence, but nearly all of the clothing sold domestically is made elsewhere. The Yale University Budget […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Revelers wearing decorated hats and costumes participated in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in New York City on Sunday. This gallery, curated by Associated Press photo editors, highlights images from the holiday event in front of St. Patrick鈥檚 Cathedral in Manhattan.
Sam Rutledge and his wife have a baby due in mid-July, so they thought they had a few more months to research and buy the gear they鈥檒l need. But President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff announcement in early April turned the couple鈥檚 slow walk into a sprint. In the past few weeks, they鈥檝e bought two strollers, a […]
Marijuana culture’s high holiday, known as 4/20, falls this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusual ways, including an 鈥淓aster nug hunt鈥� in Los Angeles, kosher-style THC gummies in New York and a 鈥渂laze and praise鈥� drag brunch in Portland, Oregon. 鈥淚t […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The American Revolution began 250 years ago, in a blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin. Starting with Saturday’s anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the country will look back to its war of independence and ask where its legacy stands today. The semiquincentennial comes as President […]
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) 鈥� It’s spring in Detroit 鈥� warm weather, a few clouds, and a 100% chance of marshmallow downpours. The source? A helicopter zooming above the green lawn of Worden Park on Friday, unloading sack-fulls of fluffy treats for hundreds of kids waiting eagerly below, some clutching colorful baskets or wearing rabbit […]
SOLON, Maine (AP) 鈥� The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the paintings. Colby College students created the website for the South Solon Meeting House. The interior of the building is covered in 70-year-old fresco murals that encourage some in […]
SOLON, Maine (AP) 鈥� From the outside, it looks like any other New England church building: a boxy, white structure with a single steeple surrounded by an old stone wall, set against rolling hills and pine forest. Inside, though, the South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) 鈥� A unique Holy Week tradition is drawing thousands of Catholic pilgrims to a small adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico, in a journey on foot through desert badlands to reach a spiritual wellspring. For generations, people of the Upper Rio Grande Valley and beyond have walked to […]
