WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the 鈥淪ix Triple Eight,鈥� were honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis during its […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) 鈥� New York state would ban cellphones in public schools 鈥渂ell to bell鈥� beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. 鈥淲e’ve protected our kids before from cigarettes, alcohol, and drunk driving, and now we’re protecting them from addictive technology designed to hijack their […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥� Mexico and the United States said Monday they had reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs and sanctions earlier this month. 鈥淢exico has committed to make an immediate transfer of water from […]
Canadians decide Monday if new Prime Minister Mark Carney will extend the Liberal Party鈥檚 decade in power or pick the opposition Conservatives’ populist leader Pierre Poilievre to lead the country. The Liberals looked headed for defeat after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped down earlier this year amid rising food and housing prices and soaring immigration. […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 鈥� The man who has led South Carolina prisons for more than a decade was named as the top federal prosecutor for the state on Monday. Bryan Stirling took the oath of office in a private ceremony at the federal courthouse in Columbia, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement. Stirling […]
Writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer of The Atlantic say they’ve learned one thing during their years of covering President Donald Trump: His first word is rarely his last one. That’s obvious from their circuitous journey in landing interviews with the Republican president, which included an apparent late-night 鈥渂utt dial鈥� and Trump’s unexpected invitation to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary of Labor and a fierce advocate for workplace equality. She died on Friday at the age of 77. Herman broke many barriers in her prolific career, and the outpouring of praise since her […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was charged Monday in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud. Video captured Mario Bustamante Leiva taking Noem’s purse while she dined at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., on April 20 under the protection of Secret Service […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump is hosting the 2025 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House on Monday, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, are skipping the celebration. Hurts and other players cited scheduling conflicts as the reasons for their absences, according to a White House official who was not authorized […]
BOSTON (AP) 鈥� The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration’s freeze on its $2.2 billion in grants will head into the summer. A federal judge on Monday scheduled arguments for July 21 over the university’s lawsuit against the government, after both sides met in court for the first time in a brief hearing. […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Major orders canceled. Containers of products left stranded overseas. No roadmap for what comes next. The Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145% in early April. Since then, small business owners who depend on imports from China to survive have become increasingly desperate as they eye dwindling inventory […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� An F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hanger deck of an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, as sailors were towing the aircraft into place in the hangar bay of the USS Harry S. Truman on Monday, the Navy said. The crew members who were in the pilot seat of the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The White House on Monday opened a weeklong celebration of Donald Trump鈥檚 first 100 days in office by focusing on his border crackdown, an area of relative strength for the president at a time when there are red flags for him in the latest round of polling. Yard signs with mugshots of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A former career Justice Department prosecutor is challenging his firing by the White House, saying it was for 鈥渦nprecedented partisan and political reasons鈥� and undermines a 鈥渂edrock principle鈥� of the justice system after he was dismissed following a post by right-wing activist Laura Loomer. Adam Schleifer, an assistant U.S. attorney in Los […]
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� […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
