By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling on Friday to save a bipartisan spending deal and prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend as Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country. Democrats ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has delayed astronauts' upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site. The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned. NASA was all set to conduct a ...
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When some Gilded Age gentleman hunters organized a New York event to compare their dogs, could they have imagined that people would someday call it the World Series of dogdom or the Super Bowl of dog shows? Of course they couldn't. The ...
By NORA MABIE/Montana Free Press Community members first noticed the Border Patrol cars in early January. Though Froid — a tiny town in northeast Montana — is just 50 miles from the U.S.-Canada border, Border Patrol cars are not a common sight outside of the occasional gas station stop. ...
By HOWARD STUTZ/The Nevada Independent Las Vegas saw its fewest visitors in four years during 2025, and Strip gaming revenue rose less than 1 percent, according to statistics released this week that give a picture of a full calendar year. Gaming and tourism leaders are ready to look past ...
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he has informed Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, that he will open up all commercial airspace over Venezuela and Americans will soon be able to visit. Trump said he instructed his ...
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 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 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 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 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 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 ...