Trump leads GOP rightward march and other takeaways from Iowa caucuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party has been clear since the day he announced he would make another run for…
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Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. on Monday and linger through at least midweek, prolonging a bitter…
Bills call on fans to help dig out stadium for playoff game vs. Steelers
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Logan Eschrich came to Buffalo to witness the snowstorm, and he stayed for the shoveling on Sunday. Once the professional storm…
Netanyahu says no one can halt Israel’s war to crush Hamas, including the world court
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel will pursue its war against Hamas until victory and will not be stopped by anyone, including the world court,…
Weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the…
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at…
US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military early Saturday struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red…
Some Americans will get student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates new plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will start canceling student loans for some borrowers in February as part of a new repayment plan that’s taking…
US inflation edges up, fueled by energy, housing prices, but other costs rise mildly
WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to…
Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York heads to closing arguments after bomb threat
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ’s New York civil fraud trial is back in session Thursday for closing arguments after authorities responded to a…
Judges express skepticism of claims that Trump’s immune from prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump listening intently in the courtroom, federal appeals court judges in Washington expressed deep skepticism Tuesday that the former president…
USDA estimates 21 million kids will get summer food benefits through new program in 2024
The Associated Press Nearly 21 million children in the U.S. and its territories are expected to receive food benefits this summer through a newly permanent…
Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21, scatters debris in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large…
Moon landing attempt by US company appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appeared to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft…
First US lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed to space Monday, launching a race for private companies…
Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its 4th month
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas’ military infrastructure…
Flu, COVID infections got worse over holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it’s too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to…
Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his…
Teen kills 6th grader, wounds 5 others in Iowa high school shooting, police say
PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A teen armed with a shotgun and a handgun unleashed terror at an Iowa high school on the first day of…
US calls for urgent UN action on attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on ships in Red Sea
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called on the U.N. Security Council Wednesday to take urgent action against Yemen’s Houthi rebels for attacking ships…
More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge
NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in…
Biden will start year at sites of national trauma to warn about dire stakes of 2024 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly insurrection…
States, Congress wrestle with cybersecurity at water utilities amid renewed federal warnings
HARRISBURG (AP) — The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside…
Biden, Trump are poised for a potential rematch that could shake American politics
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for…
Revelers set to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop
NEW YORK (AP) — The confetti has been tested for airiness. The giant numerals – 2 0 2 4 – are in place. And the…
US forces shoot down ballistic missiles in Red Sea, kill gunmen in attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in…
Retirements could tip control of the House majority. It’s Republicans who have the early edge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber, a…
Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration OKs new weapons sales to Israel
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new…
States set to enact new laws on guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice
The Associated Press Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer will be allowed to pull over motorists solely…
Russia fires 122 missiles, 36 drones in what Ukraine calls biggest aerial barrage of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 24 civilians across the…
Election officials see a range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists
ATLANTA (AP) — For election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the list of security challenges just keeps growing. Many of the concerns from four…
Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?
DENVER (AP) — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then,…
The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal…
Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will…
As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent…
US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on surge of migrants at border
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A top U.S. delegation is to meet with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many see as a bid to get Mexico…
Israeli forces bombard central Gaza in apparent move toward expanding ground offensive
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza and issued orders telling residents to evacuate the area Tuesday, signs…
Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops injured in drone attack in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered the United States military to carry out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members…
Israel, Hamas measures get a look as most US state legislatures meet for first time since Oct. 7
The Associated Press Most U.S. state legislatures will reconvene in January for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel sparked a war…
Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by…
Supreme Court rejects prosecutor’s push to fast-track ruling in Trump election subversion case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether…
Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
The Associated Press It’s beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates….
Hamas leader visits Cairo, a sign talks on another Gaza truce and hostage swap are gathering pace
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas’ top leader traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry…
Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state’s Supreme Court
DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection…
Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border…
Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning
NEW YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be…
Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel
The Associated Press U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in…
Israel faces new truce calls as errant killing of captives adds to concern about its wartime conduct
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s government faced local protests and calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies on Sunday…
Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over…
Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the…