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Investigators enter a highway tunnel in Wyoming where a fiery crash killed 2
Read full article: Investigators enter a highway tunnel in Wyoming where a fiery crash killed 2Wyoming authorities have entered a highway tunnel to begin picking through the wreckage of a fiery multivehicle crash a day earlier.
Suspect in Tupac Shakur killing seeks to delay trial as defense identifies new witnesses
Read full article: Suspect in Tupac Shakur killing seeks to delay trial as defense identifies new witnessesAttorneys for the man suspected of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur want to delay next month’s trial, saying more time is needed for investigative work to ensure that Duane “Keffe D” Davis gets a fair trial.
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
Read full article: NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black AmericansThe NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.
Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker's delay in delivering a new Air Force One
Read full article: Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker's delay in delivering a new Air Force OnePresident Donald Trump has toured a Boeing airplane to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft.
Missouri man on FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list pleads not guilty to child sex charges after Florida arrest
Read full article: Missouri man on FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list pleads not guilty to child sex charges after Florida arrestA Missouri man formerly on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list who was arrested last month in Lady Lake is back in St. Louis, where he pleaded not guilty to child sex charges in federal court.
IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season
Read full article: IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax seasonThe IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could come as soon as next week.
Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their children
Read full article: Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their childrenSince President Donald Trump took office, immigrants in the U.S. illegally have changed their travel patterns and try to stay home, out of fear they could be deported.
Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions
Read full article: Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictionsAbortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution.
Woman withdraws civil lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean 'Diddy' Combs alleging she was raped at age 13
Read full article: Woman withdraws civil lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean 'Diddy' Combs alleging she was raped at age 13An Alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 has withdrawn her civil lawsuit against both men.
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
Read full article: AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology disputeThe Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.
Dozens of couples get hitched at snowy Colorado ski resort on Valentine's Day
Read full article: Dozens of couples get hitched at snowy Colorado ski resort on Valentine's DayThere is nothing like dozens of couples saying “I do” simultaneously to warm the frigid air that grips the Colorado Rockies in the heart of winter.
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Read full article: Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffsFederal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections.
Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande Valley
Read full article: Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande ValleyBorder Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley have seen a sharp drop in apprehensions along the southern border since the new administration started.
As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America's most toxic sites are uncertain
Read full article: As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America's most toxic sites are uncertainFor nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino region of southeast Los Angeles.
Your immigration questions answered: What has changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's next
Read full article: Your immigration questions answered: What has changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's nextThe Associated Press' U.S. immigration news editor, Elliot Spagat, was joined by Rebecca Santana, who covers the Department of Homeland Security, and Christopher Sherman, who is the news director for Mexico and Central America, to talk about their coverage during an Ask-Me-Anything conversation on Reddit.
Vivek Ramaswamy will kick off his bid for Ohio governor in Cincinnati on Feb. 24
Read full article: Vivek Ramaswamy will kick off his bid for Ohio governor in Cincinnati on Feb. 24Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will launch his bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ensuing events in the Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland areas.
Tigers, zebras and other stuffed animals will get new homes after health concerns kept them hidden
Read full article: Tigers, zebras and other stuffed animals will get new homes after health concerns kept them hiddenCrocodiles, monkeys, tigers, zebras and dozens of other taxidermy animals will move to new homes after concerns about arsenic exposure forced the closure of the South Dakota museum where they had been displayed for decades.
Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
Read full article: Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB saysInvestigators say the crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.
Trump border czar and NYC mayor interview with 'Fox & Friends' on immigration commitments
Read full article: Trump border czar and NYC mayor interview with 'Fox & Friends' on immigration commitmentsNew York City’s Democratic mayor appeared on the “Fox & Friends” show alongside President Donald Trump’s border czar.
Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Read full article: Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric AdamsThe Justice Department has asked a court to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cuts
Read full article: DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cutsConservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk-led project to slash the federal workforce and reduce or end disfavored programs.
Volunteers deliver gifts to widows on Valentine's Day. The project began in a florist's driveway
Read full article: Volunteers deliver gifts to widows on Valentine's Day. The project began in a florist's drivewayA growing number of volunteers has been delivering gifts to widows and widowers on Valentine's Day.
Annexing Canada? At Niagara Falls, Trump's idea gets eye rolls but not support
Read full article: Annexing Canada? At Niagara Falls, Trump's idea gets eye rolls but not supportAt Niagara Falls, visitors from the United States and Canada are taking in President Donald Trump’s unsolicited suggestion the U.S. annex its neighbor to the north with an air of detached amusement.
Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while fire-damaged California city now faces mudslides
Read full article: Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while fire-damaged California city now faces mudslidesMuch of the Eastern U.S. braced for a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather on Saturday, with thunderstorms and melting snow combining to pound the Ohio and Tennessee valleys.
Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, 2 people familiar with case tell AP
Read full article: Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, 2 people familiar with case tell APAn 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake.
Homeowner pleads guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl who rang the wrong doorbell
Read full article: Homeowner pleads guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl who rang the wrong doorbellAn 86-year-old Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake.
Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war
Read full article: Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia warUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war.
Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issue
Read full article: Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issueAn Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue.
US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot
Read full article: US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riotReferences to transgender people have been removed from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument.
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81
Read full article: Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who was forced from office in the wake of the Whitewater investigation, has died.
More than a dozen state attorneys general challenge Musk and DOGE’s authority
Read full article: More than a dozen state attorneys general challenge Musk and DOGE’s authorityAttorneys general from 14 states are challenging the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to access sensitive government data and exercise “virtually unchecked power.”.
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
Read full article: Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to comeThe Trump administration is intensifying its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.
Alaska US senators introduce bill that would again designate North America's tallest peak as Denali
Read full article: Alaska US senators introduce bill that would again designate North America's tallest peak as DenaliAlaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali.
Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds
Read full article: Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off fundsPresident Donald Trump’s administration is holding up money for wildfire mitigation projects funded through legislation championed by his Democratic predecessor.
Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google
Read full article: Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue GoogleMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government is not ruling out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico and the southeastern United States the “Gulf of America.”.
Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
Read full article: Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at firstA man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York lecture stage told jurors that he tried to stop the assault once he realized it wasn't a prank and was left with a gash above his eye.
Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Read full article: Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship orderA federal judge in Boston has blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.
Federal judge pauses President Trump's order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth
Read full article: Federal judge pauses President Trump's order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youthA federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.
Many Americans think Valentine's Day is romantic and fun — not outdated or stressful: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: Many Americans think Valentine's Day is romantic and fun — not outdated or stressful: AP-NORC pollSome U.S. adults consider Valentine's Day outdated, according to a new AP-NORC poll — but many more say they love the romance and fun of quality time with partners, friends and extended family.
At 50, 'Saturday Night Live' celebrates its past as a comedy icon — and wonders about its future
Read full article: At 50, 'Saturday Night Live' celebrates its past as a comedy icon — and wonders about its futureIn a feast of special programming, NBC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
Oklahoma governor says he'll stop plan to collect kids' immigration status
Read full article: Oklahoma governor says he'll stop plan to collect kids' immigration statusOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he will stop a plan pushed by the state's top education official to collect the immigration status of children when they register for public school.
Man whose wife was killed in a hippo attack in Africa sues the US company that booked the trip
Read full article: Man whose wife was killed in a hippo attack in Africa sues the US company that booked the tripA New Jersey man whose wife was killed in a hippopotamus attack last year during a safari in Africa is suing the U.S. company that arranged the trip.
NYC mayor to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail after Trump border czar meeting
Read full article: NYC mayor to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail after Trump border czar meetingNew York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will allow federal immigration officials to operate at the city’s Rikers Island jail.
What's an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
Read full article: What's an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenonAtmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, transporting much of the moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes.
Disney faces lawsuit over disability access policies at theme parks
Read full article: Disney faces lawsuit over disability access policies at theme parksThe plaintiff claims that Disney’s DAS policies violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by imposing discriminatory eligibility criteria and requiring unnecessary public disclosure of sensitive medical information..
Trump's education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does
Read full article: Trump's education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it doesIf Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”.
Breakfast is booming at US restaurants. Is it also contributing to high egg prices?
Read full article: Breakfast is booming at US restaurants. Is it also contributing to high egg prices?It’s a chicken-and-egg problem: Restaurants are struggling with record-high U.S. egg prices, but their omelets, scrambles and huevos rancheros may be part of the problem.
Farmers and rural businesses shelled out money for improvements. Will their promised rebates arrive?
Read full article: Farmers and rural businesses shelled out money for improvements. Will their promised rebates arrive?A freeze on federal loans and grants is sending tremors across the rural U.S. as small business owners fear they won’t get reimbursed for purchases they made to replace polluting irrigation equipment or install solar power.
Given Christianity's dominance in US, Trump raises eyebrows with anti-Christian bias initiative
Read full article: Given Christianity's dominance in US, Trump raises eyebrows with anti-Christian bias initiativeChristianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have a strong grip on the levers of government.
Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions
Read full article: Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questionsPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state, effectively erasing the massive border the two nations share.
Heavy rain pummels slide-prone Southern California as crashes close roads in the Northwest
Read full article: Heavy rain pummels slide-prone Southern California as crashes close roads in the NorthwestHeavy rain is falling across Southern California, creating deluges of water and mud on roads at the bottom of hillsides left barren by recent wildfires.
Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
Read full article: Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sitesWhen the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time for violent crimes to other lockups across the state.