By GARY D. ROBERTSON and BILL BARROW Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina does not mind electing Democrats as governor, but it is a different matter when it comes to sending them to the U.S. Senate. Roy Cooper, who led the state for two terms, is trying to change that ...
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region. On Sunday, Bahrain accused Iran of damaging one of its desalination ...
By MARC LEVY Associated Press SUGARLOAF, Pa. (AP) — For John Zola, the 40 acres were like a paradise: apple orchards tucked into northern Pennsylvania's rolling hills, a barn, meadows and more than enough land for four houses: one for himself and his wife and each of his three adult ...
By AAMER MADHANI, JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains ...
The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New Mexico after the military's deployment of the lasers led the FAA to suddenly close airspace in Texas twice in the last month. The newly announced testing was being carried out to "specifically ...
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have legal authority to take the actions she's done to largely dismantle the Voice of America. The decision's effect on VOA ...
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth, but instead it has kicked off with job losses, rising gasoline prices and more uncertainty about America's future. In his State of the Union address less ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A counterprotester demonstrating against a "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" event Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and screws at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest, police said. Police ...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices have soared in the week since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, but President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed the idea of turning to America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ...
By MATT BROWN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A day after former presidents, sitting governors and local Chicago residents alike attended a vibrant, televised celebration for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the family and friends who knew him best hosted a more intimate gathering ...
By DAVE COLLINS, STEVE KARNOWSKI and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press UNION CITY, Mich. (AP) — Authorities searched through rubble and debris in southern Michigan on Saturday after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during ...
By AAMER MADHANI, JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains ...
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East. The conflict, in which nearly every country ...
By SEUNG MIN KIM and JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East. The dignified ...
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Visitors to the U.S. Capitol will now have a visible marker of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and a reminder of the officers who fought and were injured that day. Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where ...
By FREIDA FRISARO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Bar backtracked Friday on what it said was an erroneous earlier statement its representatives had made indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal ...
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raiding retirement savings for a down payment on a home can be tempting, especially if you've struggled to scrape together enough money to buy. But should you? Most 401(k) and similar retirement savings plans like Individual Retirement ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have raised concerns among Democrats and others about diminishing American stockpiles of certain weapons, illustrating a long-standing production problem that some experts say could present challenges if another conflict emerges. The ...
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press The long-held practice of faith leaders ministering to detained migrants has become far more contentious — and consequential — as detention numbers soar across the United States during the federal government's immigration crackdown. Clergy are ...
A man accused of killing three women in Utah and stealing their cars and credit cards was already known to police in Iowa: He was arrested there on suspicion of breaking into a cabin about two months prior, court documents show. Officials released Ivan Miller, 22, without bail back in January ...