A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation. Scientists say snow cover and snow depth are both at the lowest levels they've seen in decades, ...
MILAN (AP) — The United States is "still a very welcoming place," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, which have been a focus of global concern about the country's political direction. The Republican governor faced pointed questions from European media at a news ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The operator of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus said that it will close eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores as well as its Neiman Marcus Boston store as it focuses on its most profitable businesses and pares down debt during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring. Saks Fifth ...
An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance while he was visiting his home state last month. But the man's lawyer said his health makes it unlikely he would have been able to carry out the threat. In addition to the charge for threatening Vance, prosecutors ...
Kroger named former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its chief executive officer on Monday, 11 months after the abrupt resignation of its previous CEO. Foran has a reputation as a tech-savvy and detail-oriented leader. He led Walmart's U.S. division from 2014 to 2019, where he focused on ...
By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has found former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig guilty of obstruction of justice and lying to federal officials investigating an illegal gambling operation, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Friday. The verdict came after a ...
By BILL BARROW and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted Friday after a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who ...
By R.J. RICO Associated Press Amid the desperate search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, investigators released a detailed timeline from the hours before and after the disappearance of Guthrie, who is the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie. Here is a timeline of events: Saturday, ...
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge says the federal government must return three families hurt by the first Trump administration's policy of separating parents from the children at the border, saying their deportations in recent months relied on "lies, deception ...
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer was convicted Friday of second-degree manslaughter after he tossed a picnic cooler filled with drinks at a fleeing suspect, causing the man to fatally crash his motorized scooter. Judge Guy Mitchell handed ...
By SEJAL GOVINDARAO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The sheriff investigating the apparent abduction of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother said Friday he was frustrated that a camera at Nancy Guthrie 's home wasn't able to capture images of anyone the day ...
By MICHAEL CASEY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Actor Michael Keaton jousted with an Oscar statue and made burgers Friday night as he was roasted before receiving the 2026 Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The theater group, which ...
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (AP) — A former New York Jets first-round draft pick was arrested in Tennessee and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend. Darron Lee was identified Thursday as the suspect and taken into custody at the scene, according to the Hamilton County ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey on Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down on the massive infrastructure ...
By JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison Friday. During the sentencing ...
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Derrick Johnson buried his mother's ashes beneath a golden dewdrop tree with purple blossoms at his home on Maui's Haleakalā Volcano, fulfilling her wish of a final resting place looking over her grandchildren. Then the ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NFL is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game. The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the Super Bowl the next round in the HealthTECH Challenge ...
By JOCELYN GECKER and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy League institution. The announcement marks the latest development in the Trump ...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione spoke out in court Friday against the prospect of back-to-back trials over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling a judge: "It's the same trial twice. One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of tapping military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran's nuclear program and positioning the Army secretary as a key negotiator on ending the Russia-Ukraine ...