By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser, Hegseth's office confirmed. The high-profile job has meant meetings with a ...
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army's first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108. Harris died March 15 in a hospital in Los Angeles surrounded by family, ...
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who set fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas and who painted the word "resist" for authorities to find at the scene has been arrested. Paul Hyon Kim, 36, faces charges in connection with the March 18 attack in both state and federal ...
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge's rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ordering a fix before summer in what has become of the country's biggest lawsuits over keeping prisoners safe during dangerous ...
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal investigation into misuse of a student pilot's license continues for an Alaska man who waited hours for rescue with two young family members on the wing of plane after he landed on a partially frozen lake, where the ...
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen's ...
By DEVNA BOSE AP Health Writer A Michigan resident died earlier this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said. The patient had the organ transplanted at a hospital in Ohio in December and died in January, Michigan Department of Health and Human ...
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of a push to roll back dozens of environmental regulations, the Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial polluters a chance for exemptions from requirements to reduce emissions of toxic ...
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet (300 meters) into the air during its most recent eruptive episode, geologists said Thursday. The tall fountain of molten rock drew people to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to check out the spectacle, including some on ...
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump's 25% tax on imported cars, light trucks and auto parts is likely to drive up prices at a time when many Americans already struggle to afford a new set of wheels. The tariffs will also force car ...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and JANIE HAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court in California has refused to halt a judge's order requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of federal workers who were let go in mass firings. A split 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School officials in Maine said Thursday they will not comply with a proposed agreement from President Donald Trump's administration that would bar transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports. The U.S. Health and ...
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge cleared the way Thursday for Luigi Mangione to get a laptop behind bars — if his jailers agree — so he can examine documents and other material in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case. New York state ...
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago, a symptom of climate change that will have repercussions globally, scientists said Thursday. The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then ...
MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The rights of Americans to self-determine how to educate their children — a hotly contested matter that stretches back to at least the Civil War — have long been intertwined with the principle of equally and equitably educating children ...
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. "This will ...
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The trial of three long-retired Philadelphia detectives accused of lying about evidence in a homicide case that later ended with an exoneration wrapped up with a mixed verdict Thursday. Martin Devlin was acquitted on all charges, ...
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. (AP) — A 34-year-old man fatally shot a woman and three young children and injured another child before attempting to kill himself inside their apartment, authorities in South Florida said Friday. The woman and three of her children were pronounced dead on Wednesday night ...
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press Nineteen sea turtles that were rehabilitated in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England were released Wednesday afternoon into the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida. It was sunny and 72 degrees as the ...
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of major automakers slumped following President Donald Trump's announcement that he will place 25% tariffs on auto imports. Automakers have spread out their supply chains and production facilities throughout North America. ...