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Journalists fighting back against Pentagon reporting restrictions
New rules that limit the access of journalists in the Pentagon and appear to condition entry into the building on agreement to restrictions have led to a standoff between the press and the Trump...
Google's YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle 2021 lawsuit by Donald Trump over account suspension
Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to...
Progressive nonprofits condemn Trump's targeting of George Soros and his foundations
Dozens of progressive nonprofits condemned President Donald Trump’s general attacks on his political opponents and a specific report of a potential investigation into billionaire George Soros’...
California doctor is 2nd to face Louisiana arrest warrant over abortion pills
Louisiana has issued a warrant to arrest a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills. It's the second known criminal case of its type from the state. A New York doctor has been indicted...
Visa issues halt Cat Stevens' North American tour plans
Cat Stevens, who also goes by Yusuf, announced Monday that he has postponed the North American leg of his book tour due to unspecified visa issues. Stevens wrote on social media that his team...
Charlie Javice sentenced to over 7 years for $175M JPMorgan fraud
The 33-year-old founder of the startup student financial aid company Frank has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Charlie Javice was sentenced Monday in Manhattan federal court...
Trump opens land for coal mining, offers to boost coal-fired power plants
The Trump administration said it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants. The moves come as...
UN says that youth-led unrest in Madagascar has left at least 22 people dead
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has fired the prime minister and the rest of his government in response to days of deadly protests in the Indian Ocean island over the failure of the...
Whooping crane 'Ducky' dies of avian flu at Wisconsin wildlife refuge
An endangered whooping crane the International Crane Foundation was planning to release into the wilds of Wisconsin this fall has died of avian flu. The Baraboo-based foundation announced Monday...
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump is slapping a 100% tax on movies made outside the United States – a vague directive aimed at protecting a business that America already dominates. Claiming that movie...
1 man killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda
Authorities in the Bahamas have closed a majority of schools following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda drops heavy rain and unleashes flooding in...
CSX railroad replaces CEO amid pressure from Ancora investment fund after Union Pacific merger deal
CSX railroad replaced its CEO less than two months after an investment fund urged it to either find another railroad to merge with to better compete with the proposed transcontinental Union...
People bothered by air travel emissions can buy carbon offsets. Do they work?
Air travel results in a lot of planet-warming emissions, but it's also sometimes necessary. That's a quandary for people who may be concerned about their personal contribution to the problem of...
HUNTR/X to debut live on 'The Tonight Show' with hit 'Golden'
The singing trio behind HUNTR/X from “KPop Demon Hunters” will appear live on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” next week. Their appearance Oct. 7 will be the first time Ejae, Audrey Nuna...
Vertanical's drug made from marijuana reduced back pain, study finds
A medication made from marijuana successfully reduced back pain in a new study. The results from a German drugmaker published Monday are the latest evidence that cannabis can be used to treat...
Dolly Parton 'health challenges' lead to postponed Las Vegas residency
Dolly Parton has postponed her first Las Vegas residency in 32 years. In a statement shared to her social media accounts on Sunday night, Parton cited “health challenges" as the reason for the...
Seattle bakers donate homemade bread to help fight hunger
A Seattle-area nonprofit group called Community Loaves donates home-baked bread and cookies to food banks in four states. The effort started during the COVID-19 pandemic and has grown to include...
Video game maker Electronic Arts to be acquired and taken private for $55 billion
Electronic Arts, the video game maker of “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken private for $55 billion. It's the most expensive attempt to take a public...
How previous US government shutdowns ended
Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive. Yet Congress often finds itself at the brink of one as the two major political parties’ differences...
Dar Global to launch a $1 billion project in Saudi Arabia in a deal with Trump Organization
Dar Global, a London-listed luxury real estate developer, says it plans to launch a Trump Plaza in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah in the second collaboration with the Trump Organization,...
Iran hangs a man it accuses of spying for Israel as Tehran continues wave of executions
Iran said Monday it hanged a man accused of spying for Israel, the latest as Tehran carries out its largest wave of executions in decades. Iran identified the executed man as Bahman Choobiasl,...
As government shutdown draws closer, congressional leaders will meet Trump
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown. But both sides have shown hardly any willingness to budge. If...
Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show next year. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that the Grammy winner will perform at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara,...
Albertsons recalls some deli items due to potential listeria contamination
Albertsons Companies has recalled several deli products due to potential listeria contamination. The recall follows federal warnings about similar contamination concerns with pasta meals sold at...
58 million pounds of corn dogs, sausage-on-a-stick products recalled after some consumer injuries
About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because wood pieces may be embedded in the batter. The Agriculture Department's Food...
Young Moroccans clash with police while protesting stadium spending and health system decline
Youth-led demonstrators have clashed with police in Morocco's largest anti-government protests in years. Over the weekend, hundreds of young Moroccans took to the streets in at least 11 cities....
Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this week’s deadline to keep the government open, showing little evidence of budging even as both...
BUILDING SET ON FIRE
A gunman has opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services, killing at least one person and injuring nine others. Police say a 40-year-old man rammed his vehicle into the front door...
'One Battle After Another' opens with $22.4 million
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s widely acclaimed American epic of rebellion and resistance, opened with $22.4 million in ticket sales from North American theaters over the...
Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope
Some mothers of autistic children say President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he suggested taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism. Some thought Trump was villainizing autism. But others...
Walmart's CEO says he sees artificial intelligence changing every job
As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation’s largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might...
Moves to consolidate power, punish enemies draw comparisons to places where democracy faded...
President Donald Trump’s consolidation of power and targeting of his political opponents bring back unnerving memories for those who have watched elected leaders undermine democracies elsewhere in...
Maine food pantries rely on older volunteers
Maine has one of New England’s highest food insecurity rates. Directors of its food pantries say it’s getting harder to make sure people are fed not just because of diminishing federal assistance...
Moldovans cast ballots in a tense election plagued by Russian interference claims
Moldovans are heading to the polls to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference. The vote on Sunday is seen as a choice between integration with the...
US nurse films Gaza city hospital destruction, describes her experiences amid Israeli attacks
As Israeli troops bear down, the health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse.
Selena Gomez marries Benny Blanco in California
Selena Gomez has married music producer and songwriter Benny Blanco. She announced the news in an Instagram post showing the couple kissing and embracing on a lawn. Blanco called her “My wife in...
Statue of rock n' roll queen Tina Turner unveiled
A 10-foot tall statue of rock n’ roll queen Tina Turner has been unveiled in the rural Tennessee community where she grew up, before she became a singer and electrifying stage performer and one...
Why many young adults turn on TV or movie subtitles...
A new poll finds that younger adults are more likely to use subtitles while watching TV or movies than are older adults. About 4 in 10 adults under 45 use subtitles at least “often” when watching...
Thieves spirit away 12,000 bottles of craft whiskey in major US liquor heist
Thieves have stolen 12,000 bottles of craft whiskey from Westland Distillery in a rare U.S. liquor heist. Nearly $1 million in product was stolen, including the distillery's sought-after limited...
British department store Harrods warns customers that some personal details taken in data breach
Harrods has warned some customers about a data breach involving their online systems. The luxury British department store said late Friday that names and contact details were taken after a...
Families of Mexico’s 43 students who vanished 11 years ago protest for justice
While authorities say investigations are ongoing, families of victims protesting on Friday said they still don’t have clarity over what happened to their loved ones, something that infuses their...
South Korean diplomat says nation asked Trump to play ‘peacemaker’ with North Korea
Trump “welcomed” the request from President Lee Jae Myung and “he expressed his willingness to be engaged with North Korea again,” Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said.
Why Alaskans are receiving $1,000 checks
Alaska plans to start distributing to residents the annual dividend payment derived from the state’s $83 billion oil wealth fund. This year’s payout is $1,000 per person. It's one of the smallest...
Danish defense reports drone sightings at military facilities
The Danish defense ministry said in a statement that drone activity was noticed at Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jutland Dragoon Regiment.
Why taping your mouth shut for better sleep is a nightmare of an idea
Some people are taping their mouths shut to improve sleep, but doctors advise against this practice. Social media claims it reduces snoring and enhances sleep, but there's no scientific backing....
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during racial justice protest...
The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers....
Iran worries ahead of 'snapback' of UN nuclear sanctions
People in Iran increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about the future ahead of the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program....
US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China
American soybean farmers are worried about where they're going to sell their crops and whether they'll lose money this year because China hasn't bought any for months. Beijing traditionally has...
An American nurse in Gaza City films a hospital's collapse
The health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse as Israeli troops bear down. Nearly two weeks into Israel’s latest ground offensive on Gaza’s largest...
AI's energy demand draws investment firms to local utilities
Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that...
Census Bureau to try out US postal workers as census takers for tests of 2030 count
The Census Bureau plans to test using U.S. postal workers as census takers in at least two locations next year during field tests for the 2030 census. The agency said Friday that it will assess...
Howard Rubin arrested on sex trafficking charges in New York
A retired Wall Street financier has been arrested on charges that he lured dozens of women including former Playboy models to be sexually and physically assaulted during encounters in his Central...
'Social Network' follow-up: Meet the cast
Aaron Sorkin is diving back into the world of Facebook with a new film called “The Social Reckoning.” Jeremy Strong will play Mark Zuckerberg. Sony Pictures announced the film on Friday. It will...
After massive shrimp recalls, the FDA finds radioactive contamination in spices too
Federal regulators have detected possible radioactive contamination in spices exported from Indonesia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found cesium 137, a radioactive isotope, in a sample of...
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black activist since 1979, dies in Cuba
Shakur’s case had long been a thorny issue in the fraught relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Atlanta’s airport loses $37.5M over diversity program stance
Atlanta’s airport has forfeited $37.5 million in federal grants after refusing to disavow diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The Federal Aviation Administration set these terms following a...
Tennessee governor says state is preparing for more federal agents to combat crime in Memphis
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday that the troops will be part of a surge of resources to fight crime in the city that includes 13 federal agencies and state troopers.
Trump's transportation department withdraws grants for bike lanes and trails
President Donald Trump's transportation department has been reversing grants for recreational trails and bicycle lanes. The department has informed local officials in at least six states that...
Sinclair brings Jimmy Kimmel's show back to its local TV stations
Sinclair Broadcast Group has decided to bring Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show back to its ABC affiliate stations. This ends a dayslong TV blackout in dozens of U.S. cities. The blackout followed...
How June Squibb Handles Being A Movie Star At Age 95
There are 70-year-olds who want to be like June Squibb when they grow up. Squibb, 95, wasn’t the lead of a movie until she was 94. Now, a year after she turned action star in “Thelma,” Squibb is...
From 'Bill & Ted' to Broadway: Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves team up again
Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves have reunited on Broadway for “Waiting for Godot,” decades after their “Bill & Ted” films. The two actors have taken different career paths but remained close friends....
Listeria in Walmart meatball meals may be linked to fettuccine outbreak
Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat beef meatball pasta meals sold at Walmart stores nationwide. Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce...
AT&T says fiber cuts by third parties lead to mass 911 outages in 3 states
A statement from AT&T says mass 911 outages that swept across parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama were caused by fiber cuts made by “third parties.” Initial reports of outages were...
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball lineup: Monsta X, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll and more
iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2025 Jingle Ball lineup. It will include performances by Ed Sheeran, Monsta X, Alex Warren, BigXthaPlug, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, Laufey, mgk (formerly...
Fed's favored inflation gauge accelerates slightly in August
The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier. The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price...
UN adds 68 companies to blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements
The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of companies from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to...
Government shutdown avoidable if Democrats 'dial back' demands, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable.” Thune tells The Associated Press in an interview...
British court throws out terror-related charge against Kneecap member
A London court has thrown out a terror-related charge against a member of the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap. Rapper Mo Chara, whose real name is Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, had been charged with a...
Halal concerns drive vaccine hesitancy as Indonesia fights measles outbreak
Health workers in Sumenep, Indonesia, are delivering measles vaccines to children. This effort is part of a campaign to curb a deadly measles outbreak on Madura Island, which has persisted for...
Max Mara responds to rising global tensions and temperatures with lightness on Milan runway
Max Mara takes a sexy power turn for next summer, showing lots of skin with a touch of fetishism in its latest collection for next spring and summer. In the looks previewed Thursday during Milan...
Hong Kong lawmakers pass bill to ban substandard tiny apartments
Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a bill to ban inadequate housing in subdivided apartments. The new law mandates a minimum size and standards like having an exclusive bathroom. Hong Kong is one of...
James Comey's son-in-law quits Justice Department
James Comey’s son-in-law resigned as a federal prosecutor minutes after the former FBI director was indicted. Troy Edwards wrote in his resignation letter Thursday that he quit his job “to uphold...
Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors
A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to...
Trump to put import taxes on pharmaceutical drugs, kitchen cabinets, furniture and heavy trucks
President Donald Trump is putting import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct....
COMEY INDICTED
James Comey has been charged with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former...
Historic sentence stuns France...
A Paris court has sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy. The court found him guilty of attempting to finance his 2007 campaign with...
Ticketmaster to give fans more information after uproar in way Oasis tickets were sold in the UK
Ticketmaster has committed to changes after facing criticism over ticket sales for Oasis' reunion concerts in the U.K. this summer. Following an investigation by the U.K.'s competition watchdog,...
Iran likely carried out undeclared missile test, satellite photos show...
Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press. Iran has not formally acknowledged last...
Trump says China's Xi has approved of proposed deal putting TikTok under US ownership
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States will be a qualified sale that meets national security...
Lear deBessonet’s Number-One Goal For Lincoln Center Theater
Lear deBessonet, the new artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater, has chosen “Ragtime” as her first show. The musical, which she previously directed off-Broadway, explores early 20th-century...
Instagram's 'deliberate design choices' make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report finds
Despite years of congressional hearings, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the harms of Instagram, Meta’s wildly popular app has failed to protect...
Poll: More Americans Prefer To See New Movies By Streaming Than In Theatres
A new poll finds Americans are more likely to watch recently released movies from the comfort of their own homes instead of heading out to a theater. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
'Beast mode' to 'teraflop': 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update
NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here's a few of them with definitions —...
Two dozen people wearing masks and some carrying pickaxes smash jewelry cases and rob store
Two dozen people wearing masks and some carrying pickaxes smash jewelry cases and rob storeapnews.com
Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as health officials warn of lack of funds
Health authorities and organizations say they lack funds to respond to a deadly Ebola outbreak in southern Congo. This is the first outbreak in 18 years in Kasai province, a remote area with poor...
Former Fed chairs urge Supreme Court to let Lisa Cook keep her job
Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen and other former top economic officials appointed by presidents of both parties are urging the Supreme Court to preserve the Federal Reserve’s political...
Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission which said the online giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships, and made it...
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin halts abortion scheduling amid Medicaid cuts
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald...
Merriam-Webster Adds More Than 5,000 Words To Its Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” Also “cold brew,” “rizz,” “dad bod,”...
Fermi America™ and Siemens Energy Execute Letter of Intent for an Additional 1.1 GW (Once in Combined Cycle Mode) of Frame F Class Generation Equipment for 2026 Delivery and Enter Into Nuclear Collaboration as Fermi Continues to Advance its 11-Gigawatt Pr
Fermi America™ and Siemens Energy Execute Letter of Intent for an Additional 1.1 GW (Once in Combined Cycle Mode) of Frame F Class Generation Equipment for 2026 Delivery and Enter Into Nuclear...
23 miners rescued after being trapped in Colombian gold mine for 43 hours
The miners’ families had been waiting for hours and celebrated their rescue with tears and applause.
Queer art exhibition in Germany shines a spotlight on marginalized modernist artists
A new exhibition in Germany called “Queer Modernism. 1900 to 1950” highlights the contributions of queer artists to modernism. It's opening on Friday and features over 130 works by 34 artists from...
AP, Reuters demand answers from Israeli government on airstrike that killed journalists last month
Two major news agencies are demanding that Israel clarify what happened during strikes last month that killed five journalists as part of the Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza. Reuters and The...
US economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in significant upgrade of second quarter growth
The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% from April through June in a dramatic upgrade of the government's previous estimate of second-quarter growth. The Commerce Department said Thursday...
Starbucks to close stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
Starbucks said Thursday it's closing hundreds of stores in the U.S., Canada and Europe and laying off 900 nonretail employees so it can focus resources on its turnaround plan. The Seattle coffee...
Lice infestations in schools: What parents need to know
Children have returned to school, and some parents are concerned they could be bringing home a tiny nuisance — lice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says head lice infestations in...
South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license
South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill that would allow people to tattoos without having a medical license. The country currently allows only people with medical licenses to give...
Motive of shooter who officials say opened fire at Dallas ICE facility remains unclear
The motives of a shooter who authorities say opened fire from a roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas remain unclear.
Meta's Louisiana data center sparks $3B electricity upgrade. But who pays?
Meta is racing to construct its largest data center yet, a $10 billion facility in northeast Louisiana as big as 70 football fields and requiring more than twice the electricity of New Orleans....
Pentagon adds exemptions to flu shot requirement
The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops get the flu shot every year by introducing exemptions for reservists and proclaiming that the shot is only necessary in some...