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Justice Department’s early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role
ATLANTA (AP) —
In North Carolina, it was a lawsuit over the state's voter registration records. In Arizona and Wisconsin, it was a letter to state election officials warning of potential administrative violations. And in Colorado, it was a…
The GOP’s big bill would bring changes to Medicaid for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts.
But what, exactly, would be a cut?
Hawley and other Republicans acknowledge that…
Guinea’s military junta sets up election body for upcoming votes
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea's military junta has created a new institution that will be responsible for managing elections, including a constitutional referendum in September and the general and presidential elections set for December.…
Galapagos tortoise celebrates his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day at Zoo Miami
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.
Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time earlier this…
Medicaid enrollees fear losing health coverage if Congress enacts work requirements
It took Crystal Strickland years to qualify for Medicaid, which she needs for a heart condition.
Strickland, who's unable to work due to her condition, chafed when she learned that the U.S. House has passed a bill that would impose a work…
The Army turns 250. Trump turns 79. Cue funnel cakes, festive bling, military might — and protest
There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. Also, the spray of tear gas against nonviolent marchers in Atlanta, rolling waves of anti-Trump resistance coast to coast and a confrontation in Los Angles.…
The death toll from San Antonio flooding rises to 13. All those missing have been found
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The death toll from heavy rains that inundated parts of San Antonio has risen to 13, and all those missing have been found, authorities said Saturday.
More than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain fell over a span of hours…
Political violence is threaded through recent US history. The motives and justifications vary
The assassination of one Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes, is just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll call of political violence in the…
Missouri governor signs stadium aid package intended to keep the Chiefs and Royals in the state
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a legislative package on Saturday, approved by Missouri lawmakers earlier in the week, that includes hundreds of millions of dollars of financial aid intended to persuade the Chiefs and Royals…
Thousands protest in Ivory Coast after opposition leader barred from presidential race
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Thousands of protesters gathered in Ivory Coast 's capital Abidjan on Saturday to demand the reinstatement on the electoral list of main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam, a former CEO of Credit Suisse, who was…
Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants
The Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels after President Donald Trump expressed alarm about the impact of aggressive enforcement. The move comes after Stephen Miller, chief…
Minnesota’s slain Democratic leader lived the political divisions in the US every day
Melissa Hortman lived the deep partisan divide that Americans talk about every day as a Minnesota House member. Her unique perspective on politics came from her job as the House’s top Democrat and its unusual challenge. She had to defend…
First direct flight from US to Greenland since 2008 lands on Trump’s birthday
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The first direct flight from the U.S. to Greenland by an American airline landed in the capital city of Nuuk Saturday evening and is set to make its return flight on Sunday morning.
The United Airlines-operated Boeing…
Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers
Authorities are searching for a man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers. Authorities have identified him as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, of Green Isle. Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her husband were fatally…
‘Gas station heroin’ is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops.
Sometimes called “gas station heroin,” the products are…
Live updates: Military parade rolls through DC as ‘No Kings’ protests decry Trump across the US
A massive military parade has been held to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, requested by President Donald Trump to coincide with his birthday. Tanks and troops rolled through Washington D.C. on Saturday, where the rain held to a…
What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender care
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration's emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump's efforts to remake the federal…
Democrats squaring off in Virginia primaries say one name a lot: Trump
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) —
Two Virginia Democrats are battling Tuesday to be their party's nominee for attorney general. Yet, the name mentioned most in their campaigns is not that of their opponent, but rather a man who lives just over the…
Protests, parades and Pride: One week in June 2025 is drawing stark American fault lines
On the first weekend: a vision of the nation built upon inclusivity and the tenets of liberalism — a conception of country that incorporates generations of fights for equity, for compassion, for expanding what it means to be an American. On…
Death toll in Indian plane crash climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials…
Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came
Demonstrators came out in cities across the U.S. to protest President Donald Trump. Organizers of Saturday's “No Kings” demonstrations said millions marched in hundreds of events. Huge, boisterous crowds marched in Philadelphia, New York,…
Takeaways from AP’s investigation of US death benefits program for public safety officers
A federal program that provides benefits to the families of police and firefighters who die and become disabled on duty is rapidly growing while facing criticism for increasing delays in deciding claims. Congress created the Public Safety…
A Border Patrol agent died in 2009. His widow is still fighting a backlogged US program for benefits
When her husband died during a U.S. Border Patrol training program for new agents, Lisa Afolayan applied for the federal benefits promised to families of first responders whose lives are cut short die in the line of duty. But 16 years…
The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — It is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country — and its most devoted supporters say not enough people know about it. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture hoped to change that Saturday,…
Military parade rolls through DC as ‘No Kings’ protesters across US decry Trump
The grand military parade that President Donald Trump wanted for eight years has barreled down Constitution Avenue in Washington with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute. The celebration played out against the counterpoint of protesters…
US military parade has global counterparts in democracies, monarchies and totalitarian regimes
The military parade to mark the Army's 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history. Yet it still reflects global traditions that serve a range…
Photos of Marines in Los Angeles as communities across the country prepare for demonstrations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building after a week of protests against immigration raids, while communities across the country are preparing for demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s…
Marines temporarily detain man while guarding LA federal building
U.S. Marines have temporarily detained a man after he walked onto the property of a federal building they were guarding in Los Angeles. It marks the first time that federal troops have detained a civilian since they were deployed to LA.…
Judge blocks plan to allow immigration agents in New York City jail
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail, in part because of concerns the mayor invited them back in as part of a deal with the Trump…
Lawsuit centers on power struggle over elections in Arizona’s most populous county
PHOENIX (AP) — The top elections official in one of the nation’s most pivotal swing counties is suing the Maricopa County governing board over allegations that it's attempting to gain more control over how elections are administered.
County…
The National Weather Service issues Alaska’s first ever heat advisory
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For the first time ever, parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory — but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term.
It's not the first instance of unusually high temperatures in what many consider the…
Appeals court won’t reconsider ruling that Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5M in sex abuse case
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its ruling upholding a $5 million civil judgment against President Donald Trump in a civil lawsuit alleging he sexually abused a writer in a Manhattan department store in the…
An Afghan man accused of planning an Election Day attack in the US pleads guilty
An Afghan man in Oklahoma accused of planning an Election Day attack in the U.S. on behalf of the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism-related charges in federal court.
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, pleaded guilty to two…
Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as it fits the government’s terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted by the federal…
Minnesota’s election safeguards stopped a voter fraud scheme in its tracks, secretary of state says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two people have been charged with conspiracy to commit voter registration fraud in a case that shows Minnesota's election safeguards work and prevented anyone from voting illegally, Secretary of State Steve Simon said…
Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter rescues
Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on record in this mountainous state.
One man remained hospitalized in fair condition Friday while the other was…
Judge blocks State Department from firing workers while injunction is in effect
A federal judge in San Francisco has stopped Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State Department. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said at a hearing Friday that imminent plans to fire workers were…
Federal judge recuses himself days before sentencing Memphis officers accused in Tyre Nichols’ death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the case against five former Memphis officers convicted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols recused himself Friday, just days before he was supposed to hand down sentences for the men.…
US Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A program to compensate people exposed to radiation from past nuclear weapons testing and manufacturing could be restarted and expanded under a provision added by U.S. senators to the major tax and budget policy bill.
The…
Deaths in San Antonio rise to 11 and some are still missing after heavy storms, officials say
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The number of deaths from drenching rains in San Antonio rose to 11 people on Friday and crews searched for others still missing a day after fast-rising floodwaters tossed and swept away more than a dozen cars into a…
New Hampshire jury acquits consultant behind AI robocalls mimicking Biden on all charges
A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats last year was acquitted Friday of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate.
Steven Kramer,…
Trump’s recent moves risk politicizing the military, which has long strived to stay above politics
Last weekend, President Donald Trump took the rare step of mobilizing the National Guard, and then the U.S. Marines, sending them into Los Angeles over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Newsom quickly took the president to…
2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
DETROIT (AP) — Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University of Michigan will remain in custody after waiving their right to a hearing Friday in federal court.…
