Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishmentAP News• Apr 24, 2026 11:42 amThe Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp…
Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86AP News• Apr 24, 2026 11:28 amNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking…
Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is chargedAP News• Apr 24, 2026 12:12 pmA Florida sheriff’s office says it has a person in custody as it investigates the disappearance of two University of…
Appeals court says Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal, agreeing with lower courtAP News• Apr 24, 2026 11:20 amWASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access, a key pillar…
Growing Georgia wildfires have destroyed 120 homes, forcing new evacuationsAP News• Apr 24, 2026 12:08 pmTwo large wildfires burning in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes and are threatening nearly 1,000 more.…
What’s all the buzz about? Melania Trump is growing the White House honey program with a new beehiveAP News• Apr 24, 2026 10:17 amWASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all the buzz about? Melania Trump on Friday announced that she is expanding the White House…
Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for WarshAP News• Apr 24, 2026 10:12 amWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock…
FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directiveAP News• Apr 24, 2026 08:53 amThe Food and Drug Administration says it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being studied for hard-to-treat mental…
Meet the baby koala hiding in its mom’s pouch at a Florida zoo’s new Outback habitatAP News• Apr 24, 2026 07:52 amWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A zoo in Florida has two reasons to celebrate — the first birth of…
Locked Capitol doors and more cash for security are the new normal after Minnesota assassinationAP News• Apr 24, 2026 07:14 amST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nearly a year after the assassination of a Minnesota legislative leader, lawmakers across the U.S.…
US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K on Maduro raid is being released on bondAP News• Apr 24, 2026 10:54 amA U.S. soldier involved with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being released on bond, a day after…
Norfolk Southern’s profit fell 27% as it didn’t collect big insurance payments for Ohio derailmentAP News• Apr 24, 2026 08:05 amNorfolk Southern railroad’s first-quarter profit fell 27% because it didn’t collect big insurance payments related to the East Palestine, Ohio,…
Congress keeps holding all-nighters, creating dysfunction after darkAP News• Apr 24, 2026 06:12 amLate-night votes are an age-old pressure tactic for congressional leaders in both major political parties. Yet overnight sessions have become…
Correspondents’ Dinner’s biggest moments involve laughs, cringing and high-stakes politicsAP News• Apr 24, 2026 05:14 amThe White House Correspondents’ Dinner has had multiple iterations since it began a few years after World War I. Washington’s…
US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senatorAP News• Apr 24, 2026 04:58 amBANGKOK (AP) — U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S.…
Explosion of invasive ‘janitor fish’ sparks mass removal operation in Indonesia’s capitalAP News• Apr 24, 2026 02:09 amJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Cheers broke out in Indonesia’s capital on Friday as residents, city workers and environmental volunteers hauled…
China’s DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI modelAP News• Apr 24, 2026 10:27 amDeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook up world markets last year, has launched preview versions of its latest…
Analysis: The US protected ships from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in the ’80s. Could it again?AP News• Apr 24, 2026 01:57 amThe United States once protected ships from Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s. That came during…
Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokeholdAP News• Apr 24, 2026 09:42 amBusinesses have doled out up to $4 million to cross boats through the Panama Canal to dodge ongoing chaos in…
Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roadsAP News• Apr 24, 2026 09:05 amOfficials say a powerful tornado that barreled through Oklahoma damaged about 40 homes in one county and sent emergency crews…
Intel carries Wall Street toward another record, while oil prices yo-yo lowerAP News• Apr 24, 2026 10:50 amA surge for Intel following a blowout profit report is leading technology stocks higher, while oil prices keep swinging in…
Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for TrumpAP News• Apr 23, 2026 09:50 pmSEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon…
Corpse abuse cases force changes on Colorado’s scandal-plagued funeral industryAP News• Apr 24, 2026 12:25 pmCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A former funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies faces…
Democrat Josh Shapiro tests political muscle in swing-state Pennsylvania’s midtermsAP News• Apr 23, 2026 09:14 pmLOCK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) — Josh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania governor, but that doesn’t…
Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia AirportAP News• Apr 23, 2026 05:07 pmFederal investigators on Thursday detailed a series of issues and failures that led up to last month’s deadly collision between…
Federal judge orders release of family of man charged in Colorado firebomb attackAP News• Apr 23, 2026 04:59 pmA federal judge on Thursday ordered the release from immigration custody of the family of a man charged in a…
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation projectAP News• Apr 23, 2026 04:44 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued…
‘Two ways of calculating’: Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug pricesAP News• Apr 23, 2026 07:01 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, who helped push the term “ fake news ” into the mainstream, now seems…
Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies ‘exploiting’ AI models made in USAP News• Apr 24, 2026 06:20 amWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence…
US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raidAP News• Apr 24, 2026 02:21 amA U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified…
Georgia Republican pleads not guilty to wire fraud charge in Ponzi schemeAP News• Apr 23, 2026 03:57 pmATLANTA (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican accused of running a $156 million Ponzi scheme has been charged by federal…
Man who helped fellow runner across Boston Marathon finish line says it was natural instinct to helpAP News• Apr 24, 2026 06:50 amBOSTON (AP) — One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston…
Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House saysAP News• Apr 23, 2026 04:44 pmPresident Donald Trump’s “gold card” visa, where a foreigner can shell out at least $1 million to legally live and…
Honolulu Traffic Cams Catch Speeders. But Most Don’t Get TicketsAP News• Apr 23, 2026 02:55 pmHawaiʻi’s use of cameras to enforce speed limits in Honolulu is off to a slow start, with only 17 tickets…
Amnesty International and rights groups issue a World Cup travel advisory for the USAP News• Apr 23, 2026 02:40 pmAmnesty International and dozens of U.S. civil and human rights groups issued a “ World Cup travel advisory” Thursday, warning…
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 4/23/2026AP News• Apr 23, 2026 02:19 pmU.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday to…
Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island’s coast, even as Trump wants to stop themAP News• Apr 23, 2026 02:47 pmOffshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning off the coast of Rhode…
Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting voteAP News• Apr 23, 2026 02:14 pmA Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters. The…
Cuban diplomat denies that releasing political prisoners is part of US negotiationsAP News• Apr 23, 2026 02:33 pmUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Havana will not abide by any American “ultimatums” to release political prisoners as part of new…
Trump considers a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines and would aim to resell carrierAP News• Apr 23, 2026 04:14 pmNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with…
2 young people arrested in alleged plot to attack Houston synagogueAP News• Apr 23, 2026 04:55 pmRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two young people have been arrested in an alleged plot to attack a Texas synagogue that…
What to know about a kidnapping case involving a child flown back to the US from CubaAP News• Apr 23, 2026 12:55 pmA couple from Utah face parental kidnapping charges after being accused of taking a 10-year-old child to Cuba amid a…
Exchange of gunfire inside Mall of Louisiana leaves 1 person dead and 5 woundedAP News• Apr 23, 2026 07:05 pmPolice say one person died and five more were wounded after a shooting inside the food court at the Mall…