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Country musician Conner Smith fatally hit pedestrian with truck. No charges now, but probe ongoing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country musician Conner Smith fatally hit a pedestrian while driving his truck in Nashville over the weekend, and he currently faces no charges as an investigation continues, police said.
Metro Nashville Police said…
World’s most popular TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves the US after being detained by ICE
The world's most popular TikTok personality has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas. An ICE spokesperson says Khaby Lame was detained on June 6 at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for…
Rubio orders firings of all USAID staffers overseas to move forward
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered U.S. embassies around the world Tuesday to move ahead with a directive to fire all remaining staffers with the U.S. Agency for International Development. He said the State Department…
Associated Press seeks full appeals court hearing on access to Trump administration events
The Associated Press on Tuesday asked for a hearing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, seeking to overturn a three-judge panel's ruling that allowed the Trump administration to continue blocking AP access to some…
New Jersey Transit train engineers OK tentative deal that ended strike which had halted NYC routes
New Jersey Transit’s train engineers have overwhelmingly approved a tentative deal that ended their three-day strike last month that halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the Hudson…
Correspondent Terry Moran out at ABC News, two days after suspension over Stephen Miller post
Correspondent Terry Moran is out at ABC News, two days after the network suspended him for an online remark that Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller was a “world-class hater.” The veteran correspondent's late-night…
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say Trump administration’s actions left ‘stain’ on Constitution
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are accusing President Donald Trump's administration of pretending for weeks to be powerless to bring him back to the United States from El Salvador, despite orders from a federal judge and the Supreme Court…
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill targeting out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pills
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday approved a measure that targets out-of-state doctors and activists who prescribe, sell, or provide pregnancy-ending drugs to residents in the reliably red state where abortions are…
Judge disqualifies Democrat Daniel Blackman from Georgia Public Service Commission primary
ATLANTA (AP) — Votes won't count for Democrat Daniel Blackman in the June 17 primary election for Georgia Public Service Commission after a judge ruled Tuesday that Blackman hadn't proved that he had lived in Fulton County for the required…
An immigrant Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump can be released on bond
CHICAGO (AP) — An immigrant man who was falsely accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump can be released from a Wisconsin prison on bond, an immigration judge determined Tuesday.
Ramón Morales Reyes was accused of a…
Gabbard says AI is speeding up intel work, including the release of the JFK assassination files
WASHINGTON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is speeding up the work of America's intelligence services, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Tuesday.
Speaking to a technology conference, Gabbard said AI programs, when used…
Federal immigration raid at Omaha meat production plant sparks protests
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Immigration authorities raided an Omaha meat production plant Tuesday morning and took dozens of workers away in buses, leaving company officials bewildered because they said they had followed the law.
The raid happened…
Montana Supreme Court declares 2021 abortion restrictions unconstitutional
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional several laws restricting abortion access, including a ban beyond 20 weeks of gestation.
The measures approved by Republican…
Protests over immigration raids are popping up across the US with more planned
Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids are beginning to spread across the country. From Seattle to Austin to Washington, D.C., marchers have chanted slogans, carried signs and snarled traffic through…
Chesapeake Bay health grade dips after hottest year on record and extreme rainfall patterns
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation's largest estuary released Tuesday, with scientists noting the effect of extreme rainfall patterns during the hottest year on record.
The…
Satanic Temple accuses Iowa officials of religious discrimination
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Satanic Temple Iowa on Tuesday filed a complaint accusing state officials of discriminating against the group because of its members' religion, having denied them access to the state Capitol building for a…
Baltimore jail staff failed to protect a deaf man killed by his cellmate, lawsuit says
BALTIMORE (AP) — In the days before Javarick Gantt was strangled to death in jail, he was forced to share a cell with a first-degree murder suspect whose violent behavior had already alarmed his previous cellmate, according to a lawsuit…
Georgia Supreme Court overturns some election rules, curbing State Election Board’s power
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court on Tuesday overturned four rules passed by the State Election Board just before last year's general election, ruling the board overstepped its authority and intruded on lawmaking power reserved for…
Takeaways from AP’s report on financial interests of RFK Jr. adviser who runs wellness platform
A top aide to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built a following by accusing top medical institutions of financial corruption. But Calley Means, now serving as a White House aide, has his own financial stake in the nation’s health…
LA protests far different from ’92 Rodney King riots
The current unrest in Los Angeles is a lot different from the last time a U.S. president called out the National Guard to respond to violence on the streets. While protesters have set cars ablaze, tossed rocks at police and officers have…
Trump’s tax bill could raise taxes on foreign companies, hurting investment from abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump likes to say he's bringing in trillions of dollars in investments from foreign countries, but a provision in his tax cuts bill could cause international companies to avoid expanding into the United…
Los Angeles protests follow weeks of intensifying immigration enforcement
The Pentagon’s deployment of about 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help the National Guard respond to immigration protests follows weeks of rapid developments in President Donald Trump’s signature domestic priority for mass deportations.…
US imposes sanctions on a Palestinian NGO and other charities, accusing them ties to militant groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a major Palestinian legal group for prisoners and detainees along with five other charitable entities across the Middle East, Africa and Europe, accusing them of…
Book Review: Wally Lamb explores human cruelty and grace in prison with `The River is Waiting’
Corby Ledbetter is in trouble.
In Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River Is Waiting,” Corby has lost his job as a commercial artist and has developed a secret addiction to alcohol and pills, setting him on a dangerous path that leads to an…
Michigan State settles with 3 survivors of 2023 mass shooting for $30M
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University has reached settlements worth about $30 million with three students who survived a mass shooting in 2023, attorneys said Tuesday.
Three students were killed and five more were wounded…
Citing trade wars, the World Bank sharply downgrades global economic growth forecast to 2.3%
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday.
Citing “a substantial rise in trade barriers’’ but without…
Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calley Means has built a following within the “Make America Healthy Again” movement by railing against the failings of the U.S. health system, often pinning the blame on one issue: corruption.
Means, a top aide to Health…
The Latest: Trump pledges to ‘liberate’ LA as he visits troops at Fort Bragg
President Donald Trump has called Los Angeles a “trash heap” and promised to “liberate” it from criminals in a speech to troops at Fort Bragg to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. Trump’s visit Tuesday came after he deployed U.S.…
Indonesia stops nickel mining operations at top tourist diving destination
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian government announced Tuesday they had suspended four nickel mining operations in Raja Ampat, one of the country’s top tourist destinations for diving and snorkeling.
“Starting today, the government…
Study finds little agreement between Republicans and Democrats on media sources they trust
A new survey that probes the level of trust Democrats and Republicans have for news sources finds the business-oriented publications Forbes and The Wall Street Journal share an unusual distinction: They're the only two of 30 news sources…
Crypto’s hottest new trend: publicly traded companies buying bunches of bitcoin
It’s one of crypto’s hottest trends: publicly traded companies buying bitcoin and then buying even more.
President Donald Trump’s media company just announced a plan to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, joining a growing number of…
US-China trade talks in London enter their second day
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. and China held a second day of talks Tuesday in London aimed at easing their trade dispute, after President Donald Trump said China is “not easy” but the U.S. was “doing well” at the negotiations.
A Chinese delegation…
Parking garage blaze in downtown Nashville prompts evacuations. No injuries reported
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A fire broke out in a parking garage of Nashville's main public library early Tuesday, sending a large plume of smoke into the air downtown and forcing evacuations from a nearby hotel. A witness heard explosions from…
Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to LA and Pentagon spending
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been met with sharp questions and criticism by lawmakers who demanded details on his moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles. Lawmakers also expressed bipartisan frustration Tuesday that Congress doesn't yet…
Alabama to execute a long-serving death row inmate for the 1988 beating death of a woman he dated
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted of beating a woman to death nearly 37 years ago is scheduled to be executed Tuesday in Alabama in what will be the nation's sixth execution with nitrogen gas.
Gregory Hunt is scheduled to be put to death…
Primary day in New Jersey governor’s race could offer hints on how voters feel about Trump
TRENTON, N..J. (AP) — New Jersey voters on Tuesday will settle the Democratic and Republican primaries for governor in a contest that could send signals about how the public is responding to President Donald Trump's agenda and how…
Trump says he will ‘liberate’ Los Angeles in speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army
President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles “animals” and “a foreign enemy” in a speech at Fort Bragg as he defended deploying the military on those protesting his immigration enforcement. Trump on Tuesday used a speech…
Florida executes man convicted of raping and killing a woman 3 decades ago
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot was executed Tuesday in Florida.
Anthony Wainwright, 54, received a lethal injection at Florida State…
Weinstein jury pores over accuser’s emails during deliberations
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Harvey Weinstein'ssex crimes retrial appeared to be focusing on one of his three accusers as deliberations stretched into a fourth day Tuesday, with no further sign of interpersonal tensions that flared earlier.…
US stocks drift closer to their record as Wall Street waits to see what US-China talks will bear
U.S. stocks drifted just below their all-time high as the wait continues to hear what will come of trade talks underway between the United States and China. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Tuesday as talks between the world’s two largest…
Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe personal genetic data without customer consent
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent. The Monday lawsuit comes as a biotechnology company seeks the…
Election conspiracy theorist sticks by false 2020 claims in defamation trial
DENVER (AP) — One of the nation's most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, stuck by his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen while testifying Monday during a defamation trial over…
New York lawmakers approve bill that would allow medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill passed Monday in the state Legislature.
The proposal, which now moves to the governor's office, would…
