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What to know about the Titan sub and its tragic final dive to the Titanic
In 2023, the Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion that killed its pilot and four passengers amid intense water pressure in the North Atlantic. Now, two years later, the U.S. Coast Guard has released a report on its…
Trump EPA says it will defend tough lead pipe rule from Biden, but details to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will defend the Biden administration's aggressive rule for reducing lead in drinking water against a court challenge, though public health advocates worry officials could…
Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children
Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm. As of Monday, six children under the age of 10 were among those infected, according to…
Trump’s politically motivated sanctions against Brazil strain relations among old allies
SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear who his new Latin America priority is: former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a personal and political ally.
In doing so, he has damaged one of the Western hemisphere's most…
Trump administration wants to end abortion coverage through Veterans Affairs
President Donald Trump's administration is calling to remove abortion coverage from the list of medical benefits for veterans and their families, saying it's not needed.
The Department of Veterans Affairs posted the proposed rule change on…
Trump is creating a task force for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
President Donald Trump is establishing a task force for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He plans to sign an executive order later Tuesday at the White House to make the task force official. This will be the first Olympics…
US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances
A new federal rule would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of sight of the operator without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process. The federal government had already approved 657 waivers to…
Police arrest suspect in killings of 4 Tennessee family members
Police in Tennessee have arrested the man wanted for the killings of an infant’s parents, grandmother and uncle. Authorities say 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond is now in custody and that his arrest occurred Tuesday, shortly after police…
House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files and depositions with the Clintons
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Justice Department for files in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation and is seeking depositions with the Clintons and former law enforcement officials. It's part of a…
Nebraska Republican is shouted down by a hostile crowd at a town hall on Trump’s tax cuts
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rep. Mike Flood has gotten an earful during a public meeting in Lincoln aimed at discussing his support for the massive tax breaks and spending cuts bill that passed Congress and was signed into law by President Donald…
Titan sub disaster was caused by weak safety and oversight, Coast Guard says
A U.S. Coast Guard report reveals that the Titan submersible disaster was due to preventable safety failures and deliberate oversight avoidance. The implosion killed all five aboard as they descended to the Titanic wreck, including the CEO…
The Latest: House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and others
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional probe that lawmakers believe may show links to President Donald Trump and…
Switzerland’s president rushes to Washington in effort to avert steep US tariffs
Switzerland’s president and other top officials are traveling to Washington in a hastily arranged trip aimed at striking a deal with the Trump administration over steep tariffs. The proposed tariffs have cast a pall over Swiss industries…
Krill fishery in Antarctica shut down after record catch triggers unprecedented early closure
Officials have shut down the krill fishery near Antarctica early after exceeding the seasonal catch limit for the first time. This decision follows a report detailing a surge in krill catches after a conservation framework lapsed without a…
Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important: AP-NORC poll
A new poll finds young people in the United States are less engaged in politics than older generations are. Many young adults feel disillusioned with the political system and question the importance of voting. The Associated Press-NORC…
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the US after a previous migrant deal with the UK collapsed
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration's plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American…
Take this simple step as you approach retirement
While most retirement portfolios include allocations to stocks and bonds in the years leading up to retirement, most retirement savers don’t hold much more than an emergency cushion in cash.
Thus, an important job in the years before…
US stocks slip following the latest discouraging signal on the economy
U.S. stock indexes are slipping following the latest discouraging signal on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Tuesday, coming off its best day since May, which followed its worst day since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Texas and California joust for political advantage, with Trump’s agenda and House majority in play
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump. In California, the state's dominant Democrats are maneuvering to…
Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator
Tennessee executed an inmate without deactivating his implanted defibrillator. It happened Tuesday despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect. Byron Black died at 10:43 a.m.,…
Detroit voters will pick 2 candidates from a large field vying to become next mayor
DETROIT (AP) — Voters in Detroit will see a mayoral ballot without Mike Duggan's name on it for the first time since 2012 as they go to the polls Tuesday to narrow the field of nine candidates jockeying to succeed him in the job.
The…
An Australian artist is painting huge murals on silos in the US Midwest
A huge grain elevator and silo in North Dakota are the site of a massive mural by an Australian artist. Guido van Helten has been working on the project in Minot for over a year, and when it's finished, it will be visible across town. He…
Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US
HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — The United States’ suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico hit at the worst possible time for rancher Martín Ibarra Vargas, who after two years of severe drought had hoped to put his family on better footing…
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the coronavirus surged during President Donald Trump’s first term, he called for a simple fix: Limit the amount of testing so the deadly outbreak looked less severe. When he lost the 2020 election, he had a ready-made…
Alaska Sen. Murkowski toys with bid for governor, defends vote supporting Trump’s tax breaks package
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, speaking with Alaska reporters Monday, toyed with the idea of running for governor and defended her recent high-profile decision to vote in support of President Donald Trump's tax…
Grand jury declines to indict former Atlanta police officer in church deacon’s death
ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury on Monday declined to indict an former Atlanta police officer on manslaughter charges in the death of a church deacon who died in a struggle with the officer following a minor car crash.
After hearing the case,…
Funeral home owner who sent families fake ashes pleads guilty to fraud
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a room-temperature building admitted in federal court Monday that she cheated customers and defrauded the federal government out of nearly…
Company advised by Trump sons said it hoped to benefit from fed money, then took it back
NEW YORK (AP) — A public document filed by a company that just hired President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons as advisers included a sentence early Monday that said it hoped to benefit from grants and other incentives from the federal…
Bondi moves forward on Justice Department investigation into origins of Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed that the Justice Department move forward with a probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation following the recent release of documents aimed at undermining the legitimacy…
Trump says he doesn’t trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do
WASHINGTON (AP) — The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.
Trump claimed that June's…
Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship.
Grace Ocean Private and…
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro, a Trump ally
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for an alleged coup plot after losing the 2022 election. Prosecutors accuse Bolsonaro of heading a criminal organization that plotted…
FACT FOCUS: Trump says he’s cut drug prices by up to 1,500%. That’s not possible
Days after he sent letters instructing top pharmaceutical manufacturers to use a “most favored nation” pricing model for prescription drugs, President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he had cut costs by up to 1,500%. But cutting…
Judge says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs must stay in jail until he is sentenced
A judge says Sean “Diddy” Combs can’t go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction. The judge issued a decision Monday to deny the rap and style mogul’s latest bid for bail. Combs has been behind bars since…
Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Federal and state officials in Florida must produce agreements showing which government agency or private contractor has legal authority to detain people or perform immigration officer roles at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the…
North Carolina DMV audit recommends reforms to reverse customer wait times, worker morale
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Customers at North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles are waiting longer in lines that are often far away from home, while agency staffing fails to keep pace with the state's surging population, according to agency…
What is known about the search for a former US soldier suspected of killing 4 at a Montana bar
The search for a former U.S. soldier suspected of killing four people at a bar in Montana stretched into a fourth day Monday, with deputies scouring the mountainous terrain by foot and air after the man escaped in a stolen vehicle…
Police arrest man suspected of shooting driver who crashed into an LA crowd
Police have arrested the man suspected of shooting the driver of a vehicle that rammed into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub last month. Efrain Villalobos was arrested Sunday afternoon in Redondo Beach. The 28-year-old was booked on…
Driver attempting to set a record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control
A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon, organizers said. Driver Chris Raschke…
Tennessee set to execute inmate without turning off his implanted defibrillator
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is set to execute a man Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, as uncertainty lingers about whether the device will shock his heart when a lethal drug takes effect.
Gov. Bill Lee declined…
Argentina’s Milei vetoes pension and disability spending increases, citing fiscal deficit pledge
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Libertarian President Javier Milei on Monday vetoed an attempt to increase spending on pensions in Argentina and a law expanding protections for people with disabilities, saying the legislation would have…
In his own words: Trump’s comments over the past year on the jobs report
WASHINGTON (AP) — In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent weaker-than-expected numbers were phony and that positive numbers reported before the 2024 election were…
3rd person arrested for allegedly helping a Tennessee fugitive wanted in family’s killings
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee have charged a 23-year-old woman with assisting a man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found alive miles away from the crime scene.
The Tennessee Bureau of…
