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Voters resoundingly backed paid sick leave. Now lawmakers in 3 states want to roll back the benefits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said yes.
Now some lawmakers in each of those…
Federal judge says Idaho must let execution witnesses watch as lethal drugs are prepped and pushed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials must allow media witnesses at executions to watch as lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to a condemned person, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Debora K. Grasham…
Florida is poised to ban fluoride from public water systems
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is poised to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing…
GM recalls nearly 600,000 Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC cars due to engine failure risks
NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles across its Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands in the U.S. due to potential manufacturing defects that can cause engine failure.
The recall covers certain Cadillac Escalades…
New Mexico judge orders remedial plan to improve public education for Native American students
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state of New Mexico must create a remedial plan to improve K-12 education after falling short of providing an adequate public school education to Native American students and others from low-income households, a…
Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff
President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris. Emhoff, who is Jewish, led the…
AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration
About two dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the dismantling of AmeriCorps, the 30-year-old federal agency for volunteer service, and over the cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding for state…
New York moves toward creating a new charge for those who wear masks during crimes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is expected to create a new criminal charge to levy against people who wear a mask while committing another crime.
The proposal is set to be included in a sweeping state budget bill that will be taken up by…
Trump announces new fighter jet mission at Michigan air base alongside Gov. Whitmer
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a new fighter jet mission for an Air National Guard base in Michigan on Tuesday, allaying fears that the base could close and delivering a win for a longtime antagonist,…
House GOP wants to pump billions into Trump’s deportations and detentions as part of tax bill
Republicans in Congress are working to pump billions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation and border security program. As part of their big tax bill, they're proposing nearly 20,000 new officers, stark new fees starting…
Missouri court upholds voter approval of minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a voter-approved ballot measure gradually raising the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour and requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to workers.
The court…
Harvard pledges reforms following internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab bias
Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus following pro-Palestinian protests. Harvard…
Kraft Heinz lowers sales outlook for the year, weighed down by consumer uncertainty and tariffs
Kraft Heinz lowered its full-year sales and earnings guidance Tuesday, citing weaker customer spending in the U.S. and the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
It's the latest big food company to sound the alarm over trade tensions…
Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes and ‘revenge porn,’ passes. What is it?
The Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called ‘revenge porn’ online, is heading to President Donald Trump's signature after its bipartisan passage in…
Washington lawmakers pass rent-control bill, approve unemployment for striking workers
In the final days of the Washington legislative session, lawmakers hashed out agreements to approve a bill that sets limits on rent increases and a measure that gives striking workers unemployment payments. The two bills await decisions by…
US judge bars Border Patrol from some warrantless arrests of suspected undocumented residents
A federal judge in California has barred Border Patrol agents from arresting someone suspected of living in the U.S. illegally unless they have a warrant or a reason to believe the person might flee before a warrant can be obtained.…
At little-known US research lab, Bondi meets with scientists studying illicit drugs to stop the flow
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key player in the U.S. government's battle to combat the flow of deadly fentanyl is a team at a little-known research lab in northern Virginia that's working to analyze seized narcotics and gather intelligence to find…
Starbucks’ new drive-thru in Texas is the coffee giant’s first 3D printed store in the US
There's a new pour from Starbucks: Its first 3D printed store in the U.S.
The Seattle-based coffee giant with more than 17,000 locations nationwide has never had a store quite like the one opening this week in the Texas city of Brownsville,…
Bob Filner, a former U.S. congressman who also had an embattled term as San Diego mayor, dies at 82
Bob Filner, a 10-term U.S. congressman whose long political career ended abruptly after he was elected mayor of San Diego and driven from office amid sexual misconduct allegations, has died. He was 82. Filner passed away April 20 with his…
Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security. Trump signed it into law
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has boasted that he's dismantling a program supporting women on security teams. It's an initiative that he called “woke” but actually was signed into law by his boss, President Donald Trump. Hegseth in a tweet…
Impaired driver who struck and killed a Connecticut trooper is sentenced to 18 years
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A man who was high on drugs when he struck and killed a Connecticut state trooper on a highway last year was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison, punishment not considered long enough by the trooper's widow.…
Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife, died from hantavirus, autopsy confirms
An autopsy has confirmed that Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The autopsy released Tuesday said that her lungs were heavy and congested. Arakawa had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild…
Wisconsin clerk who failed to count November votes violated multiple policies, investigators say
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former clerk who somehow failed to count nearly 200 ballots in Wisconsin's capital city didn't break any laws but did violate multiple policies and her contractual duty to supervise elections and maintain…
Senate confirms former Sen. David Perdue as Trump’s US ambassador to China amid tariff showdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown that threatens to redefine diplomatic relations between the world’s two largest…
Amazon is not planning to break out tariff costs online as White House attacks potential move
Amazon is not planning to display added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite a report that sparked speculation the e-commerce giant would soon show the new import charges, as well as fiery comments from President Donald…
Ex-officer says he regrets his failure to stop the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr. testified Tuesday that he regrets his failure to stop the beating of Tyre Nichols after Nichols ran away from a traffic stop in 2023.
Mills' testimony came in the second…
UN agencies that provide aid worldwide slash jobs or cut costs as US funding drops
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Several U.N. agencies that provide aid to children, refugees and other vulnerable people around the world are slashing jobs or cutting costs in other ways, with officials pointing to funding reductions mainly from the…
Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Canadian company announced Tuesday that its U.S. subsidiary submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor, sparking outrage by bypassing a U.N. agency that…
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles
UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles.
The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the job cuts this year. It…
Major companies face a difficult task in estimating the impact of tariffs on their business
NEW YORK (AP) — Executives at some of the world's biggest companies are faced with the tricky task of explaining how President Donald Trump's tariffs are impacting their business as they discuss the latest financial results. Some are making…
Former school athletic director gets 4 months in jail in racist AI deepfake case
BALTIMORE (AP) — A former high school athletics director accused of using artificial intelligence to create a racist and antisemitic deepfake of a Maryland principal has been sentenced to four months in jail as part of a plea deal for…
More than 50,000 Los Angeles County workers take to picket lines demanding higher pay
More than 50,000 Los Angeles County workers are walking picket lines to demand higher pay. The strike Tuesday caused closures or disruptions at libraries, healthcare clinics and administrative offices across the nation’s most populous…
US job openings fall to 7.2 million in March, the lowest level since September
WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings in the United States fell in March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars clouded the economic outlook.
U.S. employers posted 7.2 million vacancies in March, down from 7.5 million in February and 8.1 million…
US consumer confidence plummets to Covid-era low as trade war stokes anxiety
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a heavy toll.
The Conference Board said…
Trump to offer automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factories
The White House says President Donald Trump will sign executive orders Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts. It's a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers. Automakers…
Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits
In pain so bad he couldn’t stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he learned he had kidney cancer that thankfully hadn’t yet spread.
Meek, a social studies…
The Latest: Trump marks his first 100 days in office as consumer confidence plunges
President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan to mark the first 100 days of his second term. Supporters are lining up outside Tuesday's venue in a state rocked by his trade tariffs and combative attitude toward Canada. Democrats say…
Danish king arrives in Greenland as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — King Frederik X of Denmark arrived in Greenland on Tuesday, kicking off a visit to the semiautonomous territory that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to annex because of its strategic Arctic location.
Frederik's trip…
Trump’s first 100 days: What he did, and how the world responded, as told through AP alerts
Donald Trump's second presidency has produced a seemingly constant stream of news. The Associated Press has shared the headlines with people worldwide, flagging the most notable developments in hundreds of news alerts.
The alerts reflect a…
Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled
A deaf mother trying to escape her abusive husband came to a domestic violence shelter seeking help, but she couldn't communicate fluently with American Sign Language.
Shelter workers contacted Activating Change, a group that provides sign…
Police say driver likely did not target after-school camp in crash that killed 3 kids and 1 teen
Residents of a small central Illinois city are mourning the loss of three young children and a teenager who were killed in a startling collision in a building that hosts a popular after-school camp. Authorities say it appears the crash…
Appeals court pauses Tufts student’s transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case
A federal appeals court has paused a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England this week so it can consider an emergency motion filed by the government.
The…
Numbers that matter from the first 100 days of Trump’s second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's first 100 days back in the White House have been a demolition job — and that's a point of pride for his administration.
For the Republican administration, the raw numbers on executive actions,…
