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Borrowers looking for lower costs will have to wait as the Fed is unlikely to cut rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve are expected to keep their key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the fourth straight time. That's likely to shift attention to how many interest rate cuts they forecast for…
Civil rights agency’s acting chief to face questions on anti-DEI, transgender stances
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The acting chief of the country’s top agency for enforcing worker rights will face questions at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday over her efforts to prioritize anti-diversity investigations while sidelining…
Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration: the death penalty.…
Trial in Idaho college student killings could face a new delay
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With jury selection less than six weeks away, the trial in the stabbing deaths of four university students in Idaho could be delayed again as defense attorneys argue they need more time to prepare and that intense…
Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the last in a series of often combative hearings before lawmakers, who have pressed him on everything from a ban on transgender troops to his use…
Japan records trade deficit as exports suffer from Trump’s tariffs
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's exports fell in May as shipments of autos to the U.S. dropped nearly 25% from a year earlier due to higher tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
Exports fell 1.7% year-on-year, which was less than the decline…
Global shares gain and oil prices slip as markets eye the Mideast conflict, await Fed’s decision
Global shares are mostly higher and oil prices have slipped as investors await a decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve. The inflation-fighters at the Fed are expected to keep their key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the…
A judge could advance Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement after all 50 states back it
All 50 U.S. states have agreed to the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma ’s latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.
A judge on Wednesday is being asked to clear the way for local governments and individual victims…
Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths.
From 2003 to 2023, death rates from…
Prosecutors set to present evidence against man charged with hate crime in Boulder attack
DENVER (AP) — Federal prosecutors are expected to lay out their evidence on Wednesday against a man who told investigators he was driven by a desire “to kill all Zionist people” when he threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators raising…
Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The jury is set to return for its third full day of testimony Wednesday in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend.
Jurors began deliberations late last…
Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the ‘Worst Cooks in America,’ dies at 55
NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55.
The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television…
Conservative Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez announces bid to run for US Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez officially launched his bid on Tuesday to unseat fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in 2026.
Miguez is the latest GOP challenger to Cassidy, who has been chastised by his…
Texas stops providing new funding for border wall construction
Texas has stopped providing new funding toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall after lawmakers quietly approved a new budget that does not include funding for the project. It's a shift in course after the state allocated billions of…
How the US has shifted military jets and ships in the Middle East
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks as President Donald Trump warns Tehran to step back from the conflict.
Trump's social media posts…
Childhood friend says Minnesota suspect had ‘darkness inside of him’
A lifelong friend of the alleged Minnesota gunman says Vance Boelter had been struggling to find work and was wrestling with a “darkness that was inside of him” at the time of the shootings. But David Carlson told The Associated Press on…
Cuban diplomat defends foreign medical missions under pressure from US
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior Cuban diplomat has accused the Trump administration of trying to discredit the thousands of Cuban doctors working around the world and deprive the country of an important source of income.
Deputy Foreign…
It may be ‘very difficult’ to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer says
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year, a judge ruled Tuesday.
But his attorneys have raised concerns about whether it will…
EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency told a federal appeals court it will reconsider the Biden administration's ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States to determine whether it went “beyond what is…
Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after experiencing an allergic reaction, her spokeswoman said.
“She is alert and recovering,” said the statement from department…
Trump administration blocked from cutting local health funding for four municipalities
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding from four Democrat-led municipalities in GOP-governed states.
It's the second such federal ruling to reinstate public…
Judge says government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from limiting passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans.
Tuesday's ruling from U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick means that transgender or nonbinary…
Jury finds leading proponent of ‘The Big Lie’ defamed former voting equipment employee
A jury found Monday that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former employee of a prominent voting equipment company by calling him a traitor, telling him and his online media platform to pay $2.3 million in damages. The decision came…
Singer R. Kelly alleges mistreatment after hospitalization and prison ‘murder plot’
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly collapsed in prison and was hospitalized, attorneys said in court filings this week, adding the details to the singer's extraordinary allegations of a murder plot by prison officials that he argues require temporary…
10 years after Charleston church massacre, faith leaders lament that the country hasn’t changed
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — People of faith gathered again at Mother Emanuel AME on Tuesday just like they did 10 years ago, searching for God’s truth and His love in the church fellowship hall.
On that horrible night in 2015, nine Black church…
Alex Jones accused of trying to shield assets as Sandy Hook families seek payment on $1B judgment
The trustee overseeing Infowars host Alex Jones' personal bankruptcy case is accusing the far-right conspiracy theorist of trying to shield more than $5 million from creditors, including relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook…
A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran, with some top stars rebuking him
A schism has opened among President Donald Trump's most devout MAGA supporters and national security conservatives over the Israel-Iran conflict, as some longtime defenders of the president's America First mantra call him out for weighing a…
Spanish-language journalist who documents immigration raids detained for ICE after protest arrest
A Spanish-language journalist known for documenting immigration raids could face deportation proceedings after police arrested him on charges of obstructing officers and unlawful assembly as he was covering a weekend protest outside…
Padilla says in Senate ‘it’s time to wake up’ after forced removal from Noem’s event
Sen. Alex Padilla is encouraging Americans to peacefully protest against President Donald Trump’s administration in his first extended remarks in the Senate since he was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press…
Prosecutors ask for new execution date for Texas man in shaken baby syndrome case
HOUSTON (AP) — A new execution date has been requested for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who had been set last year to become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby…
Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tax cuts package would increase deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next decade after including other economic effects, according to a fuller analysis of the House-passed measure released Tuesday by…
Senate Republicans double down and target clean energy in draft tax bill
Tax credits for clean energy and home energy efficiency would still be phased out, albeit less quickly, under Senate Republicans' latest proposed changes to a massive tax bill. Electric vehicle incentives and other provisions intended to…
Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Illinois toy company challenged President Donald Trump’s tariffs in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a long shot bid to press the justices to quickly decide whether they are legal.
Learning Resources Inc. filed…
Donald Trump jabs Emmanuel Macron over comments about his early departure from G7
PARIS (AP) — What began with a handshake evolved into turbulence at 33,000 feet as one of diplomacy's oddest relationships took another strange turn.
The political chemistry that once defined the Trump–Macron dynamic — immortalized by a…
Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million in income last year for her memoir, ‘Lovely One’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received more than $2 million last year for her best-selling memoir, “Lovely One,” according to her annual financial disclosure, released Tuesday.
Jackson's outside income…
FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting ‘national priorities’
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that administration officials deem as promoting “the health interests of Americans,” under a new initiative announced Tuesday.
Food and Drug…
Judge finds Florida attorney general in contempt over immigration law
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday found Florida's attorney general to be in civil contempt over her ruling that put on hold a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.…
NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court
New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested by federal agents at an immigration court after he linked arms with a person who authorities were attempting to detain. A reporter with The Associated…
Officials arrest 1 of 2 detainees still missing from New Jersey immigration facility
One of the two detainees still missing after escaping from a New Jersey federal immigration detention center has been arrested, the FBI said Tuesday.
Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes, from Honduras, has been taken into custody, FBI…
NAACP, environmental group notify Elon Musk’s xAI company of intent to sue over facility pollution
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NAACP and an environmental group said Tuesday that they intend to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI over concerns about air pollution generated by a supercomputer facility located near…
Former Michigan House speaker joins increasingly crowded GOP primary for Michigan governor
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial race in the battleground state.
Tom…
Alan Wilson, South Carolina’s longtime GOP attorney general, set to enter 2026 governor’s race
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) —
Alan Wilson, the four-term Republican attorney general of South Carolina, is set to enter the state's open gubernatorial race in 2026, setting up a primary contest likely to be a multi-candidate competition for…
Abortion clinics are closing, even in states where abortion is legal
The abortion funding system across the U.S. is battered three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to enforce bans.
An initial surge of donations has subsided, scores of clinics have closed and advocates…
