By MORGAN LEE and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge in New Mexico has halted a federal death penalty case, citing the pinch of the U.S. government shutdown and a funding shortfall for specialized public defenders that stretches back to the summer. The Trump ...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown now in its fourth week likely means there won't be an inflation report next month for the first time in more than seven decades, the White House said Friday, leaving Wall Street and the Federal Reserve ...
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that killed three people on a southern California freeway is in the country illegally, U.S. Homeland Security officials said Thursday. Jashanpreet ...
By ADAM GELLER and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Decades after a crackdown by prosecutors decimated the ranks of the New York Mafia, the indictment of an NBA coach, a player and nearly three dozen others in a betting scandal highlighted the mob's persistence and ...
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. women's team stumbled Thursday in its first game since July, allowing a goal in each half that sent Portugal to its first win against the Americans, 2-1 on a night two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan was feted with a star-studded farewell. Portugal not only ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A yearlong investigation into suspected fraudulent voter registration forms submitted ahead of last year's presidential election produced criminal charges Friday against six street canvassers and the man who led their work in Pennsylvania. The allegations of fraud ...
The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Flights were delayed Thursday at New York's LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey's Newark airport and Washington's Reagan National Airport because of air ...
Principals in Ohio will vote next month on a referendum that could clear the way for name, image and likeness agreements for high school athletes in the state, after a lawsuit by a standout wide receiver forced the issue. The vote — which will take place Nov. 17-21 — was moved up six ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who says he was detained by police for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader's theme song from "Star Wars" on his phone sued the District of Columbia on Thursday, claiming the officers violated his constitutional rights. Sam O'Hara's ...
Procter & Gamble fiscal first-quarter performance managed to top Wall Street's view and the consumer products maker now foresees less of an impact from tariffs for fiscal 2026. Shares of the maker of products such as Crest toothpaste, Tide detergent and Charmin toilet paper rose about 1% ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The trail of debts — and claims made trying to collect them — that dogged Jim Justice well before he became West Virginia's two-term Republican governor has ballooned since the former billionaire became a U.S. senator earlier this year. Justice was elected last ...
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The trail of debts — and claims made trying to collect them — that dogged Jim Justice well before he became West Virginia's two-term Republican governor has ballooned since the former billionaire became a U.S. senator earlier ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Principals in Ohio will vote next month on a referendum that could clear the way for name, image and likeness agreements for high school athletes in the state, after a lawsuit by a standout wide receiver forced the issue. The vote — which will take place ...
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its second baby elephant in a single calendar year for the first time in its nearly 100-year history, a milestone that the Ohio attraction is touting as a win for conservation. Thirty-eight-year-old Phoebe gave birth to the male ...
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign ...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for voting in U.S. elections hasn't been able to pass Congress and has been blocked by the courts, so allies of President Donald Trump's administration are pursuing another avenue to ...
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact. Worries about how AI will affect the ...
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Broadway's musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals. The American ...
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Tax credits for people who get ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani was attacked over his thin resume, Republican Curtis Sliwa strove to prove his seriousness as a candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was pressed on the sexual harassment allegations that drove him from ...