President Donald Trump’s goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has taken a hit after he and his wife launched meme coins — a move critics say looks like an unseemly cash grab that undermines an …
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By ALAN SUDERMAN
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1/21/25
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President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up …
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By JOSH FUNK
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1/21/25
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Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't human. That was the ruling Tuesday from Colorado’s highest court. It …
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN
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1/21/25
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As some people return to what's left of their homes after the Los Angeles-area wildfires, experts are warning about possible dangers of the ash that's left behind. Experts warn that the blazes …
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By MELINA WALLING
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1/21/25
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A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a low-pressure …
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By ISABELLA O'MALLEY
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1/21/25
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Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was …
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1/21/25
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Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87. Hudson, the eldest and last survivor of the group which once backed Bob Dylan, has died at age 87. A …
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By HILLEL ITALIE
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1/21/25
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Israel’s top general on Tuesday became the highest-ranking official to resign over Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack, the worst security failure in the country’s history. His resignation is likely to …
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS and NATALIE MELZER
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1/21/25
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Officials have summoned more than 200 potential jurors to a Georgia courthouse where a former prosecutor will stand trial on charges she meddled with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud …
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By RUSS BYNUM
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1/21/25
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Shortly after suspected Jewish settlers stormed Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territory. …
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By AREF TUFAHA and TIA GOLDENBERG
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1/21/25
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President Donald Trump’s second inauguration seemed normal, but there were concerns about U.S. democracy lingering just beneath the surface. Trump himself made those apparent when he followed his …
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
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1/21/25
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily halting offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and pausing the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for both onshore and …
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
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1/20/25
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Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been fatally shot in northern Vermont. The acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that the agent was killed Monday …
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1/20/25
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The crowded scene in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day featured four of the world’s five wealthiest men, five U.S. presidents, influential sporting figures and two other foreign leaders with …
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ALEX CONNOR
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1/20/25
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Dignitaries from across Washington and around the world crammed into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday to watch power transfer peacefully from Democratic former President Joe Biden to his Republican …
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The Associated Press
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1/20/25
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Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. According to a family statement, Richards died Monday at home …
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By HOLLY RAMER
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1/20/25
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As a ceasefire brought calm to Gaza’s ruined cities, Hamas was quick to emerge from the rubble. The militant group has not only survived Israel’s 15-month military campaign — among the …
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By SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS
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1/20/25
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President-elect Donald Trump's first tasks as he takes office include signing executive orders to roll back protections for transgender people and end federal government diversity, equity and …
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL, AYANNA ALEXANDER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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1/20/25
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter warning …
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By JEFF MARTIN
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1/20/25
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President-elect Donald Trump has selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at his second inauguration. Carrie Underwood will also perform “America the Beautiful” on …
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By The Associated Press
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1/20/25
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