WASHINGTON — The United States is selling weapons to its NATO allies in Europe so they can provide them to Ukraine as it struggles to fend off a recent escalation […]
Trump wants mass deportations, but US views of immigration are more positive since he took office
WASHINGTON — Just months after President Donald Trump returned to office vowing mass deportations, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a “good thing” for the country has jumped […]
Wildfires force evacuations at Grand Canyon’s North Rim and Colorado national park
JACOB LAKE, Ariz. — Visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West have been evacuated because of wildfires. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, about 260 […]
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty in drug trafficking case
CHICAGO — A son of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to plead guilty in a sweeping U.S. drug trafficking case at a court hearing set […]
Federal officials say Georgia Republican was running a $140 million Ponzi scheme
NEWNAN, Ga. — A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed Thursday. The […]
Hundreds gather at high school stadium to honor the many lost to Texas deadly floods
KERRVILLE, Texas — Several hundred people gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas on Wednesday evening to remember the at least 120 people who died […]
North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital set to bring 8,000 jobs to a Raleigh suburb
APEX, N.C. — North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community near the state capital, the project’s health systems announced Thursday, creating a campus estimated […]
Costa Rican lawmaker says U.S. revoked her visa over alleged ties to Communist Party
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The vice president of Costa Rica’s Congress said Thursday that the U.S. embassy told her the U.S. had revoked her visa because of alleged contacts […]
What to know — and what isn’t known yet — about US tax deductions for tips and overtime pay
Millions of U.S. workers who earn tips and overtime pay may be eligible for a federal tax break when they file their 2025 income taxes next year. But which workers […]
Gun makers lose appeal of New York law that could make them liable for shootings
NEW YORK — A New York state law holding gun manufacturers potentially liable when their weapons are used in deadly shootings was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. The […]