WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook. The Labor Department said Friday […]
US Attorney Habba investigating NJ governor over immigration enforcement policy
TRENTON, N.J. — The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she has launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Matt Platkin over the state’s […]
Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze
BOSTON — Looking to cut pollution from its fleet of diesel-burning school buses, an Oklahoma school district last year doubled its electric vehicles. The Shawnee Public Schools, a 3,300-student district […]
The wing tip of an American Airlines plane strikes another aircraft at a DC airport
The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said. No […]
Gambian torture victims testify in US against a member of former dictator’s military
DENVER — Suspected of backing a coup plot against the longtime dictator of Gambia nearly 20 years ago, Pharing Sanyang described Thursday how he was beaten with pipes and palm […]
New York City helicopter flights face scrutiny after Hudson River crash. A look at past crashes
NEW YORK — At least 38 people have died in helicopter crashes in New York City since 1977, when an incident on a skyscraper landing pad led the city to […]
China, North Korea and Russia military cooperation raises threats in the Pacific, US official warns
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in the Pacific warned senators Thursday that the military support China and North Korea are giving Russia in its war on Ukraine is creating […]
Supreme Court says Trump administration must work to bring back mistakenly deported Maryland man
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must work to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to prison in El Salvador, rejecting the […]
South Carolina prepares for second firing squad execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Long a method of execution associated with political terror or military justice, a firing squad is set to kill a South Carolina inmate on Friday, the second […]
Judge will decide whether to proceed with Menendez brothers resentencing hearing
LOS ANGELES — A judge is set to decide Friday whether to proceed with resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents, in light […]