A Congolese refugee's 8-year struggle to reunite with her family in the US
A Congolese refugee who had been separated from her family for eight years was on the verge of joining them in the United States when President Donald Trump halted the refugee program in January
Winning numbers drawn in Saturdays Powerball
The winning numbers in Saturday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 07-14-23-24-60, Powerball: 14
Loved ones of paddleboarder killed in Maine to hold a celebration of life
Friends and family of a Maine woman whose killing on a rural pond shocked the community plan to celebrate her life with a maritime service
Russia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summit
The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscows uncompromising demands in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump to coerce Kyiv into ac...
Iowa man dies after shooting 2 neighbors and setting his house on fire, officials say
Authorities in Iowa say a 71-year-old man has died after fatally shooting his two neighbors and setting his house on fire
3 wounded in shooting in New York City's Times Square
The New York Police Department says three people have been wounded during a shooting at New York City's Times Square
Death of NYPD officer spotlights rise of Bangladeshi immigrants within ranks
The death of a New York City police officer in last weeks midtown office tower shooting is highlighting the growth of Bangladeshi immigrants in the nations largest police force
Louisiana to pay $9 million to man shot by state trooper during traffic stop
Louisiana officials have agreed to pay $9 million to a man who was partially paralyzed after a state trooper shot him in the back during a 2018 traffic stop in Baton Rouge
Portland, Oregon, to pay $3.75M to estate of unarmed man fatally shot by police
The city of Portland, Oregon, is set to pay $3.75 million to the estate of an unarmed man shot and killed by police in 2022
Attorney says heart device did not shock Tennessee man in execution who said he was 'hurting so bad'
The attorney for a Tennessee man who said he was hurting so bad during his lethal injection this week says his implanted defibrillator did not shock him during the execution
Weeklong manhunt ends with the capture of a man suspected in a deadly shooting at a Montana bar
Authorities say after a weeklong search they have captured a man suspected in a shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead and prompted a lockdown of a neighborhood
Justice Department escalates scrutiny of Trump foes with probes of Letitia James and Adam Schiff
The Justice Department is escalating efforts to scrutinize perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump with investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, according to people familiar with the matter
2 Atlanta transit police officers injured in shooting at downtown station
Two Atlanta transit police officers have been shot after confronting a man urinating in a train station
Advocacy group sues Justice Department and FBI for access to Epstein records
An advocacy group is suing the Justice Department and the FBI for records detailing their handling of the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein
Fast-growing brush fire forces thousands to evacuate north of Los Angeles
A fast-growing brush fire is forcing thousands of people to evacuate in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles
Judge to consider the fate of an agreement on protecting immigrant children in US custody
A federal judge is set to hear a Trump administration request to end a long-standing policy on protections for immigrant children in federal custody
Emergency recordings and videos detail chaotic rescue efforts during Texas floods
The Associated Press has assembled a chronology of chaotic rescue efforts as a flash flood barreled through the Hill Country of Central Texas before dawn July 4
Vance, UK foreign secretary will meet before US vice president's vacation
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected to meet with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy at a stately home south of London before heading off on a family vacation in the English countryside
Closure of Midwest-based newspaper chain leaves communities without a news source
News Media Corp., an Illinois-based publisher, has announced the abrupt closure of dozens of newspapers across five states due to financial problems
Former Georgia deputy indicted on charges he used excessive force and covered it up
A federal grand jury has indicted a former Georgia sheriff's sergeant on civil rights charges
Trump offers $50M for Venezuela president arrest
The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and accusing him of working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine
Neo-Nazi group leader sentenced to 20 years in prison for planned Maryland power grid attack
The founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring with his girlfriend to plan an attack on Marylands power grid in furtherance of their shared racist beliefs
Trump to nominate top economic aide Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve board
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate a top economic adviser to the Federal Reserves board of governors for four months, temporarily filling a vacancy while continuing his search for a longer-term appointment
Trump orders federal regulators to probe alleged bank discrimination against conservatives
President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into whether banks have discriminated against conservatives and industries like gun manufacturers and cryptocurrency companies
Senior FBI official who resisted Trump administration demands has been pushed out, AP sources say
A senior FBI official who served as acting director in the first weeks of the Trump administration and resisted demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in the Jan. 6 investigations is being forced out of the bureau
Ailing bull moose on Adirondack mountain hiking trail in New York put down
A bull moose that forced the closure of an Adirondack hiking trail this summer has been euthanized because of deteriorating health
Iowa shooting, explosion and fire leave 2 dead and 1 critically injured
Authorities say a shooting and subsequent explosion and fire in a house in western Iowa left two people dead and a third critically injured
Officials plan to seek the death penalty for a Tennessee man charged with killing 4
Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a homes front yard
Trump's broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing
Global financial markets have taken President Donald Trump's tariff adjustments in stride, with Asian and European shares and U.S. futures mostly higher
2 deputies hurt in training accident by live rounds kept in baggie in desk drawer
Investigators have determined that two deputies in South Carolina injured in a training exercise were wounded by ammunition taken from a plastic bag in a desk drawer and not properly tested to see if they were blanks
What to know as Trump's immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students
Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal residency are losing access to in-state tuition as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration
Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement
President Donald Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a miracle for combating COVID-19
Trump wields influence over GOP and keeps potential successors vying for his favor
President Donald Trump has hinted that Vice President JD Vance might be the favorite to succeed him as the leader of the MAGA movement
Boyfriend charged with killing police officer in Maryland home 30 years ago
Authorities say a man charged this week with fatally shooting a police officer in her Maryland home nearly 30 years ago was the officers live-in boyfriend and had blamed her 1995 killing on a burglary
Homeland Security removes age limits for ICE recruits to boost hiring for Trump deportations
The Department of Homeland Security has removed age limits for new hires at the agency responsible for immigration enforcement
Many Delaware beachgoers feel the sting of a blooming jellyfish population
More beachgoers have been getting an unexpected shock this summer as jellyfish numbers bloom along the Delaware coast
Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%
Trump has signed an executive order to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil
New study sheds light on ChatGPT's alarming interactions with teens
New research from a watchdog group reveals ChatGPT can provide harmful advice to teens
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers, Meta says
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers worldwide, according to its parent company, Meta
4 people die in crash of medical transport plane on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona
A small medical transport plane crashed and caught fire on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing four people
Artifacts in US museums explain the outsized role of racism in the nation's history
Museums across the U.S. have artifacts on display that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era
Michigan museum preserves Civil Rights artifacts
An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in the 1960s calling for Black voting rights has been reconstructed in its entirety at a museum near Detroit
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu
Judge considers if 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center violates environmental law
A federal judge is hearing arguments about an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Oregon man accused of killing 3 women and dumping their bodies is indicted on fourth murder charge
A man accused of killing three women in the Portland, Oregon, area and dumping their bodies has been indicted on a fourth murder charge
Purdue University student freed from ICE detention after outcry from faith leaders
A Purdue University student from South Korea has been freed from federal detention following days of protests by faith leaders in New York and abroad
Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
The Justice Department has identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
Texas and California joust for political advantage, with Trump power and US House majority in play
Texas Democrats prevented their states House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump
Tennessee readies for execution of man with working implanted defibrillator
Tennessee is gearing up for an execution that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest
Judge blocks 4 districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom
A federal judge has temporarily blocked some of Arkansas' largest school districts from enforcing a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms
Driver trying to set record at Utahs Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control
A driver trying to set a speed record during a racing event at Utahs famed Bonneville Salt Flats died after losing control of his vehicle
State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States
Arkansas man sentenced to life without parole for 2024 mass shooting at grocery store
An Arkansas man who shot and killed four people at a grocery store has been sentenced to life in prison without parole
Former New York prison guard sentenced to 15 years for beating death of inmate
A former corrections officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the death of an inmate at a New York prison
Flames and smoke force passengers to flee New York City area train
Passengers have evacuated a New York City area commuter train after a fire caused at least one car to fill with smoke
Mother of 2 missing children reindicted with murder after 11 years of psychiatric treatment
A Maryland woman with a long history of severe mental illness has been rearrested and charged with killing two of her children
Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington
Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year
A Mississippi monkey sanctuary helps veterans with PTSD find peace
An Army veteran finds peace through a unique bond with a spider monkey named Louie
Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump
Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections
