Trump administration puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City infrastructure projects
The Trump’s administration is citing the government shutdown in explaining why it's holding up funding for roughly $18 billion for a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey and an extension of the city’s Second Avenue subway.10 months ago
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.10 months ago
Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest
It's his first win after narrowly finishing in second place three previous years.10 months ago
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration.10 months ago
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation.10 months ago
Victims of Michigan church shooting include a grandfather who was a Navy veteran
John Bond, a Navy veteran, was among those who died Sunday morning when a Marine veteran smashed his pickup truck into the church and began shooting.10 months ago
Trump calls for using US cities as ‘training ground’ for military in unusual speech to generals
President Donald Trump proposed on Tuesday that American cities be used as training grounds for the armed forces against "invasion from within."10 months ago
What will happen if there’s a government shutdown at day’s end
Washington is hours away from another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid closures beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.10 months ago
College-reform bill could generate extra billions by allowing conferences to pool their TV rights
It's a move they say is designed to protect athletes, Olympics sports and smaller leagues that could be getting priced out of the increasingly expensive business of name, image and likeness deals.10 months ago
Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled Monday that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday.10 months ago
Trump and Netanyahu say they’ve agreed to a plan to end Gaza war and await Hamas to accept terms
Trump on Monday laid out a 20-point plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and establishing a postwar Gaza governance.10 months ago
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films
Claiming that movie production “has been stolen’’ from the U.S., Trump posted on social media that “I will be imposing a 100% tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.’’10 months ago
Video game maker Electronic Arts to be acquired and taken private for $55 billion
Electronic Arts, maker of video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $55 billion, the biggest leveraged buyout attempt in history.10 months ago
Latin superstar Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced that Bad Bunny will lead the halftime festivities from Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.10 months ago
4 dead after flooding in Arizona, including in historic mining town
Four people died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th-century mining town where floodwaters on Friday forced people to seek safety on rooftops and washed out a propane distributorship, scattering about 1,000 tanks downtown.10 months ago
Tropical weather in the Atlantic is slamming the Caribbean and may strike Southeast US next
Hurricane Humberto has intensified into a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, while a separate tropical weather system is targeting the Southeast U.S.10 months ago
Trump says he’ll send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities
President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle "domestic terrorists."10 months ago
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
The bureau had reassigned the agents last spring but has since fired them, said the people, who insisted on anonymity to discuss personnel matters with The Associated Press.10 months ago
Supreme Court keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions of dollars in foreign aid
With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court's conservative majority granted the Republican administration’s emergency appeal in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid.10 months ago
Nexstar and Sinclair bring Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to local TV stations
The companies suspended the program on Sept. 17 over remarks the comedian made in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.10 months ago
Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary
Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including “petrichor,” “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.”10 months ago
Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged with making false statement, obstruction, AP source says
The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official to face prosecution in connection with one of Trump’s chief grievances: the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.10 months ago
Trump says China’s Xi has approved of proposed deal putting TikTok under US ownership
President Trump issued an executive order on Thursday that says a proposed agreement on bringing TikTok under U.S. ownership meets key security concerns.10 months ago
