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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital Intern...
Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert and Josh Boak, Associated Press

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China’s Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday.
2 months ago
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FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press

Trump’s proposed ‘Golden Dome’ estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said.
2 months ago
A driver picks up an order at an Amazon Now location, Monday, May 11, 2026, in Bellevue, Wash. (Lin...
ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated Press

Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

Amazon is rapidly opening store-sized delivery hubs in dozens of U.S. and foreign cities to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in 30 minutes or less.
2 months ago
Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, attends an event on health care ...
MATTHEW PERRONE and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press

Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration head. That's according to a White House official who was not authorized to speak before an official announcement of the FDA's head resignation and insisted on anonymity Tuesday.
2 months ago
FILE - The fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is pictured March 31, 2024, where divers as...
Michael Kunzelman and Ed White, Associated Press

Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge

Prosecutors have charged the operator of the ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge leading to the deaths of six construction workers in March 2024.
2 months ago
Passengers are sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane af...
Osh Funk and Mike Corder, Associated Press

Passengers from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring

Three cruise ship passengers have died, and six people with confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus are being quarantined, according to the WHO.
2 months ago
FILE - Cam Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies bef...
GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA, Associated Press

Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton, fired after defending FEMA, to lead the agency

President Donald Trump has nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This marks a surprising comeback for Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL, who was fired last year after defending FEMA’s existence.
2 months ago
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding ...
The Associated Press

Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules

A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would disproportionately harm Native American and young voters.
2 months ago
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2...
Associated Press

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’ and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.
2 months ago
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice, April 29, 2026, shows Cole Tom...
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Man charged in White House correspondents’ dinner attack pleads not guilty

A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack.
2 months ago
An American flag is seen as people walk among debris at Gene's Mobile Home Supply, a trailer park i...
Associated Press

A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue

As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness.
2 months ago
FILE - A Frontier Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International airp...
Associated Press

Pedestrian dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport

A plane has hit a pedestrian on the runway at Denver Airport during takeoff, according to the airport.
2 months ago
The owner of Utah's Skinwalker Ranch said he was pleasantly surprised this week after the U.S. Depa...
Andrew Adams, KSL

Skinwalker Ranch owner weighs in on Pentagon UAP file release

From unidentified objects captured on video moving at fast speeds while suddenly changing directions, to mysterious lights, to the accounts of pilots and famed astronauts like Buzz Aldrin, the UAP files were rolled out on a U.S. Department of War website.
2 months ago
This document released May 6, 2026, by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New Yor...
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein’s death, experts tell AP

A note that a former cellmate says he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was likely penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in the millionaire sex offender’s cell after he killed himself three weeks later.
2 months ago
The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026....
Devin Oldroyd

Utah resident is aboard MV Hondius amid hantavirus outbreak, DHHS confirms

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services stated that at least one person aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise ship that experienced a hantavirus outbreak earlier this month, is a Utah resident.
2 months ago
A man fishes in Iron Spring Creek in Yellowstone National Park after it was closed for over a week ...
Todd Richmond, Associated Press

Trump is quietly lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas

President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing federal land management officials to lift restrictions on hunting and trapping in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas.
3 months ago
The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022....
Collin Binkley and Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions

The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena.”
3 months ago
House Democrats gesture on the chamber floor as they vote against a bill to redraw U.S. Congression...
Travis Loller, Kim Chandler, Jeffrey Collins and David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis

Tennessee is the first state to adopt new districts since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
3 months ago
FILE - March Madness logo is displayed at center court during the opening rounds of the NCAA colleg...
Eddie Pells, AP National Writer

Fueled by beer ads, March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season

The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season.
3 months ago
FILE - Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen i...
Krysta Fauria, Associated Press

Tech is turning increasingly to religion in a quest to create ethical AI

Leaders from various religious groups met last week with representatives from tech companies including Anthropic and OpenAI for the inaugural “Faith-AI Covenant” roundtable in New York.
3 months ago
FILE - Two brown bears look for salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska...
The Associated Press

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters to protect caribou, judge says

The timing of the ruling is important: The Mulchatna caribou herd in southwest Alaska is expected to begin calving soon. The babies are particularly susceptible to being eaten by a bear or wolf.
3 months ago
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Alex Cabrero, KSL

Utah father reacts to verdict in Kabul’s airport bombing case, says accountability fight continues

Jurors could not agree on whether Mohammad Sharifullah was directly responsible for the deaths of those killed in the bombing at Kabul's airport, including 13 U.S. service members.
3 months ago
A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first suspected...
The Associated PRess

Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide try

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas ordered the note’s release after The New York Times petitioned last week to unseal it and other documents in a case involving Epstein cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione.
3 months ago
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STEPHEN WHYNO, Associated Press

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is not running in the Preakness

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in the Preakness Stakes next weekend. Trainer Cherie DeVaux announced the plan to skip the Preakness and set sights on the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.
3 months ago