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FILE - Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory on Aug. 5, 2025....
Bernard Condon, AP Business Writer

Top auto regulator investigates after a Tesla in ‘auto drive’ slams into Texas home, kills 76-year-old

The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside.
28 days ago
Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talk...
Aamer Madhani, Jamey Keaten, Seung Min Kim and Josh Boak, Associated Press

Vance says talks with Iranian officials set ‘good foundation’ for a deal to end the war

Vice President JD Vance says his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a good foundation for a final deal to end the Iran war.
29 days ago
National Guard members look at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Wash...
Nathan Ellgren and Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Patrols and nanobubbles on display at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-over

National Guard members and U.S. Park Police are patrolling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the president faces a self-imposed July 4 deadline to fix problems from a renovation.
29 days ago
Voting booths are set up at a polling location inside St. Luke's Methodist Church, Tuesday, June 16...
Ali Swenson and Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used.
29 days ago
A semitrailer carrying about 400 beehives toppled over, allowing millions of bees to escape into a ...
David Fischer, Associated Press

Millions of honeybees escape into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer crash

Officials say millions of honeybees escaped into an Orange County, Texas, neighborhood Sunday morning after a semitrailer carrying hundreds of hives tipped over.
29 days ago
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup Group...
Stephen Hawkins, AP Sports Writer

Lionel Messi becomes top scorer in World Cup history with two more goals for Argentina

The Argentina captain, who many consider the greatest player of all time, scored two more World Cup goals on Monday in his team's 2-0 victory over Austria. That gave him a record total of 18 at the world's biggest tournament.
29 days ago
Options trader Joseph D'Arrigo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 16,...
Stan Choe, AP Business Writer

US stocks drift after oil prices ease and Big Tech stocks fall

U.S. stocks drifted through a mixed day of trading after oil prices eased and falling Big Tech stocks weighed on Wall Street.
29 days ago
FILE - The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, April 10, 1912, on her maiden voyage. A plan to auc...
Patrick Whittle and John Seewer, Associated Press

A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

A plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic is facing pushback from the U.S. government, according to newly unsealed court documents.
29 days ago
FILE - Clive Davis, chief creative officer of Sony Music, appears during press day in Beverly Hills...
Associated Press

Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94

Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, has died, his family confirmed to the New York Times. He was 94.
29 days ago
Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in 4th Dist...
Pat Reavy, KSL

Tyler Robinson roommate does not have to appear at preliminary hearing, judge rules

Tyler Robinson's former roommate, whom the court says he was in a romantic relationship with, will not have to testify in person at Robinson's preliminary hearing.
29 days ago
FILE - Economist Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, is seen in his ...
Paul Wiseman, AP Economics Writer

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100.
29 days ago
Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip cameras on some public buses with facia...
Jeff McMurray, Associated Press

A city’s push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy

Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip cameras on some public buses with facial recognition software capable of identifying passengers who appear on a list of banned riders or missing persons.
1 month ago
In this photo realised by Iran Presidentcy Office, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs a memo...
The Associated Press

There are many questions about the Iran deal. Here are (some) answers

The brief document signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is vague on some of the major questions left by the three-month regional conflict.
1 month ago
FILE - The Missouri State Capitol is seen, Sept. 16, 2022, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Ro...
Associated Press

Missouri judge finds state laws restricting abortion violate voter-approved constitutional amendment

A Missouri judge this week struck down a series of restrictions on abortion, finding they violated a constitutional amendment that voters approved in 2024.
1 month ago
The GPS system on a small medical plane that crashed into a mountainside last month in New Mexico...
Josh Funk, AP Transportation Writer

Military jamming disrupted a medical plane’s GPS system before it crashed last month in New Mexico

The GPS system on a medical plane that crashed last month malfunctioned because the military was jamming that signal throughout the area, something pilots were warned to expect according to federal investigators.
1 month ago
FILE - A large banner is seen at a campaign event for a proposed "billionaires tax" in Los Angeles ...
The Associated Press

California billionaire tax proposal is slated to qualify for the November ballot

A proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires in California to counter federal cuts to healthcare for low-income people has sufficient public support to qualify for the November ballot, the state’s top elections official said.
1 month ago
Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Wednesday, June 17, 20...
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers reverse course, say they won’t pursue a psychiatric defense

Luigi Mangione 's lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
1 month ago
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursd...
The Associated Press

Some GOP senators and Trump allies have harsh reviews of his agreement to end Iran war

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, including top national security figures, were voicing strong reservations Thursday over the Trump administration's agreement to end the fighting in Iran.
1 month ago
FILE - Marijuana clones are shown for sale at Tropicanna Dispensary and Weed Delivery in Santa Ana,...
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns

 The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.
1 month ago
A man stands beside a fishing pole along the shore as cargo ships and commercial vessels are seen i...
Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Maritime data company says stranded ships have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz

Major shipowners have begun moving vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Iran signed an agreement Wednesday, according to maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence. In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd’s List, said for the first time in 110 days, ships owned by major companies are transiting the strait […]
1 month ago
A semitruck trailer tipped over on U.S. 191 in Yellowstone National Park Tuesday, spilling dozens o...
Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

Bee-filled trailer crashes in Yellowstone National Park, spilling dozens of hives

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming — A semitruck trailer tipped over on U.S. 191 in Yellowstone National Park Tuesday, spilling dozens of crates carrying bees on the road and side of the highway. The crash happened about 8 a.m. on the western edge of the park. Park staff responded to the scene and are working with […]
1 month ago
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to attend a musical interlude before a gala dinner as part of t...
The Associated Press

US-Iran deal takes ‘immediate effect’ after both sides sign, Pakistan premier says, formal ceremony still on for Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he signed an agreement with Iran Wednesday that U.S. officials say calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waive sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who helped mediate the […]
1 month ago
Smoke plumes rise from a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in...
Christopher Weber and Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

Military officials identify the 8 victims of fiery B-52 crash at California Air Force base

The 8 men killed in this week's fiery crash of a B-52 during a test flight included four active duty airmen, one reservist and three civilians, military officials said Wednesday.
1 month ago
Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Wednesday, ...
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Luigi Mangione will assert psychiatric defense in murder case in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

 Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial, claiming he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance when he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
1 month ago