By MORGAN LEE Updated 4:42 PM CDT, September 11, 2025 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is promising universal free child care to families of all income levels. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her plans this week, saying she…
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN DENVER (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who had been radicalized by an unspecified “extremist network” fired a revolver multiple times during an attack at a suburban Denver high school that wounded two students, authorities said Thursday. Some…
By MATT OTT WASHINGTON (AP) — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years last week, virtually assuring the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate next…
By SARA CLINE Updated 4:33 PM CDT, September 11, 2025 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A series of reported threats toward historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. on Thursday led to lockdown orders, canceled classes and heightened security. Authorities…
By MAKIYA SEMINERA A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program. Head Start associations in several states filed suit…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Americans marked 24 years since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with solemn ceremonies at ground zero in lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The commemorations were punctuated by moments of silence, the tolling…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Updated 11:35 AM CDT, September 11, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries and airfares jumped while new data showed applications for unemployment aid soared, putting the Federal Reserve in an…
https://twitter.com/FBISaltLakeCity/status/1966169520403525760 By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press The FBI has released photos of a person of interest in Charlie Kirk’s shooting as investigators appeal to the public for tips. President Donald Trump said Thursday he's…
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JESSE BEDAYN Updated 10:01 AM CDT, September 11, 2025 OREM, Utah (AP) — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has…
By STAN CHOE Updated 4:23 PM CDT, September 10, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street inched to more records on Wednesday following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation and a stunning forecast for growth from Oracle because of the artificial-intelligence boom. The S&P 500…
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Updated 5:08 PM CDT, September 10, 2025 BENSENVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Federal agents seized hundreds of thousands of illegal vaping products in raids across the country on Wednesday as the Trump administration moved to crack down on…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man who killed John Lennon outside the former Beatle’s Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 14th time, according to New York prison officials. Mark David Chapman, 70, appeared before a parole board…
By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — Three teens were critically wounded in a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, including the suspected shooter, on Wednesday, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen,…
By PHILIP MARCELO Updated 4:06 PM CDT, September 10, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — When longtime friends David Paine and Jay Winuk set out to encourage people to take part in volunteer and service projects on the anniversary of the Sept. 11,…
By KIM CHANDLER Updated 9:48 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Flowers and memorial messages were tied to the gate of Kiesel Park in Auburn to remember retired veterinary professor Julie Gard Schnuelle, who was attacked and killed…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 7:59 AM CDT, September 10, 2025 BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO allies swiftly held talks Wednesday on the incursion by multiple Russian drones into Polish — and alliance — airspace and the shooting down of some of the weapons by Polish…
By PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which captures inflation in the supply chain before it hits consumers — showed that wholesale…
By GARY FIELDS and LEAH ASKARINAM Updated 10:13 AM CDT, September 10, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s emergency order over the nation’s capital, which federalized its police force and launched a surge of law enforcement into the city, is set to expire overnight…
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Updated 8:28 AM CDT, September 10, 2025 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week, though officials said the…
By JACK BROOK Updated 11:06 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for the first time since she was indicted on corruption charges stemming from an alleged…
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Updated 10:53 AM CDT, September 9, 2025 Cracker Barrel said Tuesday it’s suspending remodels of its restaurants after criticism from many longtime fans. The announcement came two weeks after Cracker Barrel backtracked on a separate plan to modernize and simplify its…
By DAVE COLLINS Updated 4:25 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a…
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Updated 8:57 AM CDT, September 9, 2025 Donald Trump isn’t the only U.S. president to appear in a collection of birthday messages that were sent to Jeffrey Epstein. An entry attributed to former President Bill Clinton is among…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Updated 4:03 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation’s highest court.…
By GENE JOHNSON and KATHY McCORMACK Updated 4:25 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 SEATTLE (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who police said appeared to be fixated on school shooters was arrested on charges of unlawful firearms possession and making a threat after they…
By PAUL WISEMAN Updated 10:15 AM CDT, September 9, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the nation’s economy. Employers added 911,000…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Updated 9:55 AM CDT, September 9, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, as stubbornly high inflation offset wage…
Ford is recalling almost 1.5 million vehicles in the United States because the rear view camera may show a blank or distorted image on the center display screen while the vehicle is in reverse, which can reduce or distort the…
By JACK BROOK Updated 7:56 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Archdiocese on Monday agreed to a $230 million proposed settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, attorneys for some of the survivors said Monday.…
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Updated 9:49 AM CDT, September 9, 2025 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certifying President Donald Trump as the winner of…
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL Updated 10:46 AM CDT, September 9, 2025 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar on Tuesday as they considered a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The…
By ANNIE MA and TODD FEATHERS Updated 11:02 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years,…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Mississippi State University has been fined $500,000 by the Southeastern Conference for its fans rushing the field following a home win over then-No. 12 Arizona State. The Bulldogs knocked off the Sun Devils 24-20 on Saturday and their…
By PATRICK WHITTLE Updated 4:05 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the United States the pest…
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Rupert Murdoch’s family has reached a deal on control of his media empire after his death. The agreement ensures no change in direction at Fox News, a popular network for President Donald Trump and…
By DAVID FISCHER Updated 4:51 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida stood before a group of potential jurors in a Florida…
By SOPHIA TAREEN Updated 4:28 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 CHICAGO (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security trumpeted the start of a new immigration operation Monday in Chicago, stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety as the city remained on alert for a federal…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Updated 3:39 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high…
By ED WHITE Updated 1:43 PM CDT, September 7, 2025 Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases,…
By STAN CHOE Updated 3:04 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks nudged higher ahead of a week with several data reports that could dictate by how much or even whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates…
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Updated 2:38 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. Trump has said…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Updated 10:22 AM CDT, September 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he’s ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, moving…
By ALEX VEIGA Updated 7:19 AM CDT, September 8, 2025 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skyrocketing housing values and a shortage of homes on the market gave homeowners the upper hand for years when it came time to sell. That’s no longer…
By DAVID FISCHER Updated 8:17 AM CDT, September 8, 2025 FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida. The court…
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jury’s finding that Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual…
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 10:49 AM CDT, September 5, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that’s visiting from another star. Released Thursday, the pictures taken by the Gemini South telescope in Chile late last…
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 10:41 AM CDT, September 5, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Released this week, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a…
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Updated 4:34 PM CDT, September 4, 2025 DENVER (AP) — Hikers who climbed a Colorado mountain got more than just a sweeping view at the top. A man in an ice cream cone costume unexpectedly was handing out…
CHICAGO (AP) — At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis’ life titled “Digital Disciple.” They draw pictures of what the teenage Italian computer whiz might have had as his cellphone…
By MICHAEL CASEY Updated 3:19 PM CDT, September 4, 2025 HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound (80 kilogram) Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it weighed more…
