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 PABLO MONSIVAIS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Updated 8:25 PM CDT, September 7, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials on Sunday removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it…
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 LUCAS LIN and ANANYA PINNAMENENI/The Chronicle Updated 1:59 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — As generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have become increasingly prevalent in academic settings, faculty and students have been forced to adapt. The debut of…
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 CALVIN WOODWARD, CAROLYN KASTER and RODRIQUE NGOWI Updated 8:01 AM CDT, September 5, 2025 ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now…
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…
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 10:02 AM CDT, September 3, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists revealed Wednesday that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic readings…
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Updated 2:18 PM CDT, September 2, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is ending a program that allows members of its Prime membership subscription program to share their free shipping benefits with people who don’t have the same…
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE and AUDREY McAVOY Updated 4:54 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 After Iowa gas station employee Timothy Schultz won a $29 million lottery jackpot in 1999, he decided to hold a press conference. Lottery officials told him it would help him…
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 4:15 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There are “rays of hope” for a 12-year-old girl critically injured in last week’s deadly shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis, though her neurosurgeon cautioned Friday it is still…