By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year. Powell…
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.…
By BARBARA ORTUTAY Updated 9:34 AM CDT, October 14, 2025 Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta announced on Tuesday. This means kids…
LELAND, Miss. (AP) — A fifth person has been arrested and charged with capital murder in a weekend shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town, the FBI said. Terrogernal S. Martin,…
By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — And back up goes Wall Street. U.S. stocks rallied Monday after President Donald Trump said ” it will all be fine,” just days after he sent the market reeling by threatening much higher tariffs on China. The…
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Updated 11:58 AM CDT, October 13, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs is forcing retailers to pull back or delay plans to hire seasonal workers who pack orders at distribution centers, serve shoppers at stores and build…
By GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, making theirs the latest state to embrace President Donald Trump’s call to secure…
By LINDSEY BAHR Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” films and “Father of the Bride,” whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation, has died. She was 79. A family…
By OBED LAMY and SOPHIA TAREEN NUNNELLY, Tenn. (AP) — Just miles from a rural Tennessee plant leveled by a devasting explosion, the congregants of Maple Valley Baptist Church devoted Sunday’s service to the 16 deceased victims and their families. Several of the dozens of people…
By JONATHAN MATTISE and OBED LAMY McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant last week, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by finding pieces of evidence that…
By COLLIN BINKLEY Updated 11:07 AM CDT, October 13, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” has come to a close — but the show must go on. Swift, who is fresh off the release of her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” has more news to share.…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRIS MEGERIAN SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza’s future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel…
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A small plane crashed along a major highway in southeastern Massachusetts early Monday amid rain and strong winds, killing both people on board and wounding another person on the ground, authorities said. In videos taken by…
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen. Standing alone at the Capitol on the 13th…
By JACK BROOK Updated 11:03 PM CDT, October 11, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno was elected mayor Saturday in the race to succeed LaToya Cantrell, who is ending a turbulent second term shadowed by federal…
By STEVE PEOPLES Updated 4:05 PM CDT, October 12, 2025 Leer en español Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds…
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the…
By ANDREA ROSA and GIADA ZAMPANO ROME (AP) — For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s world-renowned Colosseum will have the opportunity to walk through a hidden imperial passage that once allowed Roman emperors to reach the ancient amphitheater unseen. The…
By CHARLES ODUM Updated 7:00 PM CDT, October 9, 2025 Banana Ball continues to grow. The Savannah Bananas remain the nameplate for the barnstorming style of rollicking entertainment, but on Thursday night founder Jessie Cole announced more growth for his brand…
By MELINA WALLING Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, according to an annual assessment from the International Union for…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — A glittering list of music figures will help present awards at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this year, including Elton John, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Questlove, Twenty One Pilots, Missy Elliott and Raye. The…
By KOSTYA MANENKOV, STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTINA LARSON STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their development of new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside, laying the groundwork to potentially suck greenhouse gases out of the…
By MAURO MEDEL LLANOS DE CHALLE NATIONAL PARK, Chile (AP) — A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers. The arid region — considered the driest nonpolar desert…