More states move to ban cellphones in school as Georgia is latest to act
By JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — More states are moving to ban or restrict cellphones in school, a trend that continues to win bipartisan support in legislatures. Senators …
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Greenlanders unite to fend off the US as Trump seeks control of the Arctic island
Greenlanders unite to fend off the US as Trump seeks control of the Arctic island By DANICA KIRKA NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Lisa Sólrun Christiansen gets …
Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died
By MATTHEW BROWN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black …
Father of the last living American hostage in Gaza hopes Trump can bring his son home
By SAM MEDNICK TEL AVIV (AP) — Unlike many families who blame Israel’s government for not getting their loved ones released from captivity in Gaza, Adi Alexander is …
Fort Myers City Council does an about-face, now unanimously agrees to allow ICE to train its police
By STEPHANY MATAT WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — City officials in Fort Myers, Florida, unanimously agreed to pass a memorandum on Friday allowing local authorities …
Detentions of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America
Detentions of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America By JULIE WATSON SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lennon Tyler and her German fiancé …
Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
By CURT ANDERSON STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily …
Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of …
What to know about the deadly storm system that socked the US
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS At least 42 people are dead after a weekend of dynamic storms unleashed tornadoes, blinding dust and wildfires — leaving behind uprooted trees and flattening …
At least 32 dead in massive US storm after new fatalities reported in Kansas and Mississippi
By JEFF ROBERSON, JULIE WALKER and REBECCA REYNOLDS PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) — Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, …
Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge barred the Trump administration Saturday from carrying out deportations under a sweeping 18th century law that …
Miami Beach mayor wants to end lease of theater that screened Israeli-Palestinian documentary
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, wants to terminate a lease and cut financial support for an independent film theater …
White House pressures Columbia University as it seeks to deport pro-Palestinian activists
White House pressures Columbia University as it seeks to deport pro-Palestinian activists NEW YORK (AP) — The White House complained Tuesday that Columbia University is …
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash
By JOSH FUNK, JOHN SEEWER and NATHAN ELLGREN WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators looking into the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, …
Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ‘first of many’
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Monday that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University …
A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER A single-engine airplane carrying five people crashed and burst into flames Sunday in the parking lot of a retirement community near a small …
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk ‘s Department of …
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts
By JESSE BEDAYN The Trump administration has stalled at least $60 million in funding intended largely for affordable housing developments nationwide, throwing hundreds of projects into …
SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion
By MARCIA DUNN Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test …
Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here’s what that means
Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here’s what that means By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LAURA UNGAR A yearslong legal battle over the right to an …