United flight landing in Newark strikes pole on New Jersey Turnpike, damages delivery truck
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A United Airlines passenger jet carrying 221 passengers from Venice, Italy, struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike on …
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US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump’s threat
By BEN FINLEY and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon …
Florida Republicans slice and dice congressional districts: How a new map could cost Democrats seats
By BILL BARROW TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — With President Donald Trump’s poll numbers fading, beleaguered Florida Democrats hoped this year would be an opportunity to gain …
Florida man executed for the killing of his brother’s teenage stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago
By JEFFREY COLLINS STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his brother’s 13-year-old stepdaughter to death nearly 50 years ago was executed Thursday …
Romanian man sentenced to 4 years in prison for swatting spree targeting dozens of US officials
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A Romanian man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for organizing a wave of swatting calls and bomb threats against …
Florida redistricting and a rocky special session put Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight
By BILL BARROW TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis was once the future of the Republican Party, a battle-tested conservative twice elected as governor of Florida. …
CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
By JONEL ALECCIA At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to …
Sickness, cold killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in 2024 and 2025
By TODD RICHMOND Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida animal import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a report from …
Florida’s attorney general launches criminal probe into ChatGPT over FSU shooting
By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s attorney general on Tuesday opened a rare criminal investigation into OpenAI’s ChatGPT over whether the artificial intelligence app …
The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, …
Firefighter heard ‘stop, stop’ before LaGuardia jet crash, but didn’t know who it was for, NTSB says
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JOSH FUNK NEW YORK (AP) — A firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada Express jet last month on a runway at New York’s …
Wildfires across Georgia and Florida destroy more than 50 homes and force evacuations
By RUSS BYNUM and JEFF MARTIN NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday as crews battled rapidly growing wildfires that destroyed more …
Man who set neighbor on fire after she found him burglarizing her home is executed in Florida
By DAVID FISCHER STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire after she returned from work to find him burglarizing her …
Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with ‘Sold’ topping the list
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed …
Louisiana father kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting at house, police say
By SOPHIE BATES, LEKAN OYEKANMI, GERALD HERBERT and JOHN SEEWER SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, during an early morning …
Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths
By FREIDA FRISARO A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and …
Turning Point USA’s high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns
By MARGERY A. BECK and SAHAR AKBARZAI OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican leaders across the U.S. are encouraging chapters of the conservative political group Turning Point USA in …
Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of ‘destruction’ followed
By MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional subcommittee on Thursday held a roundtable discussion on the potential of artificial intelligence, which took a turn toward the …
Veterans mark the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion with a new museum in Miami
By DAVID FISCHER MIAMI (AP) — Manuel Portuondo was still a teenager in 1960 when his family, like thousands of others, fled Cuba for Miami, following …
FBI says suspects tried to rob Offset outside a Florida casino when he was shot in the leg
By ASSOCIATED PRESS The rapper Offset was ambushed by a “large group” of people who tried to rob him outside a Florida casino last week when he was …