National News
James Van Der Beek, the 'Dawson's Creek' star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48
February 11, 2026
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Dawson’s Creek” and in... Read More
US stocks flirt with a record after the unemployment rate unexpectedly improves
February 11, 2026
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are flirting with a record Wednesday following an encouraging report that said the nation’s unemployment rate unexpectedly improved last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and is sitting... Read More
Savannah Guthrie pleads for the public's help in the search for her missing mother
February 10, 2026
By TY O’NEIL Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie pleaded for the public’s help at “an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing mother as the family’s latest attempts to reach the abductors... Read More
Trump's immigration chiefs are set to testify in Congress following protester deaths
February 10, 2026
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda will testify in Congress Tuesday and face questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement inside American cities. Trump’s... Read More
Seahawks ride their 'Dark Side' defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
February 9, 2026
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious... Read More
Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE
February 2, 2026
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration’s... Read More
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
February 2, 2026
By MARK SCOLFORO, TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what’s already been a long, cold season across large... Read More
Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind
January 27, 2026
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it... Read More
World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2026
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Germany’s murder of millions of people and its... Read More
Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if US conducts a military strike
January 26, 2026
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a... Read More
Northeast sees more snow from the tail end of a colossal winter storm, at least 13 deaths reported
January 26, 2026
By KATE BRUMBACK and JULIE WALKER Associated Press The U.S. workweek opened with yet more snow dumping on the Northeast under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought ice and power outages, impassable roads, canceled flights and... Read More
Trump in Davos says NATO should allow the US to take Greenland but he won't use force
January 21, 2026
By JOSH BOAK, WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but he said he wouldn’t employ force to achieve that — using... Read More
US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue
January 19, 2026
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — European shares and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America... Read More
Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say
January 19, 2026
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two... Read More
Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says
January 14, 2026
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of... Read More
US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
January 14, 2026
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed... Read More
Danish foreign minister says Vance will host meeting on Greenland in Washington
January 13, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Tuesday that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will host a meeting with him and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington this week as tensions spiral over the Trump administration’s desire for control of... Read More
Trump set to lead largest-ever US delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos next week
January 13, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will return to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of business, political and cultural elites in Davos, Switzerland next week, leading a record-large U.S. delegation, organizers said Tuesday. The Geneva-based think tank says... Read More
Wyomingites’ reactions mixed regarding uncertainty in Venezuela
January 12, 2026
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Last weekend, the global political landscape was upended when U.S. special forces launched an operation in Caracas, Venezuela, seizing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores,... Read More
Arizona strengthens hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25; Vanderbilt cracks top 10
January 12, 2026
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Arizona tightened its hold on the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday while Vanderbilt’s unbeaten season has landed the Commodores in the top 10. A week... Read More
