The Latest: Passenger jet and helicopter collide at DC’s Reagan National Airport
By The Associated Press An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby…
Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S….
US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January, a business research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index retreated this month to 104.1,…
Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon
By JOSH FUNK, MARK VANCLEAVE and DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of…
Rain in Southern California creates mudflows but helps firefighters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires. Flood watches were in…
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated…
Travis Kelce says he ‘used to dream’ of playing QB the way Josh Allen does
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are a lot of people that would love to be living Travis Kelce’s life these days. He’s a bona fide NFL star for the two-time defending Super Bowl…
Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White House
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have…
Ohio State wins 1st national title since 2014, outlasting Notre Dame 34-23 in CFP championship game
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The pass seemed to hang up there forever. Did it feel like seven weeks? Did it feel like 10 years? What a great debate for Ohio State fans to have forever….
Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?
By COLLEEN LONG, BILL BARROW and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1. With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of…