Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents’ dinner. Trump unharmed
By SEUNG MIN KIM, AAMER MADHANI, COLLIN BINKLEY, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald…
US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid
By HALLIE GOLDEN, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to…
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who…
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway…
Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana
By SOPHIE BATES, LEKAN OYEKANMI and GERALD HERBERT Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man who fatally shot seven of his children and another child in an attack against his family was in the middle of separating from…
Oil prices rise, but US stocks remain near their record on a muted Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are climbing Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in their war….
Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk pushes to ban cameras from court
By MATTHEW BROWN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk wants a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom and says live broadcasts of the prosecution are violating his right to…
ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAI’s chief financial officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is also now doing her most mundane tasks at work like…
Iran threatens to disrupt Gulf trade in response to US naval blockade
The commander of Iran’s joint military command on Wednesday threatened to halt trade in the Gulf region if the U.S. does not lift its blockade on Iranian ports. No vessels have made it past U.S. naval forces during the first…
MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day as every player wears No. 42 on anniversary of his historic debut
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball will honor Jackie Robinson on Wednesday, when every player, coach and umpire will wear his No. 42 to mark the 79th anniversary of the infielder breaking the…