US announces criminal case against former Cuban President Raúl Castro
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated…
More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes. The wind-driven Sandy Fire was reported Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles…
Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves
By JULIE WATSON and EUGENE JOHNSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men — then killed themselves a few blocks away — in an attack…
Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to seal evidence and parts of a key hearing
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk will make their case Tuesday to close portions of a key hearing and seal some evidence after a judge rejected their…
China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level…
4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
By REBECCA BOONE and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho,…
Thousands flock to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God.” Against the backdrop of the Washington…
Senators approve withholding their own pay during government shutdowns
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to withhold their pay during government shutdowns, an attempt to make federal closures financially painful for lawmakers after a string of record-breaking…
Musk, OpenAI lawyers begin closing arguments in landmark trial that could shape AI’s future
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI began closing arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence. Musk, the world’s richest…
Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway
By MEAD GRUVER and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Workers at Denver airport missed a security breach by a man who scaled a perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in…