A Utah woman who wrote a book on grief after husband’s death found guilty of murdering him
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman was convicted Monday of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl and self-publishing a children’s book about coping with grief. Prosecutors said Kouri Richins slipped five…
What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will “guarantee the midterms”…
Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida get top seeding for March Madness. Miami (Ohio) gets a shot
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona — and fewer losses than any team at all — is anything but your run-of-the-mill…
Trump says that he’s asked ‘about 7’ countries to join coalition to police Iran’s Strait of Hormuz
By SAM METZ, WILL WEISSERT, JULIA FRANKEL and CARA ANNA Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but his appeals have…
Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday
By SOPHIA TAREEN and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while…
US stocks remain calm even as oil prices get back to climbing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is remaining relatively calm on Wednesday, even as the price of oil gets back to climbing. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% in early trading and could…
The Latest: About 140 US troops injured, 8 severely, so far in Iran war, Pentagon says
By The Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran. The Islamic Republic, its firepower diminished, vowed to fight on. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the…
China hopes 2026 will be a ‘landmark year’ for relationship with US
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China said it hopes this year will be a “landmark year” for its relationship with its biggest competitor, the U.S., striking a largely positive tone ahead of an expected summit between the…
Netanyahu takes a gamble on American support for Israel with the war against Iran
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press Throughout his political career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy: an ironclad partnership with the United States and a relentless diplomatic and covert battle against the…
As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify
By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli and U.S. airstrikes pounded Iran in an escalating campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday would likely take several weeks. Tehran and…