Ohio State is No. 1 in AP Top 25; LSU, Miami into top 5, Florida State is back and Alabama plummets
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Ohio State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday, LSU and Miami moved into the top five, and Florida State jumped back into the rankings…
Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The…
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington…
A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two…
Southwest Airlines’ new policy will affect plus-size travelers. Here’s how
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines Writer Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who can’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making….
Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming…
Lummis, Gordon don’t want Wyoming to be left out of the future of crypto currency
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Wyoming leaders took to the stage on Wednesday at the second Wyoming Blockchain Symposium to express their enthusiasm for the future of cryptocurrency. U.S. Sen. Cynthia…
Wall Street hovers near records as markets take in earnings ahead of Powell speech Friday
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street held near its records in premarket trading Tuesday as traders digested the latest corporate earnings reports while waiting for fresh cues about interest rates from the Federal Reserve. Futures…
GE Appliances shifts more production to US as part of a $3 billion investment
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S….
Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a wary Washington waited, the White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of the nation’s capital around the clock starting…