Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation Wednesday as a judge sentenced him…
Bryan Kohberger and his victim’s families will have a chance to speak at his sentencing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger, the masked man who snuck into a rental home near the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death in late 2022, is expected to face the…
Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his…
More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that pay an investment income — a trend that helps to explain the resilience…
D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — D-Day veteran “Papa Jake” Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate World War…
Wall Street hangs near records highs with most of the focus on earnings, dealmaking
By TERESA CEROJANO and MATT OTT Associated Press Markets on Wall Street quietly hovered at record levels before the bell Friday with most of the attention on the latest corporate earnings reports and dealmaking. Futures for the S&P 500, Dow…
A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in public media and…
Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into…
Camp Mystic ‘grieving the loss’ of 27 campers and counselors following catastrophic Texas floods
By JIM VERTUNO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Camp Mystic says it is “grieving the loss” of 27 campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims of catastrophic Texas flooding over the Fourth of…
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature…