Associated Press stories, Page 24

Associated Press

Justice Department subpoenas Gov. Walz, others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal prosecutors served six grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area, a person familiar with the matter said. The subpoenas, which seek records, were sent...
Forecasters warn of a ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm from Texas to the CarolinasVideo

ATLANTA — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that could coat roads, trees and power lines with devastating ice across a wide expanse of the South. The storm...
Mexico sends 37 cartel members to U.S. in latest offer to Trump administration

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governments to crack down on criminal networks it says are smuggling drugs across the border. Mexican Security Minister Omar...
The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here’s why that matters

It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they will meet in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in...
Russia batters Ukraine’s power grid again as officials seek momentum in U.S.-led peace talks

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest nighttime attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Moscow gave no public sign that it’s willing to end the invasion of its neighbor anytime soon. The...
Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that’s a problem

WASHINGTON — Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that’s a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said. With temperatures in the breeding ground increasing 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit from 2012 to 2022, three...
No. 1 Indiana tops final AP Top 25 football poll of season as Big Ten’s title run reaches 3 straight

Indiana achieved one more first to end its magical season full of firsts: The national champion Hoosiers are No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. After beating Miami in the College Football Playoff title game to cap a 16-0 season that was unprecedented in the...
Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Tuesday warned President Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after Trump called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign. “Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward our leader,...
Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage from EU and test longtime NATO alliance

DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump ’s pledge to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America’s closest allies warning of a rupture with Washington capable of shattering the NATO alliance that had once seemed unshakable. The...
Guards from Kurdish forces abandon camp in northeastern Syria housing IS-linked detainees

RAQQA, Syria — Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abandoned a camp Tuesday in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, and the Syrian military said that allowed the detainees to escape. The al-Hol camp houses mainly women and children who are family members...
Trump’s ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

WASHINGTON — A ballooning Immigration and Customs Enforcement budget. Hiring bonuses of $50,000. Swelling ranks of ICE officers, to 22,000, in an expanding national force bigger than most police departments in America. President Donald Trump promised the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, but achieving his goal wouldn’t have...
‘The miracle’: 6-year-old girl is the sole survivor of a family that perished in Spanish train wreck

BARCELONA, Spain — The roar was deafening inside the train car as it hurtled off the tracks, then slid down a steep slope, ripping open its frame. And then, amid the twisted metal of the wreckage, the cries of the injured and the silence of the dead. Surrounded by bodies...
Australia’s Parliament passes anti-hate speech and gun laws after Sydney attack

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s Parliament on Tuesday passed anti-hate speech and gun laws proposed after two shooters killed 15 people at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month in an attack that authorities say was inspired by the Islamic State group. The gun laws create new restrictions on gun ownership...
British leader says ‘no option off the table’ as U.K. considers Australia-style teen social media ban

LONDON — The British government says it will consider banning young teenagers from social media as it tightens laws designed to protect children from harmful content and excessive screen time. The government said it would consult with parents, young people and other interested parties about the safe use of technology...
Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters in his 2nd term

WASHINGTON — A stunning military intervention in Venezuela. Telling the New York Giants which coach to hire. Threats against Iran, Denmark, Greenland and Colombia. Posing with someone else’s Nobel Peace Prize. Dangling the potential of deploying U.S. troops in Minneapolis. Flipping off a critic. Announcing an aggressive round of tariffs....
Islamic State group claims blast on Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed 7

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, and wounded more than a dozen others. In a statement posted on its Aamaq news agency late Monday, the group...

« First ‹ Previous 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Next ›

Partner News