National Guard shooter was radicalized in U.S., Kristi Noem saysVideo
U.S. authorities believe the man suspected of fatally shooting a National Guard member and seriously wounding another in Washington, D.C., was radicalized while in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” about the suspect’s motive, Noem said investigators are still collecting information and...
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
NEW YORK — Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don’t understand why. When they engage with the news — if they do — they hear a cacophony of voices. They don’t know who to believe. Reporters are...
Experts doubt the Pentagon can punish Kelly over the ‘illegal orders’ video
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video that urges American troops to defy “illegal orders” has raised a slew of questions, and some criticism, from legal experts. Some say the Pentagon is misreading military law to go after Kelly as a retired Navy fighter...
Investigators plead for tips after 3 children, 1 adult killed in shooting at child’s birthday party
STOCKTON, Calif. — Authorities in California appealed to the public for tips, cellphone video, witness accounts and even rumors as they searched Sunday for a suspect in the killing of three children and an adult during a mass shooting at a child’s birthday party. Someone opened fire at a banquet...
Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges — seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Netanyahu, who has been at war against the country’s legal system over the charges, said...
A Border Patrol-led immigration crackdown is coming to southeast Louisiana. Here’s what to know
NEW ORLEANS — Around 250 federal border agents are expected to launch a monthslong immigration crackdown on Monday in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi dubbed “Swamp Sweep.” The deployment, which aims to arrest 5,000 people, is centered in liberal New Orleans and is the latest federal immigration enforcement operation to...
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators meet as Trump seeks to broker an end to the war
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy...
$290M turnpike bridge project in Beaver County proceeds ’15 feet at a time’
Tim Swarrow isn’t afraid of heights — and that’s a good thing. On a typical day, Swarrow, an assistant superintendent for the construction firm Fay, S&B USA, helps oversee work being done as much as 200 feet above the Beaver River near Beaver Falls. That’s where the Pennsylvania Turnpike is...
Report: Congress orders probe of Hegseth boat order
WASHINGTON — Republican-led Senate and House committees say they will increase scrutiny of the Pentagon after a report said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of all crew members of a vessel suspected to be carrying drugs, The Washington Post reports. The Post reported earlier that Hegseth had given...
Several people injured after shooting in Stockton, Calif., authorities say
STOCKTON, Calif. — Several people were injured in a shooting incident in Stockton, authorities said Saturday night. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were investigating and several victims were taken to hospitals. Authorities provided no further details or information about the condition of the victims. Officials said the...
Consumers should do their research before giving in to Travel Tuesday temptation
NEW YORK — Chain stores have Black Friday. Online marketplaces have Cyber Monday. For local businesses, it’s Small Business Saturday. In the last 20 years, more segments of the retail industry have vied for their own piece of the holiday shopping season. The travel trade has firmly joined the trend...
Trump says Venezuela’s airspace should be viewed as closed. It’s not clear what that means
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered as “closed in its entirety,” an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The White House did not respond to questions about...
U.S. halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. Investigators continued Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting,...
Snow, rain and cold in store for some Thanksgiving holiday travelers
A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes is bringing winter to some Thanksgiving travelers with forecasters saying the northeast U.S. could get its own early winter storm next week. Winter storm warnings and advisories extended from Montana to Ohio, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters warned there could...
Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding. President Donald Trump’s administration had cut off $790 million in grants in a standoff...
Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty
NEW YORK — Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year’s holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday, marking a 9.1%...
College freshman flying home for Thanksgiving surprise is deported despite court order
CONCORD, N.H. — A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of a court order, according to her attorney. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, had already passed through security at Boston Logan International Airport on...
Zelenskyy’s chief of staff resigns as Ukraine corruption investigations widen
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country’s lead negotiator in talks with the U.S, after Yermak’s residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators. The unprecedented search at the heart of Ukraine’s government come at...
Suspect in shooting of National Guard members facing 1st-degree murder charge
WASHINGTON — The charges against the man who authorities say shot two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were hospitalized in...
Eel populations are falling, and new protections were defeated. Japan and the U.S. opposed them
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. They’ve existed since the time of the dinosaurs, and some species are more poorly understood than those ancient animals. Yet...
Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra rises to 174Video
PADANG, Indonesia — The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island Friday rose to 174 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said. Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment. The death toll in North Sumatra province rose to...
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency arrests 8 over apartment tower fire that’s left 128 dead
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it arrested eight people connected to the renovation of the high-rise apartments that were engulfed in a massive fire that left 128 people dead. The seven men and one woman, from 40 to 63 years old, include scaffolding subcontractors, directors...
Israeli forces kill at least 13 in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say
DAMASCUS, Syria — Israeli forces in southern Syria raided a village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13, Syrian officials said, as Israel fights on a number of fronts while the shaky ceasefire in Gaza moves forward. Syria’s Foreign Ministry said in...
Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations in a blistering late-night, anti-immigrant screed posted to social media. The extended rant came in the wake of the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members who were deployed to patrol Washington,...
Here’s what to know about the federal ban threatening the market for THC-infused drinks and snacks
MINNEAPOLIS — The production lines at Indeed Brewing moved quickly, the cans filling not with beer, but with THC-infused seltzer. The product, which features the compound that gets cannabis users high, has been a lifeline at Indeed and other craft breweries as alcohol sales have fallen in recent years. But...
