COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former deep-sea treasure hunter who has served nearly a decade in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has had that term ended by a federal judge in Ohio, but he will remain behind bars for now. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley agreed ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge in the nation's capital kept a temporary block on a Trump administration plan for a freeze on federal funding Monday after some nonprofit groups said they're still struggling to get promised grants and loans. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan extended an order ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will seek more money for underfunded public schools and public transit in his budget proposal unveiled Tuesday, while he is also hoping to win support for legalizing marijuana and introducing taxes on skill games viewed as competitors to ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The impact area where a medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia was notably "expansive," U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday after viewing the site with investigators and city officials. Duffy said he was struck by "how expansive it was. And ...
By The Associated Press In separate negotiations, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump to pause planned tariffs for at least a month. Trump's tariffs against China are still slated to go into effect on ...
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of employees at the U.S. Education Department were put on paid administrative leave in response to President Donald Trump's order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, according to a labor ...
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Three children died in a weekend house fire in suburban Detroit, authorities said. The siblings, a 16-year-old girl and two boys ages 15 and 12, could not escape the fire Sunday night, said Byron Turnquist, fire marshal in West Bloomfield Township. One of them ...
By ISABELLA VOLMERT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow is preparing to enter the Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in the state, multiple people familiar with her plans confirmed on Monday. First elected to the ...
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually. Mexico ...
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Corresponedent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday indicated that he wants to reach an agreement with Ukraine to gain access to the country's rare earth materials as a condition for continuing U.S. support for its war against Russia. Speaking ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former deep-sea treasure hunter who has served nearly a decade in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has had that term ended by a federal judge in Ohio, but he will remain behind bars for now. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley agreed ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump's administration faced a setback when a federal appeals court reinstated rules meant to protect a dwindling whale species from getting entangled in fishing gear. The ...
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is working for President Donald Trump as a "special government employee," according to a White House official, solidifying his controversial role in the administration but sidestepping some disclosure rules that are typical ...
By DEVNA BOSE AP Health Writer Andrea Meneses stumbled on a direct primary care clinic because of a crisis. Her grandmother, visiting Wisconsin from Bolivia, did not have insurance but needed to see a doctor fast. One of the grandchildren accidentally put her insulin in the freezer ...
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment. The eagles find themselves in an ...
By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with diplomats last week ...
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday and predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced to a raucus, record-sized crowd at Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania. Phil was ...
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, CHRIS MEGERIAN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's second week in office seemed to deliver a daily dose of shock therapy for the country. There were chaotic reminders of his first term. The White House found itself ...
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — From an ice cream parlor in California to a medical supply business in North Carolina to a T-shirt vendor outside Detroit, U.S. businesses are bracing to take a hit from the taxes President Donald Trump imposed Saturday on imports ...
By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press DUARTE, Calif. (AP) — Not far from where Ceci Carroll lives, a rock-mining company has polluted the air with dust across the San Gabriel Valley, she said. Now, as crews clean charred remains from the Los Angeles wildfires, she worries about a new ...