By LEAH WILLINGHAM and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When David Arsenault takes down a worn, leather-bound 19th-century book from the winding shelves of the Boston Athenaeum, he feels a sense of awe — like he's handling an artifact in a museum. Many of the half a ...
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged his supporters in New Jersey late Friday to cast a ballot for the Republican candidate for governor, Jack Ciattarelli, before early voting starts in the state on Saturday. Trump said he would campaign ...
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is rejecting the idea of using roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing into November amid the government shutdown, according to a Department of Agriculture memo that surfaced Friday. ...
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly three years, JPMorgan Chase has picking up the legal tab of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, the two convicted fraudsters who sold their financial aid startup Frank to the bank. But the two have racked up an astronomical, ...
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. On Friday evening, airports in Phoenix, Houston and San Diego were reporting delays because of staffing ...
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to growing attacks by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his surrogates that he characterized as "racist and ...
The Associated Press Professional basketball was stunned this week as a popular NBA Hall of Famer and head coach, a current player and a former player were arrested by federal authorities on illegal gambling charges. Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry ...
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump was geared up for a show of federal force in San Francisco, a city he's blasted as everything wrong with liberal governance. Then conversations with some of the Bay Area's most prominent tech leaders and the mayor ...
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her publicly, suggesting that her views aren't compatible with the history of the Texas shrine. Kate Rogers said in a statement Friday that she had ...
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Trump administration is telling Colorado to stop importing gray wolves from Canada as part of the state's efforts to restore the predators, a shift that could hinder plans for more reintroductions this winter. The state has ...
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a "fake'' television ad from Ontario's provincial government that quoted former U.S. President Ronald Reagan from 38 years ago ...
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A yearlong investigation into suspected fraudulent voter registration forms submitted ahead of last year's presidential election produced criminal charges Friday against six street canvassers and the man who led their work in ...
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It's a name many people have trouble pronouncing, but these synthetic chemicals have been used in everything from fast-food packaging to nonstick cookware, clothing, household cleaning products and even firefighting ...
By KATE PAYNE and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in August had failed a commercial driver's license test 10 times in the span of two months in 2023 in Washington ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL reminded its players Friday that they are prohibited from taking part in any form of illegal gambling and betting on league games. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, the league asked all 32 teams Friday to reiterate key aspects of its gambling policy and make ...
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks hit records on Friday after an update on inflation came in a bit less painful than feared. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and topped its prior all-time high, which was set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget site at an upstate New York airport and rented them out around the region, police said Friday. The car rental company reported to authorities that the vehicles, worth more than $1 million, were stolen from its ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Department of Justice is preparing to send federal election observers to California and New Jersey next month, targeting two Democratic states holding off-year elections following requests from state Republican parties. The DOJ announced Friday that it is planning to ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. government plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, and could do so as early as Oct. 31, according to a Friday court filing. The Salvadoran national's case has become a magnet for opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration policies since he was ...
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's former elections director was arrested Friday and charged with using a state credit card to pay for more than $5,400 in fuel as he drove his state car for personal use. Howard Knapp, 40, was charged with ...