By SAM MEDNICK, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It ...
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press A 12-year-old has been arrested in connection with the death of a classmate who was hit in the head with a metal water bottle during an alleged bullying incident at a Los Angeles school, authorities said Friday. The juvenile, whose age and gender ...
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it is combining two agencies that were separated in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The Interior Department said the overhaul would increase efficiency and speed up ...
By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press Seattle (AP) — When tourists travel to Seattle, it's common to take in the Space Needle and the downtown skyline from Puget Sound. It's an itinerary that a newly arrived pod of killer whales appears to be following too. Three orcas that had not ...
By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring marked ...
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is not the run-up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted. A year and a half after winning the White House by promising to lower costs and end wars, Donald Trump is a wartime president overseeing surging ...
