Firefighters knock down wind-driven brush fire on Long Island but risk remains with high winds
NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials
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Severe Texas storm flips an RV, killing 1 and injuring a family
ENNIS, Texas (AP) — One man died and three of his family members were injured when their RV flipped over several times at the Texas
Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town
WASHINGTON — An armed man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House after a confrontation
Mexican cartel leader’s son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss was sentenced Friday to life in prison for helping his father run one of
Economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce and freezes spending
WASHINGTON (AP) — With his flurry of tariffs, government layoffs and spending freezes, there are growing worries President Donald Trump may be doing more to harm the U.S. economy than to
U.S. economy likely generated a solid 160,000 jobs last month, but Trump’s trade wars cloud outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. labor market likely kept on churning out jobs last month, economists say, but the outlook is cloudy and getting cloudier
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits falls as labor market remains sturdy
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell last week as the labor market remains sturdy ahead of an expected purge of federal government employees. The number
Trump will delay tariffs on most goods from Mexico for 4 weeks amid economic fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday in a television interview that President Donald Trump will “likely” suspend the 25% tariffs on Canada
Truck driver in crash that killed 7 farmworkers in Oregon is sentenced to 48 years
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A truck driver who killed seven farmworkers when he crashed into a parked van on Interstate 5 in Oregon was sentenced
Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Powerful storms killed two people in Mississippi, tore the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in a small
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United
Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds
Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas.
At least 4 people killed in an Arizona highway crash of multiple tractor-trailers
TONOPAH, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona are investigating a crash that killed four people and left two in critical condition after several tractor-trailers collided
US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump’s trade wars
DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry. If the president goes
From Alaska to Maine, communities that border Canada worry US tariffs come at a personal cost
DETROIT (AP) — At the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a quote from former President Ronald Reagan is engraved on one wall. “Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada
Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal weather and oceans agency touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths and a
Trump’s transportation department cancels new review step that could’ve slowed state projects
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek even minor changes
EPA backtracks on Trump comment about cutting staff by 65% but says major spending cuts are coming
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a comment by President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency does not plan to reduce its staff by 65%, the White House and the
US consumers cut spending in January more drastically than at any point in the last four years
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers cut back sharply on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even as inflation declined, though stiff tariffs threatened by the