Trump promises to replace national archivist after the agency’s role in documents case against him
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is promising to replace the head of the National Archives, thrusting the agency back into the political spotlight after his mishandling of sensitive documents led to a federal
Monkey in a tutu escapes from a home. Missouri sheriff’s office says the capture was ‘bananas’
A monkey in a pink tutu that slipped out of a Missouri home was captured just before a winter storm slammed the state. “Bananas” is how the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office described the apprehension of the primate
California governor proposes $322B budget with no deficit
TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation’s most populous state. But the budget Newsom
Another round of powerful, dry winds to raise wildfire risk across Southern California
Winds will whip up and humidity levels will drop in Southern California this week, raising the risk for wildfires in parched areas still recovering from a recent destructive blaze, forecasters warned Monday. Gusts could reach 80 mph
Trump is certified as the 2024 election winner without challenge, in stark contrast to 2021 violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that unfolded Monday without violence or mayhem, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, violence as his mob of
Jimmy Carter had little use for the presidents club but formed a friendship for the ages with Ford
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter and the man he beat for president, Gerald Ford, got so tight after office that their friendship became a kind of buddy movie, complete with road trips that were never long enough
San Francisco Bay Area police department mired in racist text scandal agrees to reforms
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area police department under federal investigation for racist and sexist texts has agreed to hire a consultant to update its policies, procedures and training on various topics, the U.S.
Minneapolis will decide on police reform deal with the US government after George Floyd’s murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council is expected to decide Monday whether to approve an agreement with the federal government in response to the murder of George Floyd that would require major reforms within the city’s
US port labor talks resume with spotlight on automation
By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Contract talks covering 45,000 dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are set to restart on Tuesday in a labor dispute that will help set the pace of automation at ports
Berkshire unit is sued by US CFPB over risky home loans
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Monday, accusing it of pushing borrowers into unaffordable loans to buy homes from Clayton Homes, Berkshire’s manufactured housing
