AP PHOTOS: Westminster is the Super Bowl of dog shows
After coming close in the last two years, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. The spirited schnauzer bested six other finalists to become the first of his breed
ACLU sues for access to migrants flown to Guantanamo this month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration on Wednesday to gain access to detained migrants who they say have been flown to Guantanamo Bay and held there without being able to consult lawyers or
US senators call for increased funding, staffing for air traffic control
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators called on Wednesday for increased funding and staffing for Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control after a fatal midair collision in the nation’s capital last month highlighted the persistent
Attorney General Pam Bondi rails against New York leaders as she announces immigration lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, went after New York leaders Wednesday over the state’s immigration policies, announcing a lawsuit in the latest effort by the Republican administration to carry out
New Mexico jury convicts former officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former police officer was found guilty Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a 2022 confrontation at a New Mexico gas station. Las Cruces police
Family of Black woman killed by Illinois police to get $10 million in settlement
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024, will receive $10 million as part of a settlement with officials from Sangamon
White House eyes cuts to agency budgets of between 30% and 40%, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials are eyeing cuts to agency budgets of between 30% and 40% on average across the government, centered on significant staff reductions, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The newspaper
Texas county approves holding election to make SpaceX’s Starbase its own city
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase.
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico were telling “lies” and insisted it would continue to bar Associated
Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons and appoint an official to run them, saying the state is not capable of
