By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will face a projected $18 billion deficit next year, setting up a challenge for Gov. Gavin Newsom to safeguard some of the progressive policies that have defined his tenure as he considers a presidential run. The ...
By BILL BARROW Associated Press Billionaire businessman and activist Tom Steyer, who once self-financed an unsuccessful White House campaign and spent his own money advocating for President Donald Trump's impeachment, has launched his bid for California governor as a Democrat. The ...
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made hardline immigration policies a signature issue, but acknowledged on Wednesday that he's been criticized for recently saying some skilled immigrants should be allowed into the country from his "Make ...
By SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former president Joe Biden will attend Thursday's memorial service for former vice president Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, which will feature remarks from another former president, George W. Bush. A spokeswoman ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — A post on New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd's Instagram account on Wednesday said he has started to breathe on his own after being shot in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning. Boyd's Instagram Stories feature a ...
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese drug trafficking suspect who escaped custody in Mexico only to be recaptured in Cuba has been turned over to the U.S. to face charges he trafficked large quantities of cocaine and fentanyl into the country. Zhi Dong Zhang, ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press A high-stakes dispute over whether an indictment will stand against former FBI Director James Comey is putting attention on grand juries and how they work in secret to bring charges in U.S. federal courts. The U.S. Justice Department admitted there may have ...
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance a candidate openly supportive of President Donald Trump to be inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services, a role that is traditionally viewed as nonpartisan. The ...
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is increasingly counting on the tech sector and the development of artificial intelligence to deliver on his economic agenda, a reality laid bare this week as he hosted Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...
By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press After a disruptive U.S. government shutdown, federal SNAP food assistance is again flowing to low-income households. But in the months ahead, many participants will have to abide by new work requirements. The Supplemental Nutrition ...
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — One of the first men charged with abusing children at New Hampshire's state-run youth detention center was acquitted of three sexual assault charges Wednesday by a jury that was unable to reach a verdict on five other ...
Associated Press Nvidia reported more eye-catching numbers for its fiscal third quarter Wednesday, with net income jumping 65% and revenue increasing 62% from a year earlier. Last month, Nvidia became the first public company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion. The ravenous ...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio utility regulators ordered Akron-based FirstEnergy on Wednesday to pay more than $250 million in fines and refunds as a result of its misconduct in a sweeping Statehouse bribery scandal whose fallout continues five years ...
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target's third-quarter profit tumbled as the retailer struggles to lure shoppers that are being pressed by stubbornly high inflation. The Minneapolis company said Wednesday that it expects its sales slump to extend through the critical ...
By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America The mysterious death of a high school cheerleader on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month is drawing international attention and sparking intense speculation on social media. As of Wednesday, authorities had not announced any criminal ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying at his workspace an LGBTQ+ flag, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. David Maltinsky had worked at the FBI for 16 ...
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press The government lawyer knew what was coming as she stood inside a courtroom and texted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent waiting in a corridor a few feet away. "I can't do this," the lawyer said in a text message as she looked ...
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers. Instead, it ...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to making the reduction at their next meeting in December, according to minutes released ...
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore. The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Wednesday ...