By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, pi is ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has moved to dismiss charges against an Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House last year to protest President Donald Trump's executive order on flag burning. Jay Carey, 55, of Arden, North Carolina, who has said he served ...
The Associated Press Communities were left reeling from attacks that unfolded less than two hours apart at a Michigan synagogue and at Old Dominion University in Virginia, violence that officials said would have been bloodier without intervention from residents. In Virginia, a former Army ...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a range of the president's import ...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joshua Bogdan was born and raised in the United States. The only time the New Hampshire resident has left the country was for a day and a half in seventh grade, when he went to Canada to see Niagara Falls. Even so, that did not ...
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In New York City, two men who federal authorities say were inspired by the Islamic State brought powerful homemade bombs to a far-right protest outside the mayoral mansion. In Michigan, a naturalized citizen from ...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill. The investigation into ...
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press An offshore wind project targeted by the Trump administration has begun sending power to New England's electric grid, the developer said Friday. The Danish company Orsted said Revolution Wind is now generating power and will scale up in the weeks ...
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over a shooting at a Texas immigration facility that federal prosecutors tied to antifa, the decentralized far-left movement that has become a target of the Trump ...
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. court ruling in Massachusetts Friday temporarily paused the looming termination of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Somalia. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs' ruling said there would be "weighty" consequences if Somalia's TPS designation is allowed ...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University completed a drug treatment program that allowed him early release from federal prison, even though he was convicted of a terrorism charge ...
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors, the latest step in the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the grounds. Plans, including renderings of the 33,000-square-foot ...
MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, Oregon (AP) — An Oregon Army National Guard helicopter safely hoisted an injured logger from a remote national forest after steep, rugged terrain prevented other means of rescue, fire department officials said. A falling tree struck and pinned the logger Thursday ...
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship. After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the ...
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — State senators on Friday grilled the former special prosecutor who led the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump about communications his team had with federal investigators. But their efforts were largely ...
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing ...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran continues to upend energy markets and supply chains worldwide, the Trump administration says it might suspend maritime shipping requirements under a more than century-old law known as ...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University completed a drug treatment program that allowed him early release from federal prison, even though he was convicted of a terrorism charge ...
By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen's lawyer said. The victim's family had ...
By ALLEN G. BREED, MICHAEL R, SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A man was charged Friday with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old Dominion ...