Latest General News

Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash

Jan. 30, 2025 14:36 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington, D.C. area. They were among 60 travelers and...

Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed

Jan. 30, 2025 14:35 PM EST

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Eight more hostages were freed from the Gaza Strip by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed Israel's release of 110 Palestinian prisoners and underscored the fragility of the ceasefire that began earlier this month. ...

The Latest: Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks face Senate hearings

Jan. 30, 2025 14:34 PM EST

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday. What we’re following: 1. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s second hearing: Kennedy will...

Justice Department sues to block $14 billion Juniper buyout by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Jan. 30, 2025 14:32 PM EST

The Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of rival Juniper Networks on Thursday, the first attempt to stop a merger by a new Trump administration that is expected to take a softer approach to mergers. The Justice complaint alleges that...

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

Jan. 30, 2025 14:24 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota's petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican, now President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, co-hosted the event — at the...

Amazon sues state agency to block release of company records to Bezos-owned Washington Post

Jan. 30, 2025 14:23 PM EST

Amazon is suing a Washington state agency to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post, the newspaper which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In a lawsuit filed this week in King County Superior Court, the Seattle-based company asked the court to step...

Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments

Jan. 30, 2025 14:19 PM EST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules, as advocates find new ways to challenge them in a legal landscape...

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia

Jan. 30, 2025 14:16 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday during a fiery confirmation hearing focused on her past comments sympathetic to Russia, a meeting with Syria's now-deposed...

Should Sundance stay in Utah? State leaders and locals rally to keep the independent film festival

Jan. 30, 2025 14:15 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — one that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting. ...

Trump consoles crash victims then dives into politics with attack on diversity initiatives

Jan. 30, 2025 14:08 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday responded to the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades by blaming diversity initiatives for undermining safety and questioning the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a...