Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...
Immigrants are being arrested at NY courthouses, top judge says
The future of New York’s immigrant population has been a top concern for Democrats in the Legislature since President Donald ...
Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battle
President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood battle with ...
More than a dozen state attorneys general challenge Musk and DOGE’s authority
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Attorneys general from 14 states challenged the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department ...
Trump says he'll sign sweeping reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners on Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll sign an order that increases U.S. tariffs to the rates ...
Florida man to be executed for 1997 double murder witnessed by toddler
The execution of 64-year-old James Dennis Ford is set for 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison under a death warrant signed by Gov.
EPA chief says he will seek return of $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major reversal, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency said he will try to rescind $20 ...
Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, 2 people familiar with case tell AP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake, two people familiar with ...
Justice Department sues N.Y. over law giving licenses to immigrants
A federal lawsuit challenges New York’s Green Light Law, which has allowed thousands of nonresident immigrants to obtain ...
Meet Olan, Palm Beach Zoo's bold new Malayan tiger that treads the habitat's elevated trails
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In an enclosure shadowed by tall trees entangled among natural Florida greenery, Olan stood ...
Oklahoma governor says he'll stop plan to collect kids' immigration status
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he will stop a plan pushed by the state’s top education official to ...
Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump lamented the hundreds of billions of dollars being invested in rebuilding the ...