Six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, the direst economic predictions haven't come true. There has been no worldwide recession, and oil remains well below its wartime …
Volunteers rescued a climber who was stranded on a ledge in the Sierra Nevada in an operation that spanned more than 15 hours. The Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team says four people carried …
The Venice Film Festival is set to kick off the fall film festival season with its 83rd edition. Stars like Robert Pattinson, George Clooney and Penélope Cruz are expected to attend. This year, …
Tom Cruise will reprise his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle in a follow-up to “Days of Thunder.” Cruise made the announcement from Daytona International Speedway hours before NASCAR’s …
An officer is dead and a second was injured Saturday in a shooting at a South Carolina park, police chief says.
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus. On Saturday, he addressed comments he made after a synagogue attack in …
U.S. officials say British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says Yiannopoulos was returned to his home …
Natasha Cloud didn’t want to waste time talking about Enes Kanter Freedom as she prepared for the Chicago Sky’s game against the New York Liberty. To Cloud, Freedom is unimportant. She says “I …
Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel and others in its quest to deport noncitizens …
Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport about an hour early on the night that an Air Canada jet smashed into a fire truck crossing the …
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Climate change has become a less prominent election-year issue for Democrats as voters say concerns such as affordability are more pressing. The term "climate hushing" describes this change from …
Wall Street will get several important updates this week about the health of the U.S. jobs market. On Tuesday, the U.S. will release its July report focusing on job openings and turnover. It provides …
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has accused a U.N. court of “uncivilized behavior” for denying early release to former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic. Mladic died in custody in the …
President Donald Trump and his allies are pressing hard about the perceived threats of voting by people who aren't U.S. citizens as the November election approach. He wants the Postal Service to send …
Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River. The federal government recently finalized a new river plan to help keep it …
Immigration officials have arrested British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos in New Orleans. The Department of Homeland Security says he was detained at Louis Armstrong New Orleans …
Two cities have found a relatively novel way to reduce high-speed crashes by rewarding law-abiding drivers rather than just punishing the lead-footed ones. Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Portland, …
Today is Saturday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2026. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in southeast …
BIG SUR (AP) — The Plaskett Fire erupted Wednesday in steep terrain in Monterey County along Highway 1. Officials briefly closed a portion of the scenic coastal route Thursday afternoon as …