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From peace talks to Pennsylvania: Trump visiting Mack Truck facility
President Donald Trump is going to a Mack Truck facility in a battleground district in swing state Pennsylvania Tuesday, shifting attention to the U.S. economy in his first major public event beyond the capital since he signed an interim agreement to end the Iran war. Trump’s trip to the Allentown-area business comes as he works […]
Iranian president lands in Pakistan as US-Iran teams work to finalize a war-ending deal
ISLAMABAD | Iran’s president met Tuesday with Pakistani officials mediating talks on a permanent end to its war with the U.S., as discrepancies emerged on what had been agreed upon so far and violence broke out again in Lebanon. President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Islamabad came as technical teams were working on details following high-level […]
Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks
WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, Damon Landor. But they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates does […]
Another swell of outside political spending seeks to shape Democratic primaries in Aurora
AURORA | As spending in state legislative and regional primary races has swelled this cycle, much of it has been aimed at boosting candidates dubbed more moderate over thier more progressive Democratic counterparts, including Aurora incumbent representatives and local county commissioner candidates. Nearly $2 million in outside spending has poured into Colorado’s Democratic primaries this […]
Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight
Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks — a grim milestone that could affect whether the United States can keep its measles-free designation. More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state’s first outbreak began on June 20, 2025. Unlike measles outbreaks in Texas, South Carolina and Arizona, the spread in Utah […]
Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia’s election as his rival challenges vote
BOGOTA, Colombia | A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling party’s progressive candidate. De la Espriella, a business owner and lawyer who earned U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite never having run for […]
Another swell of outside political spending seeks to shape Democratic primaries in Aurora
AURORA | As spending in state legislative and regional primary races has swelled this cycle, much of it has been aimed at boosting more moderate candidates over progressive opponents, including Aurora incumbent representatives and local county commissioner candidates. Nearly $2 million in outside spending has poured into Colorado’s Democratic primaries this year, much of it […]
Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media
The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk’s killing says he will rule Monday whether prosecutors could face sanctions for comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from the conservative activist’s body. Lawyers for defendant Tyler Robinson have asked Judge Tony Graf to block the death penalty in the case, claiming […]
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and former DEA agents and government records reviewed by The Associated Press. DEA agents […]