Judge declines to immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or layoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge declined Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of ...
Judge questions motives for Trump’s order banning transgender troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday questioned President Donald Trump’s motives for issuing an executive order that ...
US Postal Service head DeJoy to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, losses and cost cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Louis DeJoy, the head of the U.S. Postal Service, intends to step down, the federal agency said Tuesday, ...
Healey’s budget plan resurrects decades-old excise tax on prescription drugs
Tucked into an outside section of her fiscal 2026 spending plan is a proposal by Gov. Maura Healey to reinstitute a ...
Karen Read murder case: Read files with feds to toss murder charge
Karen Read is has taken her double jeopardy challenge to toss the murder charge against her scheduled for retrial this spring ...
Leader of cultlike Zizians linked to 6 killings ordered held without bail in Maryland
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — A Maryland court on Tuesday ordered a blogger known as Ziz who leads a cultlike group connected to six ...
From farms to bakeries, egg shortages and price hikes are challenging small businesses
NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners that rely on eggs for their products are facing sticker shock because the usually ...
The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
U.S. commodity farmers generally sell their harvests to grain silos and co-ops, at a per bushel rate. While the impact on ...
New York’s governor meets top political leaders as she weighs removing Mayor Eric Adams from office
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a series of meetings with key political leaders Tuesday as she contemplates removing Mayor Eric Adams from his office, an unprecedented step that ...
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wins points for hosting the Russia-US summit on Ukraine
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wasn’t in the room for the first high-level talks between ...
White House says Elon Musk is Trump’s adviser and not the DOGE administrator
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government ...
Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity ...