Republicans to abandon $1B security proposal for White House

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republican leaders on Thursday are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom amid backlash from members of their own party.

DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris

NEW YORK (AP) – Kamala Harris “wrote off rural America” during the 2024 presidential campaign and failed to attack Donald Trump with sufficient “negative firepower,” according to a long-awaited post-election autopsy released on Thursday by the Democratic National Committee.

Trump's false claims about 2020 election casting shadows

ATLANTA (AP) – For Donald Trump, it seems the 2020 presidential election is never over. That’s especially true in Georgia. The Republican president’s years of false claims that his defeat to Democrat Joe Biden was due to widespread fraud have shadowed many elections since in the presidential battleground.

Air France flight to US diverted to Montreal due to Ebola travel restrictions

TORONTO (AP) – An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded a flight in Paris “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.

Woman in Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-years

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence – nearly 42 years – to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.

Supreme Court sides with US company over seized Cuban property

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s government more than 65 years ago.

Congressional committee asks telecoms to prevent scams as losses surge

WASHINGTON (AP) – A powerful congressional committee is urging major telecommunications companies to do more to protect Americans against scams, part of a widening investigation into the role that U.S. companies play in the surge in cyberscams that cost Americans an estimated $200 billion in 2024.

NYC residents will get a chance to purchase $50 World Cup tickets

NEW YORK (AP) – Some lucky New York City residents will soon get a chance to snag cheap seats to this summer’s high-priced World Cup.

Average US long-term mortgage rate climbs to 6.51%, highest level in 9 months

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly nine months, driving up borrowing costs for homebuyers during what’s traditionally the housing market’s busiest time of the year.