• Ex-National Security Adviser Pleads Guilty
  • International Tall Ships Arrive in Baltimore
  • Member of cultlike Zizians group charged in killing parents
  • Consumer Confidence Ticks up as Gas Prices Fall
  • Venezuela: Spotless Uniforms, Stalled Cranes
Trump unveils new Air Force One, says ships are 'pouring out' Strait of Hormuz

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) – President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft.  The new aircraft eschews the Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue exterior of the old plane for a bolder look, with the underbelly of the plane painted navy blue with a red stripe above it.

Cargo ship's chief engineer charged in 2024 Francis Scott Key bridge collapse

BALTIMORE (AP) – Prosecutors have filed a criminal charge against the chief engineer of a cargo ship involved in the deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing him of failing to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of hazardous conditions on the ship.

Maryland's tax on digital ads violated Big Tech's free speech

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the tax violates the companies’ right to free speech.

Politics
Federal Reserve emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) – New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Donald Trump has sought.

Politics
Trump lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

Politics
Trump insists he doesn't manage his investments after $1.2B crypto earnings disclosure

Trump insists he doesn’t manage his investments after $1.2B crypto earnings disclosure

Politics
Spotless uniforms, stalled cranes: Inside Venezuela's faltering quake rescue effort

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) – Angélica Mundrain wants the bodies of her son, niece and nephew to be pulled from the rubble of her flattened beachfront apartment. She has spent every minute of the past six days waiting for the heavy machinery needed to remove the slabs of concrete and twisted metal that trapped them.

Politics
The Trump Report: Latest Updates

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses. Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took him decades to accumulate.

Politics
Xi touts Chinese wisdom and solutions as a model for developing nations

BEIJING (AP) – China’s leader held up his country’s rapid industrialization as a new pathway for developing nations in a speech Wednesday that projected a growing confidence both at home and on the world stage.

1
Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed
2
Drone video shows search of collapsed buildings after Venezuela quakes
3
Vespa drivers join Rome parade as iconic scooter turns 80
4
10 of 12 jurors say Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces a retrial