By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion. …
Read More »Israel and Hamas complete their latest exchange as ceasefire’s first phase has just 2 weeks left
By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, MELANIE LIDMAN and JALAL BWAITEL Associated PressKHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.Israelis expressed some relief as …
Read More »Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising prospect of inflation and trade conflict
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — fulfilling one of his post-campaign commitments to voters that also carries the risk of sparking higher inflation and disrupting businesses across North America. Trump’s order …
Read More »UPDATE: A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze
By The Associated Press undefined PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical transport jet transporting a child who had just completed treatment for a life-threatening condition, her mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which …
Read More »Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald …
Read More »Update: Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants and loans after widespread confusion
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter. The …
Read More »White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, ZEKE MILLER and ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on …
Read More »Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
By KRISTIN M. HALL and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, police said. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed …
Read More »Trump issues sweeping pardon of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who attacked police
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned or commuted the prison sentences of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including people convicted of seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers, …
Read More »Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country’s past leaders and makes sweeping promises
By STEVE PEOPLES, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BILL BARROW Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address featured similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.Eight years ago, Trump described “American carnage” and promised to …
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