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11/21/2024

By THALIA BEATY and FARNOUSH AMIRI
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil liberties groups about how …

11/21/2024

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Elon Musk first suggested a new effort to cut the size of government, Donald Trump didn’t seem to take it seriously. His eventual name for the idea sounded like a joke too. It …

11/21/2024

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to …

11/21/2024

By BRIAN SLODYSKO, JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALAN SUDERMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who want something from Donald Trump. …

11/21/2024

With a week to go, here's our roundup of everything you'll need for your holiday dinner.
The Turkey: America's Test Kitchen recipe involves short brining and herb paste. Bonus recipes: mashed potatoes and gravy.
Vegetarian entree: Pumpkin pot roast can …

11/21/2024

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City.
But in September, the …

11/20/2024

By ISABELLA VOLMERT, Associated Press
Women will for the first time make up a majority of state legislators in Colorado and New Mexico next year, but at least 13 states saw losses in female representation after the November election, according …

11/20/2024

By MARTHA MENDOZA, BRIAN SLODYSKO and JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California …

11/20/2024

A high surf advisory remains in effect for much of Monterey County, including South Monterey Bay and the Big Sur Coast, until 6 a.m. Friday.
The National Weather Service is reporting large breaking waves between 14 and 19 feet along …

11/20/2024

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who was nominated by Donald Trump says it would be “beyond frustrating and disappointing” if the president-elect hands out mass pardons to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 …

11/20/2024

By MEG KINNARD
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed a line of guitars, following up on the Bibles, sneakers, watches, photo books and cryptocurrency ventures launched during his third White House campaign.
Trump on Wednesday posted to …

11/20/2024

MONTEREY – A bipartisan letter urging the Biden Administration to lift restrictions on members of Congress traveling to Ukraine in order to get a clearer picture of American assistance there, among other goals, was led by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel …

11/20/2024

California is one of the few states in the nation that requires fluoridation in tap water in an effort to reduce tooth decay.
But many communities in the Bay Area and elsewhere are exempt – and if Donald Trump’s pick …

11/20/2024

By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they will likely be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: …

11/20/2024

By Judith Graham, KFF Health News
Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. Every morning, she checks to see whether he’s raised the blinds in his dining room window. If not, …

11/20/2024

By Jackie Fortiér, KFF Health News
Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV fluid hydration altogether. …

11/20/2024

By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term.
What that actually means for the future of AI …

11/20/2024

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has launched an effort to personally secure his embattled nomination, meeting behind closed doors Wednesday with Republican senators who have questions about …

11/20/2024

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ
NEW YORK (AP) — A day after New York prosecutors said they will fight efforts to dismiss Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, the president-elect’s lawyers urged a judge to ignore them and dispose …

11/20/2024

By JAIMIE DING, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a so-called “sanctuary city” ordinance that bars city resources from being used for immigration enforcement and city departments from sharing information on people …

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