Posted 3:10 PM 2/18/2026 by JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer

More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues, the federal Transportation Department announced Wednesday.

Posted 3:55 PM 2/17/2026 by GARY FIELDS Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday after he ran from his vehicle toward the west side of the Capitol Building armed with a shotgun.

Capital Police Chief Michael Sullivan said the man, identified as Carter Camacho of Smyrna (More)

Posted 6:03 PM 2/16/2026 by BOB THOMAS Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95.

Duvall died (More)

Posted 12:26 PM 2/15/2026 by JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press

The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door in Tucson the night she vanished.

The glove, found in a field near the side of the road, was sent off for (More)

Posted 9:51 AM 2/14/2026 by TY ONEIL Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Law enforcement investigating the disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie 's mother sealed off a road near Nancy Guthrie's home in Arizona late Friday night.

A parade of sheriff's and FBI vehicles, including forensics vehicles, passed through the (More)

Posted 1:26 PM 2/13/2026 by MEG KINNARD Associated Press

Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire Saturday. Democrats say they won't help approve (More)

Posted 4:18 PM 2/12/2026 by LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It's now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50.

The deaths of "Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek at 48 this week, and a few years ago "Black (More)