Posted 4:48 PM 9/8/2026 by JOEY CAPPELLETTI, THOMAS BEAUMONT and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans appeared to have a firm grip on the Senate heading into the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. But with less than two months until Election Day, control of the chamber is now up for grabs.

Democrats have found themselves competing in (More)

Posted 1:18 PM 9/7/2026 by JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press

It's never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend.

The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 (More)

Posted 3:14 PM 9/6/2026 by ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said.

The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Five (More)

Posted 10:39 AM 9/5/2026 by JOSH BOAK Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has spent 20 months promising that America was on the cusp of an economic boom. But Friday's surprisingly positive jobs report ultimately provoked frustration from Trump.

The August job numbers might have been a welcome break from after months (More)

Posted 3:57 PM 9/4/2026 by MICHAEL CASEY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial declared a mistrial Friday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in a case that sharply divided many Americans over whether the Massachusetts woman should be criminally responsible for killing her three young children.

Posted 1:52 PM 9/3/2026 by MORIAH BALINGIT and LAUREN COFFEY Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There's the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can't afford full-time childcare. There's the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant's care.

There's the baby who (More)

Posted 6:16 PM 9/2/2026 by MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An immigrant rights group sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from using federal databases that it alleged are being used to target naturalized citizens who are eligible to vote.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. (More)...