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• Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

  November 7, 2025 11:53 AM

  BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds. A judge had given the Republican administration... more »

• Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues

  October 27, 2025 8:30 PM

  Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if Congress doesn't reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown. Funding for another program that helps mothers care for... more »

• Where immigrants went during an unprecedented influx at the US border, by the numbers

  October 1, 2025 10:57 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver; and Fort Myers, Florida, were hot places to settle. California lost some of its appeal. The Associated Press obtained U.S. Customs and Border Protection data by state and metropolitan area on self-reported destinations of nearly 2.5 million people who crossed... more »

• New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand

  September 16, 2025 9:50 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state's second-degree murder charges against him. In a written decision, Judge Gregory Carro said that although there is... more »

• Americans mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with emotional ceremonies

  September 11, 2025 12:29 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a quarter-century has passed since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but for many, the emotions of the day remain raw as ever. On Thursday, America marked the 24th anniversary of the deadly attacks with solemn ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in... more »

• What states are doing in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

  August 29, 2025 3:42 PM

  A battle between Texas Republicans and California Democrats to bolster their party's advantage in the U.S. House has led politicians in other states to consider ways they, too, could leverage partisan power to rack up more victories in the 2026 congressional elections. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed... more »

• Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story

  August 29, 2025 3:36 PM

  President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to fight what he says is runaway crime. Yet data shows most violent crime in those places and around the country has declined in recent years. Homicides through... more »

• Transcripts of grand jury that indicted Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell won't be unsealed, judge says

  August 11, 2025 11:59 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell won't be released, a judge ruled Monday, saying the government's suggestion that they'd reveal new information about the crimes was "demonstrably false." Judge Paul... more »

• A US tourist who flew to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say

  August 10, 2025 2:08 PM

  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency was fatally shot early Sunday at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown, police said. The victim was identified as Kevin Mares, a 25-year-old who lived in New York, according to a... more »

• Gunman who killed 4 in NYC building blamed NFL for mental health issues and was targeting its office

  July 29, 2025 9:08 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower blamed his mental health problems on the National Football League and intended to target its headquarters but took the wrong elevator, officials said Tuesday. Shane Tamura, a Las Vegas casino security worker, was carrying... more »

• Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

  July 17, 2025 11:45 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation's 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated... more »

• As Texas Republicans prepare for mid-decade redistricting, cautionary tales loom from the past

  July 10, 2025 12:04 PM

  " As Texas Republicans prepare for mid-decade redistricting, cautionary tales loom from the past " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief... more »

• Judge blocks Trump's election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach

  June 13, 2025 1:15 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional. The Republican president's March 25 executive order sought to compel officials to require documentary proof... more »

• Democratic governors defend immigration policies before Republican-led House panel

  June 12, 2025 2:59 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump spars with California's governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress called other Democratic governors to the Capitol on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sat in... more »

• Jury deliberations begin in Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial

  June 5, 2025 2:20 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors started deliberating Thursday in Harvey Weinstein's New York sex crimes retrial, tasked with deciding — again — a case that encapsulated the #MeToo movement. The seven-woman, five-man jury is considering two counts of criminal sex act and one count of rape, each relating to... more »

• Wind Could Ground Big Balloons at NYC’s Thanksgiving Parade

  November 27, 2019 3:51 PM

  By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smokey Bear might feel like he’s battling Santa Ana winds — if he even gets a chance to fly. New York City’s big Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place Thursday amid strong winds that could potentially... more »

• Una Compañia Del valle Realiza Mejoras En La Seguridad Tras Accidente Mortal De Una Limusina Play Video

  October 8, 2018 9:28 PM

  WESLACO - Una compañía local comenta que está incrementando las prácticas de seguridad luego de que 20 personas murieron en un accidente de una limusina en Nueva York. Las autoridades dicen que el vehículo no debería haber estado en la carretera y que el conductor no tenía la licencia adecuada.... more »