Tag: U.S. news
Trump, unbowed by backlash to Minneapolis shooting, blames Democrats for ‘chaos’
WASHINGTON – The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a fierce national debate and prompted some fellow...
Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, ‘so many witnesses’ and the threats ahead
WASHINGTON – Former special counsel Jack Smith testified Thursday about his investigation of President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing how...
The AP NFL MVP finalists are Allen, Lawrence, Maye, McCaffrey and Stafford
NEW YORK – Christian McCaffrey has become only the second player to be a finalist for three AP NFL awards in the same year,...
The spirit of Saint Louis: how a lack of ego is fueling the 24th-ranked Billikens
PITTSBURGH – Robbie Avila knows it sounds like a cliche, and maybe it is. For Avila and everyone else on No. 24 Saint Louis,...
From the NFL sidelines to a US Senate race: Michele Tafoya’s new play
MINNEAPOLIS – Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to win the Republican nomination for...
Trump’s voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission
NEW YORK – What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to...
Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
RIPTON, Vt. – At a time when the Trump administration rolled back numerous environmental regulations while global temperatures and U.S. carbon pollution spiked, longtime...
Former NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say
PHILADELPHIA – A sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball...
The Latest: DOJ subpoenas central bank and threatens criminal indictment, Fed Chair Powell says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellsaid Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment...
Venezuelans in the US are torn between joy and worry after ousting of Maduro
NEW YORK – In the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a late-night military raid, Alejandra Salima has spoken...
