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New York temporarily shutters bird markets after seven cases of avian flu are detected in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — New York on Friday ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven cases of avian flu were detected at bird … more
U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate slips to 4% to start the year
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised November and December payrolls higher. The first … more
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Trump delivered on his promise to order a ban on transgender female athletes. What's next?
Donald Trump, the candidate, pledged to get "transgender insanity the hell out of our schools" and "keep men out of women's sports." Donald Trump, the president, wasted little time delivering on his … more
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Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither … more
Search underway in western Alaska for plane carrying 10 people
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rescuers searched Friday for any sign of a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people across Alaska's Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle. The Bering Air … more
U.S. job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: Generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth. When the Labor Department releases January … more
Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying
The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying. The midair collision that killed 67 near Washington, the fiery plane crash in Philadelphia and … more
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12 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' … more
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives. The ruling came hours before the … more
Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and … more
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Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the U.S.
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Wednesday his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States, the second … more
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Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to US border after Trump's tariff threat
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks rumbled along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, among the first … more
Is it real or is it a trick? Federal workers debate legitimacy of buyout offer as deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk's office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit. Musk, one of President … more
The U.S. is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, … more
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Second type of bird flu detected in U.S. dairy cows
Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday. … more
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Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan
CAIRO (AP) — Israel said on Thursday it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump's plan for the … more
U.S. officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily
GUATEMALA CITY — President Donald Trump's top diplomat and his main spokesperson on Wednesday walked back the idea that he wants the permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, after … more
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Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. The order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's … more
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Thousands protest Trump administration policies in cities across the U.S.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's early actions, decrying everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his … more
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USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. aid staffers around the world scrambled Wednesday for answers and started to pack up households or pull their children from school after a sudden Trump administration … more
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