What to know as US prepares to require REAL ID for many air travelers next month
Most adults catching a flight in the U.S. starting May 7 will be required to present a passport or an upgraded state-issued identification card that meets federal REAL ID standards. The requirement is 20 years in the
Nebraska Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts faces occasional jeers as he defends Trump’s cuts
KEARNEY, Nebraska (AP) — Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts on Thursday repeatedly returned to his call for spending cuts amid grumbles from a central Nebraska audience during a public meeting that illustrated the tension between some voters in
Whooping cough cases are rising again in the US, challenging public health departments
Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s twice
Sex assault accuser’s roommate testifies at Weinstein retrial that’s not quite a repeat
NEW YORK (AP) — Hovering in the doorway of her roommate’s bedroom one evening in July 2006, TV production assistant Miriam Haley said Harvey Weinstein — her boss — had forcibly performed oral sex on her, her
Judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools with diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the
US Democrats try to head off intra-party challenges ahead of 2026 elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the Democratic National Committee on Thursday issued a warning to a senior party official to back away from plans to help finance progressive primary challenges to Democratic incumbents running for re-election in
State Department’s director of policy planning to head technical delegation for talks with Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department’s director of policy planning, Michael Anton, will head the technical delegation at talks with Iran in Oman on Saturday, which Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will also attend, State Department spokesperson
NY attorney general’s lawyer urges Justice Dept. to reject Trump official’s call for criminal probe
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday urged the Justice Department to refuse a Trump administration official’s request to prosecute the Democrat for mortgage fraud, calling it “improper political
RFK Jr. recounts heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, urges focus on prevention and community
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday and emphasized that young people need a sense of purpose
‘Vladimir, STOP!’: Trump makes an all-caps callout but will Putin hear it?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even in the realm of Donald Trump’s long-preferred style of punch-through-the-static communication, this was quite something. On Thursday morning, a post on his Truth Social account exhorted Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end military
