Trump announces trade deal with Japan that lowers threatened tariff to 15%

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a trade framework with Japan on Tuesday, placing a 15% tax on goods imported from that nation. “This Deal will create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs — There has never
Lawyer seeks release for Erik Menendez, citing medical condition

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney is seeking Erik Menendez’s release from prison because of a medical condition after he was taken to a hospital. The 57-year-old has been serving a life without parole sentence along with
Witkoff plans to visit the Mideast in push for Gaza ceasefire, State Department spokesperson says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, planned to head to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the State Department’s spokesperson said
Man charged with 37 counts of attempted murder in Los Angeles car-ramming

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A man accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians outside a Los Angeles nightclub over the weekend, injuring dozens of people, some critically, was charged on Tuesday
Dozens of peacocks and peahens go missing from Northern California hotel

WALNUT GROVE, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of peacocks and peahens known for wandering the grounds of a historic Art Deco hotel in the Sacramento Delta are missing, and the hotel staff said Tuesday they believe the birds
Oregon authorities identify 2 killed in waterfall accident, still searching for 1 missing

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities on Tuesday identified two people who died in a fatal waterfall accident as search operations continued for the one person who remains missing. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said the victims
Award-winning AP photographer Bob Daugherty captured history with speed and persistence

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Robert A. Daugherty, whose four-decade career with The Associated Press captured history including President Lyndon B. Johnson writing the speech in which he declined reelection, Richard Nixon flashing “V for Victory” signs before
Senate considering nomination of ex-Trump defense lawyer for lifetime appointment to appeals court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate narrowly voted on Tuesday to begin considering the nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge, with at least one Republican opposed and
AFP journalists sound alarm about dire conditions faced by hungry colleagues in Gaza

A group of journalists at the Agence France-Presse news agency is sounding the alarm about conditions faced by colleagues working in Gaza, saying that “without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die.” In a war-torn
In-N-Out Burger CEO to join the list of high-profile business figures to leave California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As California’s much-loved hamburger chain In-N-Out Burger expands across the country into Tennessee, billionaire owner and CEO Lynsi Snyder has announced she and her family are going with it and heading east, too.