FBI cuts ties with civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center
(Reuters) -The FBI has cut ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that tracks extremist groups, after conservatives criticized the nonprofit for including slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s organization on its list of
Supreme Court will consider overturning Hawaii’s strict ban on guns on private property
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down strict regulations on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii. President Donald Trump’s Republican
The Latest: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appear in court for sentencing
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years. The hip-hop mogul was convicted in July of flying people around the country for
The Latest: Trump cancels billions in clean energy grants
The Trump administration is canceling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as Trump
Silicon Valley leader who navigated the internet’s boom and bust sees another wild ride with AI
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed
US services sector stalls as new orders slow to a crawl, employment weak
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. services sector activity stalled in September amid a sharp slowdown in new orders, while subdued employment added to mounting evidence of sluggish labor market conditions because of waning demand and supply
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii handgun limits
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a challenge to a Hawaii law restricting the carrying of handguns on private property that is open to the public such as most
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Tennessee’s special congressional election
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen candidates will compete for their parties’ nominations Tuesday to fill a vacant Tennessee congressional seat in the closely divided U.S. House. The winners will face off in a Dec. 2
Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House budget director Russ Vought said the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown. The pause affects a
White House freezes $2.1 billion in Chicago projects, Vought says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal government has put $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects on hold, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said on Friday, in another jab at a Democrat-led city