He helped deliver Arab American support for Trump. Now his path to Mideast post faces GOP opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Kuwait faces steep odds of confirmation with several Republican senators planning to oppose Amer Ghalib over past remarks they say are antisemitic. Ghalib, the mayor of
Border Patrol’s Bovino due in court for first check-in on Chicago immigration crackdown
CHICAGO (AP) — A senior Border Patrol official is due in court Wednesday for the first of his daily court-mandated check-ins about the Chicago area immigration enforcement operation, which has produced more than 1,800 arrests and complaints
Months after a man was killed at a ‘No Kings’ march, no one has been charged. His wife wants answers
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The widow of a beloved Utah fashion designer who was fatally shot during a June “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City demanded Wednesday that someone be held accountable for her husband’s
Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance
AP Business Writer (AP) — In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees. Paramount initiated roughly 1,000 of those layoffs company-wide on
White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea
The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing it as soon as Thursday. President Donald Trump is
UN nuclear chief tells AP Iran isn’t actively enriching uranium but movement detected near stockpile
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Iran does not appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at
Cuomo hasn’t condemned bigoted attacks on Mamdani. In 1977 race, his father took another approach
NEW YORK (AP) — In 1977, at the tail end of another bruising battle for New York City mayor, Mario Cuomo publicly spoke up against bigoted remarks leveled at his opponent. Almost 50 years later, his son
SCE wildfire fund to pay millions, fast-track death claims
By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) -Southern California Edison said on Wednesday it would pay several million dollars each to families who lost loved ones in the January wildfires that scorched 14,000 acres in greater Los Angeles and destroyed
Romania says the US is drawing down troops along NATO’s eastern flank
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States has informed its NATO allies that it will scale back its troop presence along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine as it focuses on security priorities elsewhere in the world, Romania’s defense
Key US mortgage rate drops to 13-month low, industry group says
(Reuters) -The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan dropped last week to a 13-month low after a key reading of inflation came in lower than expected, cementing expectations for another Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.