Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West

WALDEN, Colo. (AP) — Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide record keeping began in 1941. Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations
Vance and Rubio’s differing postures on Iran war highlight their challenges ahead of 2028 election

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump assembled his Cabinet last week, he asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance to give an update on the Iran war. Rubio, known for his hawkish
From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — TMZ built its brand tracking celebrities. Now it’s turning its attention to Congress, chasing down paparazzi-style shots of lawmakers on break from Washington during a record-long partial government shutdown. Videos and photos posted by
Apple’s 50-year odyssey has redefined technology, pop culture and comeback stories

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer who became prank-playing friends vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley startup on April Fools’ Day 50 years ago and then —
Supreme Court hears high-profile fight over Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term’s most consequential cases, President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally
Trump plans to attend Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sit in on Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court. The Republican president’s official
DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to a senior Homeland
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is hospitalized after a minor procedure, her office says

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was hospitalized Tuesday after undergoing what her office described as a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung. The 81-year-old Republican governor will be monitored
Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court panel agreed Tuesday to suspend a federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to bring hundreds of Voice of America employees back to work from paid leave. The three-judge panel from
Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of the nation’s capital to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul that involves shuttering research facilities in