NEW YORK (AP) — A counterprotester demonstrating against a "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" event Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and screws at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest, police said. Police ...

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices have soared in the week since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, but President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed the idea of turning to America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ...

By MATT BROWN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A day after former presidents, sitting governors and local Chicago residents alike attended a vibrant, televised celebration for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the family and friends who knew him best hosted a more intimate gathering ...

By DAVE COLLINS, STEVE KARNOWSKI and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press UNION CITY, Mich. (AP) — Authorities searched through rubble and debris in southern Michigan on Saturday after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during ...

By AAMER MADHANI, JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains ...

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East. The conflict, in which nearly every country ...

By SEUNG MIN KIM and JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East. The dignified ...

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Visitors to the U.S. Capitol will now have a visible marker of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and a reminder of the officers who fought and were injured that day. Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where ...

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raiding retirement savings for a down payment on a home can be tempting, especially if you've struggled to scrape together enough money to buy. But should you? Most 401(k) and similar retirement savings plans like Individual Retirement ...

By FREIDA FRISARO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Bar backtracked Friday on what it said was an erroneous earlier statement its representatives had made indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal ...

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press The long-held practice of faith leaders ministering to detained migrants has become far more contentious — and consequential — as detention numbers soar across the United States during the federal government's immigration crackdown. Clergy are ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have raised concerns among Democrats and others about diminishing American stockpiles of certain weapons, illustrating a long-standing production problem that some experts say could present challenges if another conflict emerges. The ...

A man accused of killing three women in Utah and stealing their cars and credit cards was already known to police in Iowa: He was arrested there on suspicion of breaking into a cabin about two months prior, court documents show. Officials released Ivan Miller, 22, without bail back in January ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump's call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could require documentary proof of citizenship to join or remain on the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's campaign to end "wokeness" in the military is reshaping its relationship with U.S. higher education, breaking off longstanding ties with prestigious universities that have trained generals and admirals while building new bonds with Christian ...

By HALLIE GOLDEN, KATHY McCORMACK and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press Four people were killed Friday in southern Michigan as powerful storms that produced at least one tornado, reduced homes to rubble, sent parts of roofs flying into the air and left a trail of debris hanging from power ...

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States to manage one of the Holy See's most important bilateral relationships, which has come under strain over the Trump administration's war in Iran ...

By AAMER MADHANI and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to demonstrate it's still committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on ...

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump's call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could require documentary proof ...

By PHILIP MARCELO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Families and supporters of Americans detained in Iran say their loved ones face new dangers during the intensifying war, including the risk of becoming unintended casualties of Israeli and American bombardment or victims ...