By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him ...

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When retired school counselor Don Herneisen meets up with friends each week for breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, the conversation often turns to the economy. With financial markets in turmoil ...

SENECA, Kansas (AP) — A Catholic priest was shot and killed Thursday by a man who approached him at his parish rectory in the town of Seneca, Kansas, church officials said. "I am heartbroken to share the tragic news of the death of Fr. Arul Carasala, who was fatally shot earlier today," ...

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, "I think it's going very well." "The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is ...

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have had their federal money threatened ...

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" of tax breaks and spending cuts at a risky moment for the U.S. and global economy. More than a month after House ...

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday denied a motion to stop the National Endowment for the Arts from barring funds to artists whose projects promote gender ideology, saying the agency no longer was doing it. Four arts groups sued the NEA last month, seeking a ...

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to certify that they are following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A ...

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright's crowning achievement, the world's first practical fixed-wing aircraft made its seminal sustained flight in an ...

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The trade war President Donald Trump promised has begun, threatening the world economy and straining the United States' longstanding alliances in Europe and Asia. Goods imported from dozens of countries and territories are now going ...

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press A transgender college student declared "I am here to break the law" before entering a women's restroom at the Florida State Capitol and being led out in handcuffs by police. Civil rights attorneys say the arrest of Marcy Rheintgen last month is the ...

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and DIDI TANG Associated Press A notice to customers dazzled by the low-priced products on Chinese shopping apps: the days of getting trendy clothing, tools and gag gifts that cost less than lunch delivered to your door in 10 days are probably numbered. President ...

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Elon Musk would likely leave his administration in "a few months," the clearest sign that his most powerful and disruptive adviser will be wrapping up his work inside the government. Trump ...

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration may have "acted in bad faith" by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could block their ...

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Commissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being maimed and killed by endangered Mexican gray wolves that seem to have no fear of humans, prompting them to ...

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press GRAY, Maine (AP) — A passenger in a car in Maine fatally shot his mother before shooting at passing vehicles, killing another motorist and injuring two others, then died by suicide, state police said Thursday. The shootings happened in the central ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The number of lawsuits alleging sexual assaults and other abuse at state-run child treatment centers in New Jersey has risen to more than 100 after two more were filed this week. Two suits involving 16 people were presented Thursday in Superior Court in Monmouth and ...

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz became the agency's administrator in a party line 53-45 vote. The 64-year-old will manage health ...

SOUTHGATE, Mich. (AP) — An explosion destroyed a house before dawn Thursday in suburban Detroit, killing a woman who was trapped in the rubble and severely injuring a man who was blown to the front yard. "Both had extensive burns and internal injuries," Southgate police Det. Sgt. Nathan ...

By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at an East Tennessee plastics company who died in flooding from last year's Hurricane Helene had time to evacuate, albeit by "makeshift routes," according to an investigation from the Tennessee ...