Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, ...
Alert: Pete Hegseth narrowly confirmed as Trump's defense secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth narrowly confirmed as Trump's defense secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote.
Portland Fire Department: Two people hospitalized after 4-vehicle crash on Route 66
A four-vehicle crash Friday on Route 66 involving a box truck and three cars caused two people to be hospitalized, Portland ...
Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse
The rare Amorphophallus gigas — a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as the corpse flower — has bloomed ...
What to know about the fatal shooting of a US Border Patrol agent in Vermont
A woman from Washington state has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, where authorities had for days been watching her and a German companion ...
Iowa immigration law remains blocked, US appeals court says, but second lawsuit to be dismissed
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday sided with the Biden administration's Department of Justice and ...
Eight Connecticut women's lacrosse players named to USA Lacrosse Div. I preseason All-American team
Eight women's lacrosse players, four from Yale, with Connecticut ties named to USA Lacrosse Div. I Preseason All-American ...
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with financial help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won the ...
Kentucky man sentenced to 17 years for shooting at Louisville mayoral candidate in 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who shot at Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg when he was a candidate in 2022 was sentenced Friday to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison after a tense ...
US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data
DALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on ...
Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue as he tries to fulfill pledge to end Ukraine war
Trump, who pledged in the campaign that he'd broker a quick end to the grinding conflict, in his first days in office has ...
Long Island’s last duck farm weighs closure after outbreak leads to killing of entire flock
New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. The avian flu outbreak that has led to the slaughter of millions of birds at U.S ...