FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A judge increased bond for a Colorado man charged with killing his wife to $10 million Tuesday after authorities said he was a flight risk because he fled from a crash after picking up his daughter at the airport. Barry Morphew had been free on a $3 million surety bond unt
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advocated on Tuesday for Washington’s use of financial power as a foreign policy tool with the goal of advancing the interests of American allies, including in financial and political situations abroad. “I believe
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico, Sept 8 (Reuters) – New Mexicans on Tuesday described President Donald Trump’s suggestion the Democratic-run state be renamed “New America” as an attempt to erase history and culture. The land of deserts, mountains and high plains featured in Native American tales, epi
CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An armed man accused of charging toward Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during a campaign stop at a fair was trying to ask the Democrat questions, a prosecutor said during the man’s arraignment Tuesday. No one has publicly said what 38-year-old Patrick Havas wanted to as
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration of President Donald Trump filled four senior positions at the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, promoting several officials who had been serving in acting roles to permanently fill the spots, including the agency’s top leaders for drugs and vaccines. The a
Investigators are still trying to determine what caused an Amazon cargo jet to overshoot a runway in Miami and plow into two vehicles, killing five people on the ground. The Boeing 767 hit a van on Miami International Airport property on Sunday before ramming through a fence and hitting an SUV on a
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s task force to fight crime has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts. Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested earlier th
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A slow leak from a chemical tank smeared an orange cloud across the sky of a Southern California neighborhood on Tuesday, but authorities said they quickly got it under control. Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Aaron Katon said authorities responded to a business that makes cleaning
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A judge sentenced a former forensic analyst for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after authorities said her manipulation of DNA data raised questions about the validity of hundreds of criminal cases. Yvonne “Missy” Woods pleaded guilty in Jun
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has removed language that criticized a memorial to the Confederacy that previously stood at Arlington National Cemetery, according to archived versions of its web page. Among the removals was a line that said “t
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez will be before a parole board again next March, about 17 months earlier than expected. The brothers were originally sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for the 1989 fatal shootings of their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly
US Embassy Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary at Jerusalem Gala By The Media Line Staff The US Embassy in Jerusalem and the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem marked the 250th anniversary of American independence Tuesday night with the rescheduled Freedom 250 gala, drawing diplomatic, political, cult
Sept 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. health department on Tuesday appointed the acting heads of the FDA’s drug and biologics review centers to permanent roles, formalizing leadership at the two key units responsible for regulating medicines, vaccines and other biologic products. HHS said Michael Davis and Ka
By Nate Raymond Sept 8 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an injunction blocking an Internal Revenue Service policy that allowed it to share thousands of taxpayers’ addresses with immigration authorities, saying the Trump administration’s practice violated federal law. A three-judge
All four family members aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead Tuesday after relatives launched their own search effort, a family member said. Silvia Larrieu said family on boats recovered the bodies. The family was working with the U.S. Coast Guard to bring them home
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to teaming up with friends to steal nearly a quarter-billion dollars in bitcoin from a Washington, D.C., resident — one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history — and then embarking on a wild spending spree with the laundered
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following a tumultuous year in which President Donald Trump tried to remake the portrayal of U.S. history by the Smithsonian museums and other cultural entities. Bunch said in a news release Tuesday th
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter century after a day “etched forever into the memories of Americans,” President Donald Trump honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Tuesday by vowing to “never forget.” The event at the Ellipse was spearheaded by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and sh
HONOLULU (AP) — Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii’s western islands early Tuesday, knocking out power and bringing the threat of flash floods and mudslides. Along the Southern California coast, dangerous surf conditions kicked up by the remnants of Hurricane Marie we
Flaky, golden crust. Apple juices bubbling through its vents. The scent of cinnamon. Apple pie is my comfort food, and the only thing my family always cooks together: rolling the dough, fluting the crust’s edges, peeling and chopping the apples. My mom, the keeper of our oven’s flame, has hinted she
MIAMI (AP) — The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van used to shuttle crews that clean planes, authorities said. The jet overran the runway while landing Sunday. It slammed into the van on airport property, careened throu
By Bianca Flowers and Donna Bryson CHICAGO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution announced on Tuesday that he was retiring after months of accusations from the Trump administration that the national museums he led portrayed a skewed and divisive version of the U.S. Histori
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on additional elements of Iran’s aviation industry, targeting more than two dozen commercial and private airlines as well as foreign cargo service providers in its new push to isolate Tehran from its remaining trading partners. The latest actions
MIAMI (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, visiting U.S.-aligned conservative leaders as the Trump administration steps up military operations to combat drug trafficking and seeks further inroads in the Western Hemisphere aimed at improving Am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Restoration work on the White House North Portico appears to be nearing completion before Chinese President Xi Jinping ’s state visit to the United States in late September. Scaffolding was being taken down Tuesday after workers over Labor Day weekend removed a shroud that had obsc
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The lawyer for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother whose murder trial ended in a mistrial last week, asked President Donald Trump on Tuesday to pardon her, despite the fact that the case was prosecuted under state law. Trump said last week he had be
The U.S. military has destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers following attacks on a U.S. warship by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post on Tuesday. The U.S. strikes were in response to two Iranian efforts to hit the warship with ballistic missiles over the
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was scheduled to appear in court remotely Tuesday for a hearing on a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing is part of the latest bid by Sandusky’s
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada’s Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the United States. In response, the maker of private jets noted that many components for its planes, including the wings, are produced in the U.S. and its supply chain rel
