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Senate is set to confirm Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday is set to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful ce...

Utah woman who published a book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him finds out Wednesday how long she wil...

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE's acting leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says,...

Jury deliberations begin in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors started deliberating Wednesday in Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial, weighing an unresolved piece of a case that epitomized the #MeToo movement. The jury is tasked wit...

US ski team brings back Phil McNichol as head coach to boost the men's Alpine program

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The U.S. ski team is bringing back Phil McNichol as head coach to try to revitalize the men's Alpine program. The men's Alpine team won two medals — both silvers by Ry...

Drug counselor who delivered the fatal dose of ketamine to actor Matthew Perry is up for sentencing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A licensed drug addiction counselor who delivered “Friends” star Matthew Perry the doses of ketamine that killed him is set to be sentenced on Wednesday. Prosecutors are a...

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The murder convictions and life sentence of Alex Murdaugh were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested h...

Louisiana advances plan to eliminate majority-Black US House district after court ruling

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican senators in Louisiana advanced a plan Wednesday to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional seats following a U.S. Supreme Court ...

US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

NEW YORK (AP) — About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual ...

Wall Street is mixed following another discouraging inflation report and a recovery for tech stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting in mixed trading on Wednesday after another discouraging update on inflation and a recovery for technology stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and was on tr...

US grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren't the only reason

Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for food eaten at home rose 2.9% in April co...

Foreigners with World Cup tickets won't have to pay bonds to enter US, Trump administration tells AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from certain countries pay as much as $15,000 in bonds if they are confirmed World Cup ticket hol...
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