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At least 9 people are dead, including 8 in Kentucky, in latest blast of winter weather

At least 9 people are dead, including 8 in Kentucky, in latest blast of winter weather

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads. Kentucky Gov.
Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed

Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employee
Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams , with a top official from Washington intervening after federal prosecutors in Manhattan rebuffed his demands to drop the
Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions

Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution.
Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge temporarily blocks restrictions

Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge temporarily blocks restrictions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge temporarily blocked regulations on Friday that providers said had kept them from offering the procedure.
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employ
Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war

Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war

MUNICH (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks with Russia, as the Trump administration presses both countries to find a quick endgame to the three-year war.
Top commander with UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is injured by protesters

Top commander with UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is injured by protesters

BEIRUT (AP) — The outgoing deputy commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was injured Friday when protesters attacked a convoy taking peacekeepers to the Beirut airport, the force known as UNIFIL said in a statement.
A drone pierced the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal

A drone pierced the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine (AP) — A drone armed with a warhead hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, punching a hole in the structure and briefly starting a fire, in an attack Kyiv blamed on R