Mountain lion roams San Francisco streets before being captured
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 77-pound mountain lion set off a scramble Tuesday as it wandered through San…
US consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans…
Trump’s use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike…
Social media companies face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over…
Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics
WASHINGTON (AP) — After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to…
Minnesota killing draws swift rebuke from gun rights advocates
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the…
Unbeaten Arizona leads AP Top 25 poll, Nebraska hits program-best fifth
Arizona remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll ahead of…
Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars…
US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar’s value sinks
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another…
EU investigates Musk’s X over AI deepfake images
LONDON (AP) — The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X on…
What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end…
Ex-Olympic snowboarder accused in drug smuggling ring heads to court
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive is expected to appear in…