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What Americans think about Trump's handling of crime, according to a new poll 08/28/2025 10:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation's capital as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington's police department, handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump, according to the latest AP-NORC poll. Americans are generally not ha US economy grows 3.3% in second quarter, government says, in second estimate of April-June growth 08/28/2025 09:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn due to fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. In an upgrade from its first estimate in July, the Commerce Department said Thursday that U.S. gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults 08/27/2025 06:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children. The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are approved for all seniors. But the Food and Drug Administrati Editorial Roundup: United States 08/26/2025 10:44pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 26 The Washington Post on the precedent of politicizing the Federal Reserve It’s not hard to find mistakes in the Federal Reserve’s recent history, but Donald Trump’s latest attempt to erode the institution’s independe What to know about Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ festival, the tomato street fight turning 80 08/25/2025 09:27am • Thousands of people will paint a town red with tomato pulp Wednesday, flinging the fruit at one another in the 80th anniversary of Spain’s famous “Tomatina” tomato street fight. The hourlong event brings 120 tons of overripe tomatoes to the eastern town of Buñol, where tarp-covered buildings North Carolina Supreme Court says bars' COVID-19 lawsuits can continue 08/22/2025 05:56pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued by then-Gov. Roy Cooper that shuttered their doors and, in their view, treated them u Trump embraces tough-on-crime mantra amid DC takeover as he and Democrats claim political wins 08/22/2025 12:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump stood among several hundred law enforcement officers, National Guard troops and federal agents at a U.S. Park Police operations center in one of Washington, D.C.'s most dangerous neighborhoods. As the cameras rolled, he offered a stark message about crime, an In a tough job market for new workers, networking and adaptability can make a difference 08/21/2025 08:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up as the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica, Stacey Watson didn’t see herself in the characters of the books she read. Now 28, she wants to be a book editor who helps promote a more diverse range of story protagonists so her nieces and other young people feel represente Part of wild UCLA-Tennessee QB swap, Joey Aguilar excited to start for No. 24 Vols 08/20/2025 07:46pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Aguilar is half of college football's wildest flip-flops. When Nico Iamaleava departed Tennessee in April for UCLA, the quarterback left the Bruins to join the Volunteers. Now Aguilar has Iamaleava's old starting job. “Coming out here and being the starting quarterba Target CEO to step down amid company struggles 08/20/2025 02:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target named an insider as its next chief executive officer Wednesday, a decision that comes as the discount retailer tries to reverse a persistent sales malaise and to revive its reputation as the place to go for affordable but stylish products. Minneapolis-based Target said CEO Target and Ulta mutually agree not to renew partnership launched in 2021 08/15/2025 03:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target and Ulta Beauty are parting ways, ending a partnership launched in 2021 that created in-store shops filled with beauty products at hundreds of the discounter's stores. According to a joint release issued Thursday, the companies said they have “mutually agreed" not to rene FACT FOCUS: No, taxpayers will not receive new stimulus checks this summer 08/15/2025 01:53pm • Don't splurge just yet. Rumors spread online Friday that the U.S. government will soon be issuing stimulus checks to taxpayers in certain income brackets. But Congress has not passed legislation to authorize such payments, and, according to the IRS, no new stimulus checks will be distributed in the DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7 08/13/2025 11:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock. After Shopping for school supplies becomes a summer activity as families juggle technology and tariffs 08/13/2025 03:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Feeling nostalgic for the days when going back to school meant picking out fresh notebooks, pencils and colored markers at a local drugstore or stationary shop? The annual ritual is both easier and more complicated for today’s students. Big retail chains generate online lists of A guide to Taylor Swift's most elaborate album announcements 08/12/2025 04:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift doesn't simply announce albums. She curates events. That's a trend that certainly did not begin with the announcement of her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl, ” on Tuesday. She's long embraced new technologies and forward-thinking marketing opportunities