NEW YORK — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Since taking office less than two months ago, Trump has rolled out hefty import taxes on goods coming from America's...
2 Days of Clashes in Syria Leave More Than 600 People Dead
BEIRUT — The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria's conflict...
Chiefs Receiver Xavier Worthy Is Arrested in Texas on a Family Violence Assault Charge
GEORGETOWN, Texas — Kansas City chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge in Texas. Williamson County online jail records on Saturday showed that Worthy was arrested Friday by deputies and held in the county jail on a charge of assault on a family or...
South Korea’s Impeached President Yoon Released From Prison
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained. After walking out of a detention center near Seoul, Yoon waved, clenched...
Muslim Nations Reject Trump’s Call to Empty Gaza of Its Palestinian Population
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Foreign ministers from Muslim nations on Saturday rejected calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population and backed a plan for an administrative committee of Palestinians to govern the territory to allow reconstruction to go ahead. Meanwhile, Hamas...
5 Game-Changing Wellness Travel Trends to Watch in 2025 and Beyond
The Global Wellness Summit predicts spending on wellness tourism to skyrocket from $830.2 billion in 2023 to more than $1.3 trillion in 2028. Clearly, healthy holistic travel is still a major interest and is growing among older generations. Whether consumers want a yoga retreat, a spa experience on a cruise...
14 Inspirational Women Who Built and Preserved Route 66
For nearly a century, Route 66 has beckoned adventurers with promises of neon-lit nights and endless horizons. Stretching 2,448 miles from Chicago's busy streets to Santa Monica's sun-soaked shores, it tells a story of American dreams and determination. But behind the gas stations, motels and diners that gave the highway...
Raiders Acquire Quarterback Geno Smith From Seahawks for a 3rd-Round Pick
LAS VEGAS — Geno Smith is heading to the Las Vegas Raiders, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the teams haven't announced the deal, said the Raiders are sending the Seattle Seahawks a third-round pick...
Trump Organization Sues Capital One for Closing Bank Accounts After Jan. 6 Attack
MIAMI — A company owned by President Donald Trump sued Capital One on Friday, claiming the bank unjustifiably terminated over 300 of the Trump Organization's accounts without cause in 2021, shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The suit was filed by the Donald J. Trump Revocable...
Trump Admin Cancels $400M in Grants and Contracts With Columbia University
NEW YORK — The Trump administration said Friday that it's pulling $400 million from Columbia University, canceling grants and contracts because of what the government describes as the Ivy League school's failure to squelch antisemitism on campus. The notice came five days after federal agencies announced they were considering orders...