A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued the preliminary injunction after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued...
Rookies for Eagles and Chiefs Could Play a Key Role in the Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — Reed Blankenship was a part-time player as a rookie during Philadelphia's Super Bowl run two years ago and only got on the field for one defensive play against the Kansas City Chiefs. That's why he marvels at the impact Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean have and on...
Sony PlayStation Network Outage Enrages Gamers Around the World
ROME — A major outage of Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) on Saturday has left tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps. "We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN," PlayStation said on its social media platforms, confirming users' mounting...
Trump Says He’s Firing Kennedy Center Board Members, Naming Himself Chairman
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman. He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions, specifically declaring that he...
Newsom Signs $50M Plan to Battle Trump Policies, Support Immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Friday setting aside $50 million to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the president's mass-deportation plans. One of the laws allocates $25 million for the state Department of Justice to fight...
Plane Located That Matches the One That Went Missing in Alaska With 10 Aboard; 3 Bodies Found
JUNEAU, Alaska — A plane was located on sea ice that matches the description of the one that went missing in Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome with 10 aboard, authorities said Friday. Three bodies were found inside the aircraft. Cameron Snell, a spokesperson for the...
Trump Says He’s Revoking Biden’s Security Clearance in Payback Move
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Friday that he's revoking former President Joe Biden's security clearance and ending the daily intelligence briefings he's receiving in payback for Biden doing the same to him in 2021. Trump made the announcement on social media shortly after arriving at Mar-a-Lago for...
State Department Lays out Plans for $7 Billion-Plus Arms Sale to Israel
WASHINGTON — The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The massive arms sale...
Judge Blocks Trump From Placing 2,200 USAID Workers on Paid Leave
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in...
Alaska Legislature Asks Trump to Retain Denali’s Name
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali rather than change it to Mount McKinley. Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order calling for the name...