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Trump’s new insult ‘Panican’ becomes part of tariff debate
Fresh from Donald Trump’s insult factory is a new word: Panican. Trump unveiled the linguistic invention Monday in social media posts calling out those critical of his newly imposed tariffs. “The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t...
Suspected U.S. strikes in Yemen kill at least 2 people, Houthi rebels say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded the area around Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Tuesday night, killing at least two people and wounding 13 others, the Houthi rebels said. The strikes hit around Hodeida’s al-Hawak District, home to the city’s airport, which the Iranian-backed...
House Republicans and Democrats say U.S. must maintain its troop totals in Europe
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee voiced sharp bipartisan criticism Tuesday about reports the Trump administration is eyeing a reduction of U.S. forces in Europe, saying America must stick with its NATO allies. Rep. Michael Rogers, R-Mich., the panel’s chairman, said the U.S. must...
Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The justices acted in the administration’s emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal...
Justice Department will narrow its focus on crypto-related enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is disbanding a team of prosecutors who targeted cryptocurrency crimes and is shifting its focus away from complex crypto-related cases involving banking and securities law, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. “The Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator,” Deputy...
White House keeps world guessing as clock ticks down to Trump’s new tariffs
WASHINGTON — Less than one hour before the stock market closed on Monday, journalists gathered in the Oval Office for their only chance of the day to ask President Donald Trump about the turmoil caused by his tariff plans. Are the new tariffs, scheduled to take effect on Wednesday, a...
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a 1798 wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelan migrants it accuses of being gang members, ending the temporary halt on deportations ordered by a federal district judge. But the court also ruled that the administration must give...
Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline. Under the four orders, Trump uses his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement...
Roof collapses at a Dominican Republic nightclub, killing at least 79 people
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The roof of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican capital collapsed early Tuesday during a merengue concert attended by politicians, athletes and others, leaving at least 79 people dead and 160 injured, authorities said. Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at the...
Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
WASHINGTON — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs. President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in 1930,...
Fewer foreign visitors are traveling to the U.S. in what some see as a sign of a ‘Trump Slump’
Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June. Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San Francisco. But then President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a February meeting...
Trump will help plant a sapling to replace a historic White House tree cut down over safety concerns
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was set Tuesday to help plant a young Magnolia tree on the South Grounds to replace a nearly 200-year-old predecessor that was removed due to safety concerns presented by its deteriorating condition. The Republican president had announced March 30 on his social media platform that...
Kids under 16 will no longer be allowed to livestream on Instagram without parental consent
LONDON — Instagram users under 16 won’t be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval, owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday as it widened its safety measures for teenagers. The social media company also said it was extending safeguards for users under 18 to...
Iran’s foreign minister says he will have indirect talks with U.S. envoy over Tehran’s nuclear program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday he’ll meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman for the first negotiations under the Trump administration seeking to halt Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the Middle East. Speaking to Iranian state television from Algeria,...
Family swept up by immigration agents seeking someone else is released from custody
Authorities released a woman and her three children from custody on Monday after immigration agents detained them late last month while investigators were making an arrest at an upstate New York farm as part of an unrelated criminal case. President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, told Carthage-based TV station...
Fired Justice Department pardon attorney accuses agency of ‘ongoing corruption,’ abuse of power
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s recently fired pardon attorney accused the leadership of the law enforcement agency of “ongoing corruption,” testifying Monday at a congressional hearing meant to showcase concerns that the Trump administration is assaulting the rule of law, abusing its power and forcing out career civil servants. “It...
Nevada bill proposes ‘generational ban’ on cigarette sales — with a big loophole
Nevada could permanently ban the sale of cigarettes to people born after Dec. 31, 2004 — except at some casinos — in a sweeping effort to cut down on future combustible tobacco use. Assembly Bill 279 ‘s restrictions on the sale of cigarettes to people turning 21 next year is...
Philippine volcano spews ash plume into the sky, prompting school closures
MANILA, Philippines — A restive Philippine volcano briefly erupted Tuesday on a central island, sending a 2.4-mile plume of ash and debris into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school classes in four villages due to ashfall, officials said. There were no reports of injuries or damage from Mount...
China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs
BEIJING — China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.’s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China is “completely...
Denis Arndt, Tony-nominated star of ‘Heisenberg’ and veteran of David E. Kelley TV shows, dies at 86
NEW YORK — Denis Arndt, a character actor and favorite of TV writer and producer David E. Kelley, getting cast in “L.A. Law,” “Picket Fences” and “Chicago Hope,” and later earning a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut at age 77 in a play about mismatched lovers, has died. He...
Kentucky flood forces Buffalo Trace Distillery to temporarily close
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The historic Buffalo Trace Distillery has closed temporarily after deadly flooding ravaging Kentucky swept into its facilities, forcing the popular bourbon company to turn away the public and staff. In a statement released Sunday, the Frankfort, Ky.-based distillery said it would remain closed through April 10 but...
National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers
The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather. The weather service has “paused” the translations because its contract with the provider has lapsed, NWS spokesperson Michael Musher...
U.S. boosts Medicare payments to insurers by over $25 billion
The U.S. government will pay private Medicare Advantage plans more money next year than it originally proposed in January, a major win for insurance companies that have faced increasing scrutiny in Washington. The shares of insurers surged on the decision. UnitedHealth Group Inc. stock rose as much as 6.2%, CVS...
Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal
BEMMEL, Netherlands — The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative Monday allowing legal cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities will be allowed to sell marijuana from 10 licensed producers. “Weed was sold here legally for 50 years, but the...
Budget airline Avelo to fly deportation flights for ICE from Arizona
Budget carrier Avelo Airlines signed an agreement to fly federal deportation flights from Arizona starting in May, according to the company, whose founder acknowledged the decision may be controversial. Andrew Levy, also CEO of the Houston-based airline, said Avelo is flying for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Control...
