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Man charged with ramming car into FBI gate in Pittsburgh later used Latin phrase about tyrants

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who rammed a car into an FBI security gate in Pittsburgh and covered it in an American flag Wednesday later said he did it to “make a statement," the FBI said. Donal...

West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting

SEATTLE (AP) — Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, s...

Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for US workers

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it's investing more than a $1 billion to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers. The Seattle-base...

Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Cente...

Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as more Palestinians flee and death toll passes 65,000

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday as more people fled the devastated area, and strikes cut off phone and internet services, making it harder...

Avalanche enter training camp with renewed focus, health and very little drama

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche enter training camp in an unfamiliar state — with very little drama. There are no concerns about the availability of forward Valeri Nichushkin or worries...

What the Fed rate cut will mean for your finances

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time in nine months. Since the last cut, progress on inflation has slowed while the labor market h...

With the Sundance Film Festival and filmmaker labs, Robert Redford brought change to cinema

Robert Redford was disillusioned with the Hollywood mainstream. The Sundance Kid, who died Tuesday at age 89, knew that there were more stories out there, ones that weren’t getting made into...

How faith-based support is helping Scouting America stabilize

NEW YORK (AP) — For the Boy Scouts of America — recently renamed Scouting America — the past 12 years have been arduous. Opening its programs to gay people and later to girls sparked dismay ...

Army veteran who burned American flag near White House pleads not guilty to federal charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump's recent executive order on flag burning pleaded not guilty Wednesda...

Connect Four, lightsabers, Furbies ... and snow: Which playthings belong in the Toy Hall of Fame?

Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow — yes, the cold, white stuff that falls from the sky. But only if it ices out enough of the competition — a group that featur...

Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund for US weapons to sustain fight against Russia, Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine expects there will be around $3.5 billion by next month in a fund to buy weapons from the United States and help sustain its more than three-year fight against R...