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New airport scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many airports lack them

Travelers celebrated the suggestion that American airports might soon ease restrictions on liquids in carry-on bags that create endless hassles at security checkpoints, but more than a third...

DATE: Jul 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

With gavel in hand, Trump chisels away at the power of a compliant Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House signing ceremony on the Fourth of July. “I want...

DATE: Jul 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump's pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden's, but with more sports events and golf

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving at the “speed of Trump” is one of the White House's favorite phrases, meant to convey the administration's attempts to bring big changes to government at breakneck s...

DATE: Jul 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

As the going gets tough in South Sudan, some artisans offer cheap footwear made from rubber tires

WAU, South Sudan (AP) — From Rwanda to Kenya, fashioning footwear from discarded tires has long been a mark of local ingenuity. In South Sudan, however, the creative work of such artisans is...

DATE: Jul 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump's own supporters, his administration on Friday asked a federal court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstei...

DATE: Jul 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jeffers leads Twins against the Rockies after 4-hit game

Minnesota Twins (47-50, third in the AL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (23-74, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews (0-0); Rockies: ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela on Friday released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Sal...

DATE: Jul 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump's tariff threat pushes Lula's popularity and worsens legal troubles for Brazil's ex-leader

SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump may have thought that pressuring Brazil with higher tariffs would help his ally, the country's former President Jair Bolsonaro, but the move appa...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

McMahon and Beck homers send MLB-worst Rockies to a 6-4 win over the Twins

DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon's two-run homer capped a four-run first inning, Jordan Beck homered and finished a double shy of hitting for the cycle and the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies opened th...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Witnesses to Felix Baumgartner's fatal paragliding crash heard large boom as it spun to the ground

PORTO SANT'ELIPIDO, Italy (AP) — Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ring out as a paraglider spun out of control, killing its only occupant, extreme athlete Feli...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Training facility blast kills 3 LA deputies in one of sheriff's department's worst losses of life

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A blast at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility killed three members of its arson and explosives unit Friday, marking one of the department's worst ...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story report...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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