32 m. ago A town refuses to give up the school's Native American mascot — and gets Trump's support

A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports

Politics

34 m. ago Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a warming planet

Society

38 m. ago Takeaways from AP's report on how Trump's immigration crackdown resonates in the Texas Panhandle

Confusion and fear are rippling through the immigrant communities of the Texas panhandle, where newcomers have come for generation to work in its immense meatpacking plants

Politics

42 m. ago Immigrants working legally in the Texas Panhandle live in limbo under Trump's crackdown

Confusion and fear are rippling through the immigrant communities of the Texas Panhandle, where newcomers have come for generations to work in its immense meatpacking plants

Events

42 m. ago Iowa immigrant group is alarmed by a state lawmaker's demand for confidential information

A state lawmaker has demanded that an Iowa immigrant rights organization turn over private details about the nonprofit’s legal clients, donors and list of members

Events

44 m. ago Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall

American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next

Politics

45 m. ago ‘A godsend’: the white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum

Thousands of South Africans are hoping to move to the US to escape crime –and what they say is discrimination against white peopleKyle believed God was looking out for him when he survived a violent farm robbery in South Africa eight years ago with only a black eye and broken ribs. The robbers failed to get the kettle and iron working, so were unable to burn anyone. Then the gun trigger jammed when they tried to shoot Kyle in the spine.“They specifically said they were coming back for this farm [that] it was their land,” said the 43-year-old, who did not want to use his full name. “Only afterwards, we found out that the guy that stays on the plot was actually killed the farmhand I don’t know what his name was.” Continue reading...

Events

65 m. ago China’s manufacturing activity shrinks as US tariffs take effect

Trade tensions with the Trump administration have cast a cloud on the economy

Economics

85 m. ago Asian shares rise after gains on Wall Street as corporate profits pile higher

Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks rose again as companies reported stronger-than-expected profits

Economics

99 m. ago Journalist quips after Michigan rally that ‘schoolchildren’ could fact

The commander-in-chief has repeatedly claimed he won Michigan in the last three elections. He didn’t

Politics

2 h. ago Trump tells ABC interviewer he has ‘never heard of him’ in testy White House exchange

The pair clashed a number of times during the interview, notably over a discussion of deported El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Politics

3 h. ago Trump defends tariffs and clashes with ABC’s Terry Moran over MS

President brushes aside slumping approval ratings as he marks 100 days of his second term with campaign-style rally

Politics

3 h. ago Trump warns ‘nothing will stop me’ at rally to celebrate 100 days in office

President holds campaign-style event in Michigan, attacks Democrats and ‘communist’ judges, and repeats 2020 election lieDonald Trump has celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan and an attack on “communist radical left judges” for trying to seize his power, warning: “Nothing will stop me.”The president also served up the chilling spectacle of a video of Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious prison in El Salvador, accompanied by Hollywood-style music and roars of approval from the crowd. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Trump doubles down on trade war with China and insists Americans ‘signed up for this’

The president also denied that there would be tough economic periods for Americans, saying instead that he believed ‘great times’ were ahead

Politics

4 h. ago I went to bed 'fit and healthy' one night and woke up paralysed... the NHS has ruined my life

Mike Crease, 46, woke up one morning unable to use his legs after a 10-inch abscess had grown on his spine but by the time he reached a specialist, the nerves had been crushed beyond repair.

Politics

4 h. ago Canada election result: Mark Carney's defiant vow aimed at Donald Trump after poll victory

Donald Trump's trade war dominated the Canada election campaigns - but the US President saw Mark Carney and his Liberal Party claim a remarkable triumph on Tuesday

Politics

4 h. ago Trump marks first 100 days by reliving 2024 campaign hits and screening El Salvador prison propaganda video

President Donald Trump last campaign ended nearly half a year ago, but that isn’t stopping him from finding solace in the raucous crowds and predictable routines of the campaign trail.

Events

4 h. ago Trump touts tariffs at Michigan rally ahead of ABC interview to mark 100 days in office: Live updates

President brushes aside slumping approval ratings as he marks 100 days of his second term with campaign-style rally

Politics

4 h. ago Trump purging Holocaust Memorial Museum board of Biden appointees – including Doug Emhoff

To turn one of the worst atrocities in history into a politicized ‘wedge issue is dangerous — and dishonors the memory of six million Jews murdered by Nazis,’ said Emhoff

Politics

4 h. ago TOM LEONARD: From rounds of golf to Tesla tanking, The Donald's first 100 days by numbers

It has certainly been a roller-coaster ride as he has announced policies with an unprecedented forcefulness and pace, making his - and America's - presence felt.

Events