Articles filed under Associated Press
-
US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state of Michoacan due to threatAug 05, 2026 9:39 pm - The United States announced Wednesday that it had suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a "threat to U.S. interests," including a halt to the inspections of avocados required for their export.
-
Abreu homers again, Gray gets 14th victory as Red Sox beat White Sox 4-0 for 7th straight winAug 05, 2026 9:13 pm - BOSTON — Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in three games, Sonny Gray struck out eight in six innings for his 14th win, and the surging Boston Red Sox beat the Chi...
-
Big changes in horse racing create new questions about the future of the Triple CrownAug 05, 2026 8:00 pm - Two days before Maryland officials were set to make one of the biggest changes to the Triple Crown in horse racing history, the announcement of a new thoroughbred champio...
-
AP Exclusive: Trump’s immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parentsAug 05, 2026 7:02 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found.
-
Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predictedAug 05, 2026 5:53 pm - A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported.
-
Legal aid groups alarmed as Trump administration awards $150M migrant child contract to Texas firmAug 05, 2026 5:15 pm - The Trump administration has awarded a $150 million contract to give legal representation to migrant children traveling alone to the U.S. to a small Texas law firm with ties to the administration but little experience in immigration law, prompting legal aid groups who’ve long represented those children to warn that the move could make them vulnerable to deportation.
-
North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conductAug 05, 2026 5:11 pm - Embattled North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards withdrew from his reelection campaign on Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his office.
-
US moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failuresAug 05, 2026 5:06 pm - The Trump administration said Wednesday it will shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life.
-
Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigationAug 05, 2026 4:54 pm - Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after a July Fourth boat trip with friends to an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
-
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC saysAug 05, 2026 4:19 pm - Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.