Man accused in Gilgo Beach serial killings is expected to plead guilty, sources say

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused in Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach serial killings intends to plead guilty in the case next month, according to two people familiar with his decision. Rex ...

MacKinnon inches closer to 50-goal mark as Avalanche defeat Jets 3-2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his 47th and 48th goals of the season to propel the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Jack Drury...

Ethics panel weighs allegations against Florida congresswoman as expulsion threat looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing Thursday into alleged ethics violations committed by Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, pushing in...

Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Senate works into the night on funding deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents, wh...

The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran's near shutdown of the Strait...

Investigators find gas utility pipes separated before deadly Mississippi explosions

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Separate natural gas explosions in January 2024 that destroyed two homes in Jackson, Mississippi resulted from underground pipes pulling loose from their fittings as sp...

LaGuardia Airport runway reopens, days after crash on tarmac killed 2 Canadian pilots

NEW YORK (AP) — The runway where two pilots were killed in a collision between a jet and a fire truck reopened Thursday morning at New York's LaGuardia Airport, which had been operating at l...

North Carolina’s photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge set aside arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requir...

Brother and sister are charged after an explosive device was found outside a Florida Air Force base

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man who fled to China after leaving an explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been indicted along with his sister in Florida on federal c...

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from branding AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in temporarily blocking the Pentagon from labeling the company as a supply chain risk. U...

US Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump’s signature on all new U.S. paper currency, the agency announced on Thursday. The move would be a first for...

Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, hardening their positions over ceasefire talks and setting the stage for more potential escalat...