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4:59 PM on Wednesday, February 25

As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the Union address to sit or stand in signifying their belief in the primary role of government

4:57 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Rubio says US Coast Guard responds to deadly boat shooting off Cuba, says US to investigate and 'respond accordingly'

4:54 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A Massachusetts couple who were targeted in a harassment campaign by former eBay employees have reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the company

4:40 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A former Pennsylvania police officer accused of child rape is dead after a shootout with police after officers recognized his car

4:32 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A Lutheran pastor inspired in her youth by a Catholic priest and nuns is set to become the first female presiding bishop of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church

4:27 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Bill and Hillary Clinton are slated to testify this week in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a deal with Republicans after it became clear that Congress — with the help of some Democrats — was on track to hold them in contempt if they refused to cooperate

4:09 PM on Wednesday, February 25

3:53 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Vance says Trump administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns

3:43 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Nvidia delivers another quarter of stellar growth amid growing concern over AI economy

3:17 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A Rhode Island college football player has died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning after running his car to charge his phone

1:35 PM on Wednesday, February 25

New York's governor says the World Trade Center's final office tower will start construction as soon as this spring and become American Express’ new headquarters

12:53 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphones, which boast an even bigger toolbox of artificial intelligence technology than the previous two generations and introduce a new privacy shield that blocks snoopy bystanders from sneaking a peek at the display screen

11:26 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

9:45 AM on Wednesday, February 25

The Supreme Court has ruled against a private prison company facing a lawsuit alleging immigration detainees were forced to work and paid only $1 a day

8:56 AM on Wednesday, February 25

NASA is moving its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar for more repairs

6:23 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general

2:05 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Indonesia has freed and deported an American man after 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother, in a case that became known as the Bali “suitcase murder.”

1:05 AM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, delivered on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, as transcribed by The Associated Press

11:01 PM on Tuesday, February 24

Power failures and waist-high canyons of snow bedeviled parts of the Northeast in the aftermath of a massive storm that dumped piles on streets and sidewalks from Maryland Maine, even as fresh snowfall coated the region

9:28 PM on Tuesday, February 24

U.S. stocks rose and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way