By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A woman who was sworn in Monday as a city council member in Bangor, Maine, served time in prison for manslaughter. The election of Angela Walker sparked outrage on conservative social media and concern from some Maine ...
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett warned shareholders Monday that many companies will fare better than his Berkshire Hathaway in the decades ahead because of its massive size though others might say the company's prospects will dim because ...
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for ...
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia and other serious risks, the Food and Drug Administration announced ...
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Wendy's plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors Friday that it planned to ...
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned a trail runner who briefly took a prohibited trail on his way to a record time up and down the tallest peak in the Teton Range of western Wyoming. The pardon for Michelino Sunseri, ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed a veteran budget official to be his first deputy mayor on Monday, tapping a seasoned hand of city and state government to lead operations of City Hall as he embarks on an ambitious agenda. The ...
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward ...
By JOSHUA FECHTER/The Texas Tribune The state agency in charge of building Texas' massive highways says Texans need more ways to get around if the state's going to continue to grow — a stunning acknowledgment in car-dominant Texas. A draft of the first-of-its-kind Texas Department of ...
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea as it seeks to deport people to the West African country and draws closer to its heavily prosecuted leaders, according to the top Democratic ...