By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. An immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs is expected by stopping penny production, according to the official, […]
Rapper Kid Cudi is set to testify at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi is set to testify Thursday at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs after one of the music mogul’s ex-aides finishes telling the jury about the threatening world he recalls encountering when he worked for Combs. […]
Elon Musk’s pullback from politics comes after his last big investment was a flop
By SCOTT BAUER MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin could go down as billionaire Elon Musk’s last big spend on a political campaign. And it was a flop. Musk, the richest person in the world, said Tuesday that he would be spending less on political campaigns. The announcement came as Musk is stepping back from his […]
Today in History: May 21, Clara Barton founds American Red Cross
Today is Wednesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2025. There are 224 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 21, 1881, the American Red Cross was founded by nurse and educator Clara Barton in Washington D.C. Also on this date: In 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a “thrill killing” […]
Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he’ll be spending less on political campaigns. His decision, which he disclosed via videoconference during a Bloomberg forum in Doha, Qatar, could be a […]
Trump alleges ‘genocide’ in South Africa. At an agricultural fair, even Afrikaner farmers scoff
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, Associated Press BOTHAVILLE, South Africa (AP) — Days before South Africa’s president meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House this week, Afrikaner farmers at the center of an extraordinary new U.S. refugee policy roamed a memorial to farm attacks in their country’s agricultural heartland, some touching the names of […]
Today in History: May 20, United States detonates first hydrogen bomb
Today is Tuesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2025. There are 225 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 20, 1956, the United States exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. Also on this date: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was […]
Review: Colossal MSC World America cruise ship seems familiar, but has unique offerings
It’s hard to not compare MSC Cruises’ World Class ships and its largest-ever offering, the MSC World America, to similarly massive ships sailed by Royal Caribbean. But while World America may look like its competitor’s ships, it has touches that set it apart. The Jaw Drop dry, twisting slide takes riders on an 11-deck trip […]
Singer Dawn Richard says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat Cassie
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — The Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial resumed Monday when singer Dawn Richard testified that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone that she saw him beat his longtime girlfriend. Richard told a jury in Manhattan federal court that Combs […]
Trump’s big bill advances in rare weekend vote, but conservatives demand more changes
By KEVIN FREKING, LISA MASCARO and LEAH ASKARINAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s big tax cuts package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, but just barely, as conservative holdouts are demanding quicker cuts to Medicaid and green energy programs before giving their full […]