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5:59 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

5:57 PM on Wednesday, February 25

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

5:54 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

5:40 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

5:32 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

5:27 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

5:09 PM on Wednesday, February 25

4:53 PM on Wednesday, February 25

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

4:39 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $26.5 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply

4:17 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

2:35 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

1:53 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

12:26 PM 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

9:56 AM on Wednesday, February 25

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

8:09 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Iran is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks lies to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through diplomacy

7:23 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

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

1:31 AM on Wednesday, February 25

A United States military plane carrying five U.S. personnel has hit a concrete fence while attempting to take off from a road during contingency training drill in the northern Philippines

12:01 AM on Wednesday, February 25

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

10:28 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