WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, an effort he has credited with saving tens of millions of lives. During a Cabinet meeting last week, he likened…

The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $1.7 billion, the third highest in history, after no one won the latest drawing Wednesday night.No one won the ticket that matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday: white balls…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri chapter of the NAACP on Wednesday sued to block a Republican attempt to gerrymander the state’s congressional map. The lawsuit, filed in Cole County, marks the first legal challenge…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California, Oregon and Washington are joining forces to insulate vaccine guidance and other public health recommendations from political interference, a direct response to turmoil at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after a merger of the brands created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet. One of the companies, currently called Global Taste…

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency this fall as the White House looks to highlight key issues for midterm campaign voters. “We’re trying to figure…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to Southern California during immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge…

MINNEAPOLIS — Laura DuSchane had just walked her 3-year-old son, Rory, across the street to Annunciation Catholic School for his third day of preschool on what should have been an ordinary Wednesday morning. Back in…

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is making calls to legislators and has his team planning for a potential special session on gun legislation, a senior administration official says. “It’s time to take serious action…