FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire destroyed a historic Grand Canyon lodge and is continuing to spread out of control Monday after it had been allowed to burn for days. Now the National Park Service’s decision not to aggressively attack the fire right away is coming under scrutiny. So far the, fire has leveled the…… MORE
The man accused of killing two women at a Kentucky church and wounding a state trooper in separate shootings had been expected in court for a domestic violence hearing the next day. Guy House was fatally shot by police on Sunday at Richmond Road Baptist Church. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that House went to the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who…… MORE
BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias. Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting between local militias and clans in Syria’s Sweida province. Government security forces that were sent to restore order on Monday also clashed with…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is asking an inspector general to review the cost of the central bank’s building renovations that White House officials have attacked as “ostentatious.” The Fed has been renovating two of its office buildings in Washington for several years at a current cost estimate of about $2.5 billion,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic President Joe Biden handed out subsidies to chipmakers and electric vehicle manufacturers. Republican President Donald Trump is building a wall of import taxes – tariffs – around the U.S. economy to protect domestic industry from foreign competition. But American manufacturing has been stuck in a rut anyway. Biden’s subsidies haven’t had…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal court in Miami began considering Monday whether Elon Musk’s car company should share blame for the death of a stargazing university student after a runaway Tesla sent her flying 75 feet through the air and severely injured her boyfriend. The jury trial is a rare one for Tesla and…… MORE
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, surpassing $123,000 on Monday. This marks a sharp rise from $108,000 just a week ago. The cryptocurrency now ranks as the fifth most valuable asset class globally, with a market cap of $2.4 trillion, even surpassing Amazon. The surge comes as U.S. lawmakers focus on passing pro-crypto legislation…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are putting the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts to the test this week. The GOP lawmakers are looking to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in spending on public media and foreign aid. Senate Democrats are looking to kill the measure. The House…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats say President Donald Trump’s policies are weakening America’s ability to compete with China. In a report released Monday, they criticize foreign aid cuts, tariffs on allies and restrictions on foreign students. They argue such moves undermine U.S. influence and allow China to expand its global power. The White House says…… MORE
