Friday August 15th, 2025 1:00AM

AP National News

Two die when helicopter strikes powerlines and crashes into a barge on the Mississippi River
A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two people
2:01PM ( 1 week ago )
Paramount and Skydance close their $8 billion merger, kicking off reign of new entertainment giant
Skydance and Paramount officially closed their $8 billion merger on Thursday — kicking off the reign of a new entertainment giant after a contentious, over year-long endeavor to get the transaction over the finish line
1:54PM ( 1 week ago )
Officials plan to seek the death penalty for a Tennessee man charged with killing 4 people
Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home’s yard
1:49PM ( 1 week ago )
2 Pennsylvania state troopers have been shot, governor says
Gov. Josh Shapiro says two Pennsylvania State Police troopers have been shot in Susquehanna County
1:38PM ( 1 week ago )
Rural Pennsylvania man kills neighbor and wounds responding troopers in gunfire ambush, police say
Police say a 61-year-old man fatally shot a neighbor in rural Pennsylvania and then ambushed responding state troopers, wounding two while firing dozens of rounds from a semiautomatic weapon
1:38PM ( 1 week ago )
Trump orders colleges to prove they don't consider race in admissions
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum requiring colleges to prove they do not consider race in admissions
12:47PM ( 1 week ago )
Trump's planned 100% computer chip tariff sparks confusion among businesses and trading partners
President Donald Trump's plan for 100% tariffs on non-U.S. computer chips is causing confusion among businesses and trading partners
12:10PM ( 1 week ago )
FBI forces out more leaders, including ex-director who fought Trump demand for Jan. 6 agents' names
The FBI is forcing out more senior officials, including a former acting director who resisted Trump administration demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigations and the head of the bureau’s Washington field office
12:02PM ( 1 week ago )
Soldiers hailed as heroes for tackling armed assailant at Georgia Army base
Six soldiers at a Georgia Army base are being hailed as heroes for tackling a fellow soldier accused of shooting five people
10:55AM ( 1 week ago )
The Latest: Netanyahu facing opposition to reported plan for reoccupation of Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with top advisers to discuss Israel's strategy in Gaza after ceasefire talks broke down last month
10:29AM ( 1 week ago )