Sunday February 23rd, 2025 1:25AM

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City. The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers, radio, and television stations in the United States, all of which contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists.
The Associated Press
Trump administration orders federal agencies to provide lists of underperforming employees
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered all federal departments and agencies to provide lists of employees who are underperforming
2:28PM ( 2 weeks ago )
A look at the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, by the numbers
Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
2:25PM ( 2 weeks ago )
WM's zero-waste approach to golf's raucous Phoenix Open catching on in the sports world
The Phoenix Open’s famously booze-soaked 16th hole is one of the most unique spectacles in golf, where the normally gentile sport lets loose with stadium-style seating, deafening music and an enthusiastic announcer introducing players in a scene that’s more WWE than PGA Tour
2:20PM ( 2 weeks ago )
A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction
A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari has sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York, short of estimates that would have made it the most expensive instrument ever sold at auction
1:40PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Democratic states sue Trump administration over order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
Three Democratic states have sued the Trump administration over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19
1:38PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Trump policies on gender-affirming care and passports for transgender people challenged in court
Two Trump administration executive orders targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people are facing fresh court challenges
1:38PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Trump official's directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states
President Donald Trump's transportation secretary is instructing his department to prioritize projects for states with higher marriage or birth rates
1:27PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Spring training preview: Dodgers are favored to be MLB's first repeat champion in a quarter-century
Spring training workouts start Sunday with the Los Angeles Dodgers trying to become the first repeat champion since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000
1:20PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Flu season in the US is the most intense it's been in at least 15 years
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in about 15 years
1:16PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Democrats ask for an investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems
Democratic lawmakers are seeking a Treasury Department investigation of the access that Elon Musk’s team was given to the government’s payment system
1:08PM ( 2 weeks ago )