By FATIMA HUSSEIN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. issued a license Friday that authorizes dealings with Minerven, Venezuela's state-owned gold mining company, in the latest sign of the Trump administration's intent to exercise more control over that ...

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean. The haul of lobsters, ...

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Remarks by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the American press emphasizes U.S. casualties in the Iran war because it "wants to make the president look bad" are a reminder of something that has endured across many decades and conflicts: the tension and ...

By MORGAN LEE, RYAN J. FOLEY AND MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility since its opening, according to records obtained ...

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are getting antsy. As U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff dominates the nation in fundraising and makes his case to voters, three Republicans who want his spot are still competing among themselves for their ...

By COLLEEN SLEVIN, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, SARAH BRUMFIELD and GEORGE FREY Associated Press TORREY, Utah (AP) — Two men whose wives did not return from a hike in Utah's south-central desert arrived at the trailhead Wednesday to find both women dead and a car missing, spurring a multi-state ...