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Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

On Wednesday, the slow-moving storm was about 305 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.

Daniel Naroditsky, child chess prodigy who became grandmaster, dies at 29

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Naroditsky quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport.

OpenAI launches browser to compete with Google's Chrome

By Matt O'Brien, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

OpenAI says it is introducing its own web browser, called Atlas, entering direct competition with Google as more users rely on AI for answers.

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Mahmoud Khalil asks appeals court to block Trump administration's efforts to deport him

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Mahmoud Khalil appeared in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia as he battles a deportation case linked to his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University.

In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in Trump immigration crackdown

By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press

The raid ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge.

PHOTOS: White House starts East Wing demolition to build Trump's ballroom

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The Republican president has said he's adding a 90,000-square-foot ballroom because the East Room, the largest room in the White House with an approximately 200-person capacity, is too small.

Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta's airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip from his family, police say

By Jeff Martin, Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Atlanta's police chief says officers found an AR-15 and 27 rounds of ammunition in the man's pickup truck.

U.S. appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon National Guard troops, though deployment blocked for now

By Claire Rush, Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Oregon's attorney general said he would ask a broader appeals court panel to reconsider the ruling.

Permafrost thawed by climate change threatens remote villages in Alaska

By Ismael M. Belkoura, Amalia Hout-Marchand, Leonardo Pini, Athan Yanos

In the Arctic tundra of Alaska, climate change is forcing an Alaska Native village to relocate. Rising temperatures are melting the underground permafrost. The melted ice then mixes with the soil, creating unstable land the Yupʼik people call Alaskan quicksand.

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