Microsoft has disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review determined its AI and cloud products were used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians. The move comes after investigations by The Associated Press and others. apnews.com/article/micr...

What we know so far about the young Utah man charged with killing #CharlieKirk. My latest @apnews.com with Jim Mustian apnews.com/article/char...

The latest child to starve to death in Gaza weighed less than when she was born apnews.com/article/gaza...

AP: Gabbard's claims of an anti-Trump conspiracy are not supported by declassified documents apnews.com/article/gabb...

Former federal officials have warned for months that Trump’s staffing cuts the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After deadly flash flooding struck Texas on July 4, debate erupted over whether the cuts played any role in the tragedy. My latest @apnews.com apnews.com/article/weat...

University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying. The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing." www.tpr.org/border-immig...

Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months apnews.com/article/iran...

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

SCOOP w/ @leahfeiger.bsky.social! The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/far-ri...

Trump says he won’t call MN Gov. Walz after last weekend’s targeted shootings: "I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out. I'm not calling. Why would I call him? … The guy doesn't have a clue. He's a mess. So I could be nice and call him, but why waste time?" apnews.com/article/trum...

The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion. apnews.com/article/minn...

Even as #Russia struggles to replace massive losses in #Ukraine, the #Kremlin is quietly shipping fighter jets, tanks, artillery and other high-value weapons to West #Africa. Our latest visual investigation at @apnews.com with @monikapronczuk.bsky.social and @johnleicesterap.bsky.social

The EPA-targeted rules could prevent an estimated 30,000 deaths and save $275 billion each year they are in effect, according to an Associated Press examination that included the agency’s own prior assessments as well as a wide range of other research. apnews.com/article/epa-...

WMAGA? If the GOP congressman behind this bill was a regular WMATA rider, he would know how frequently the system can make one resort to profanity. www.fox5dc.com/news/gop-law...

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: Donald Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor. apnews.com/today-in-his...

“(Musk) told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills …” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared. At half the companies in AP’s annual pay survey, it would take the worker at the middle of the company’s pay scale 192 years to make what the CEO did in one. apnews.com/article/ceo-...

In the years before he was accused of killing two Israeli Embassy employees, the suspect in the fatal shootings was an active participant in Chicago’s left-wing protest scene. Then the war in Gaza ignited his fury into violence. My latest @AP w/@JimMustian apnews.com/article/isra...

Microsoft acknowledges it provided AI to Israeli military for war in Gaza but denies it was used to harm people. The admission confirms reporting from earlier AP investigation. apnews.com/article/micr...

Five Microsoft employees were ejected from a meeting with the company’s CEO for protesting contracts to provide artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military. The protest came after an investigation by The Associated Press: apnews.com/article/isra...

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows. apnews.com/article/doge...

Federal prosecutor in Texas linked to racist social media account www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...

The official X account for The White House has posted a fake magazine cover of President Trump wearing a crown, with text reading “Long Live The King.”

AI models from Microsoft & OpenAI were used by Israel's military to help choose bombing targets in #Gaza and #Lebanon, an AP investigation finds. It’s one of the first times commercial AI has been used in warfare. My latest with Sam Mednick and Garance Burke ... apnews.com/article/isra...

President Trump‬⁩ has been discussing plans to rip up the grass in the White House Rose Garden and put in a patio like the one at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida home and club. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...

A new GOP bill filed yesterday in the U.S. House would authorize President Trump to purchase Greenland and rename it "Red, White and Blueland."

Wow!

A push to defund PBS and NPR?

Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses that were scarily similar to this week’s midair collision that killed 67 people, @apnews.com has found -- story w/ @taracopp.bsky.social @akesslerdc.bsky.social and @newsdude.bsky.social

Following President Trump's pardons for #Jan6 Capitol rioters, The Justice Department removed its database with their names, case numbers and convictions from its website. FYI, the records are still available here, through @archive.org: web.archive.org/web/20250119...

Oath Keepers' Rhodes and Proud Boys' Tarrio released from prison after Trump Jan. 6 clemency apnews.com/article/capi...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural events apnews.com/article/trum...

My colleagues @apnews are absolutely among the world's best at photographing breaking news. After 15 years working alongside them, I still marvel at their ability to consistently capture indelible images of historic events, often at great personal risk. #APPhoto by Mark J. Terrill (@mjterrill1)

Some days still cry out for a printed front page.

Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has not been seen at the Capitol or cast a vote since July. He office has refused to offer any explanation. An enterprising reporter found the lawmaker residing in a dementia care home and continuing to collect her taxpayer-funded salary. dallasexpress.com/tarrant/excl...

Politico visits my hometown, seat of the most-Trump voting county in North Carolina. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

A two-minute video posted Sept. 12 shows fighters Hamas fighters practicing attacks on a full-scale mock-up of an Israeli town. Less than a month later, they did it for real. @AP details Hamas's not-so-secret training sites in Gaza. My latest with Sarah El Deeb t.co/PIGee9jVau

Four nominations, but no golden statuettes. Still, such an amazing experience to be included in the making a film considered for the for Best Documentary at the News & Documentary Emmys last night. Proud to be part of the exceptional team at @AP & @FrontlinePBS

It is not normal for a former U.S. president and current GOP front runner to say the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, America’s top general, should be executed, even with the "in times gone by" disclaimer.

2019: Trump AG Bill Bar rules DOJ can't indict Trump while he is president 2021: GOP Sen. Leader Mitch McConnell opposes impeaching Trump, saying DOJ can charge him once he's out of office. 2023: DOJ files charges. GOP says unfair because Trump running for president again in 2024.

From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence that a new geologic epoch has began. https://apnews.com/article/humans-epcoch-anthropocene-climate-change-power-4699002bbc3b60ade715ee94a7b7567d

AT&T, Verizon and other telecom giants have left behind a sprawling network of cables covered in toxic lead that stretches across the U.S., under the water, in the soil and on poles overhead, a @WSJ investigation found. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lead-cables-telecoms-att-toxic-5b34408b

In little more than half a year the Twitter blue check mark has gone from meaning “verified” to being a red flag. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66113460