South Carolina's measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and spawned cases in North Carolina and Ohio among families ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed alarm that a man who worked as his family's bodyguard is facing federal drug trafficking charges. Justin Salsburey, 43, of Bellefontaine, and his wife, Ruthann Rankin, were each charged late last ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A use-of-force review board cleared the Ohio police officer who shot and killed 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting, according to a statement from the police department's chief released this week. The five-member review ...

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook on Friday announced agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI ...

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money, signing off on a proposal that is expected to be the first of many as conservative states seek new latitude from a White House ...

By MIKE SCHNEIDER and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that ...

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Messy winter weather brought snow, ice, freezing rain and dangerous driving to the New England states on Wednesday as the region prepared for more unpleasant conditions later in the week. The combination of rain, snow and ...

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give the first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24. The invitation sent on Wednesday notes that the nation is marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. The ...

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The man identified as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor planned the attack for years and left behind videos in which he confessed to the murders but gave no motive, according to ...

By PETER SMITH Associated Press Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian and other traditions, follow the ancient Julian ...