TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

San Francisco (ap) — TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and Mgx — to form a

Tyler Robinson wants prosecutors disqualified, alleging a conflict of interest

Provo — Tyler Robinson's defense team wants the Utah County Attorney's Office disqualified from prosecuting the capital

About half of Medicaid's $18B in claims paid to Minnesota programs may be fraudulent, official says

Minneapolis (ap) — Half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 Minnesota-run programs

Police are investigating link between Brown shooting and killing of MIT professor, AP sources say

Providence, R.i. (ap) — Authorities said Thursday that they're looking into a connection between last weekend's mass

Trump signs $1 trillion annual defense bill without fanfare

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law a nearly $1 trillion annual defense policy bill, despite ​provisions providing new aid to Ukraine and reining in his ability to dial down involvement in the defense of Europe.

Mike Lee wants American privateers to seize drug cartel property on the high seas

Private citizens could be granted authority to seize property from drug cartels under a constitutional provision not used in more than 200 years, thanks to a new bill by Utah Sen. Mike Lee.

Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

Washington (ap) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less

The Kennedy Center is adding 'Trump' to its name, White House says

The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has decided to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.

Trump signs order to ease marijuana regulations, sparking industry hopes

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order directing the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana, a move that could further reverse decades of tough-on-weed policy.

TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investor-led venture

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, signed binding agreements with three major investors to ​sell just over 80% of the company's U.S. assets to American and global investors to avoid a government ban.

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say

Officials say the man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University and an MIT professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility.

Mexican drug cartel member accused of faking his death is sentenced to US prison

A drug cartel member accused of faking his death to avoid capture was sentenced to more than 11 years in U.S. prison for his money laundering role in one of his country's largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations.

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, and their two children were among the seven people killed in a plane crash Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport, north of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Senate unanimously approves military helicopter safety legislation

The Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday to toughen military helicopter safety rules and rescind a provision in the annual ​defense bill that critics said would have weakened aviation safety.

US annual consumer prices increase less than expected in November

U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in the year to November, but the moderation is likely technical and Americans continued ​to face affordability challenges that have been partly blamed on tariffs on imports.

Utah secures major wins in $900-billion defense bill

The $900 billion framework outlines priorities for the Pentagon in the 2026 fiscal year, authorizing what the Defense Department can do with its budget.