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Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades

Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people's health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching
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Colorado deputies disciplined for helping federal immigration agents

Colorado deputies disciplined for helping federal immigration agents

DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado deputies have been disciplined for violating state law by helping federal agents make immigration arrests, and their sheriff says officers from other agencies have done the same.
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Appellate judges question Trump's authority to impose tariffs without Congress

Appellate judges question Trump's authority to impose tariffs without Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Appellate court judges expressed broad skepticism Thursday over President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for his most expansive round of tariffs . Members of the 11-judge panel of the U.S.
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Illinois Democratic Rep. Danny Davis says he won't seek reelection after 15 terms in Congress

Illinois Democratic Rep. Danny Davis says he won't seek reelection after 15 terms in Congress

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Danny Davis announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection next year after 15 terms in office, making him the latest longtime Illinois Democrat to announce their retirement from Congress.
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2026 race for California governor goes into new gear and directions with Kamala Harris out

2026 race for California governor goes into new gear and directions with Kamala Harris out

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After months of uncertainty, the race to become California's next governor started Thursday.
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Canadian aid pallets part of Gaza airdrop after Israel loosens restrictions

Canadian aid pallets part of Gaza airdrop after Israel loosens restrictions

OTTAWA — Airdrops of Canadian aid into Gaza are underway as nations react to Ottawa's pledge to join allies in recognizing Palestinian statehood.
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ICE says it has made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 as hiring ramps up

ICE says it has made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 as hiring ramps up

WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda says it has already made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 people as it ramps up hiring following the passage of legislation earlier thi
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Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died

Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died

An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding had died in February. The source for the claim was an obituary for an unrelated woman with the same name.
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Pentagon pulls back more National Guard troops and leaves behind 250 in Los Angeles

Pentagon pulls back more National Guard troops and leaves behind 250 in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday it is ending the deployment of all but 250 National Guard troops that were originally sent to Los Angeles to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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'Come, please:' Chappell Roan's Saskatchewan lyric lights up LGBTQ+ fans

'Come, please:' Chappell Roan's Saskatchewan lyric lights up LGBTQ+ fans

REGINA — American pop star Chappell Roan is creating excitement in an often-overlooked Canadian province, with her latest single supercharging fans in Saskatchewan's LGBTQ+ community.
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