Iranian military mocks Trump's claim of US-Iran negotiations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian military spokesperson mocked U.S. attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves. Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the statement in a prerecorded video aired on state television. He added: “Have your internal conflicts reached the point where you are negotiating with yourselves?” Zolfaghari’s statement came shortly after the Trump administration sent a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran through Pakistan.
What we know and don't know about the Iran war negotiations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump’s surprising claim this week that talks with Iran were yielding great progress has only raised more confusion over a war whose goals were already unclear. A 15-point plan from the Trump administration offering a potential pathway to an exit has been delivered to Iran through Pakistan, according to a person briefed on the contours of the plan but who was not authorized to speak publicly about it. The most basic question: What talks? Iran denied any negotiations were taking place, pledging to fight “until complete victory.”
Seconds before LaGuardia crash, controller cleared the fire truck to cross the runway, NTSB says
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators say one of only two air traffic controllers on duty at LaGuardia Airport cleared a fire truck to cross a runway just 12 seconds before an Air Canada flight touched down, leaving little time to avoid the collision that killed both pilots. The National Transportation Safety Board is working to determine which of the airport’s layers of safety precautions failed and allowed the fire truck onto the runway Sunday night. Among the areas being explored are whether the common practice of two controllers on duty overnight is enough and why a runway warning system didn’t alert the possibility of a crash. The plane carrying more than 70 people slammed into the fire truck, killing two pilots.
Pilots killed in LaGuardia collision were young Canadians who had long dreamed of flying planes
The pilots killed in a collision between a jetliner and a fire truck on a New York runway have been identified as Mackenzie Gunther and Antoine Forrest. Gunther and Forrest were operating an Air Canada jet that was landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport when it collided with the fire truck Sunday. Officials still haven’t identified the two men publicly, but a relative who spoke to The Associated Press and a Canadian college confirmed their identities separately. Forest's great aunt told AP that he always wanted to be a pilot. And Toronto college Seneca Polytechnic said Gunther graduated from an honors aviation technology program in 2023 and will be deeply missed.
New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law. The jury announced its verdict Tuesday as another jury deliberates a similar case in California against Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. State prosecutors said Meta prioritized profits over safety in violation of the state’s Unfair Practices Act and failed to adequately monitor the platforms for child sexual exploitation. Attorneys for Meta say company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences, but that some bad material gets through its safety net. A Meta spokesperson says the company will appeal.
Airport disruptions abound as senators chase deal to end Homeland Security budget standoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Travel disruptions have deepened as senators are racing to salvage a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown. Democrats have refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security unless it made changes to its immigration and deportation operations. But unpaid Transportation Security Administration workers are failing to show up for shifts and at least 458 have quit altogether. Asked about the emerging plan Tuesday, President Donald Trump says he's not happy with any deal. The deal would impose some but not all of the restraints Democrats have demanded on immigration operations. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it's time to end the standoff.
Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently probe three shootings by federal officers, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The lawsuit claims that the federal government reneged on its promise to cooperate with state investigations after the surge of federal law enforcement in Minneapolis, and are seeking a court order demanding that the Trump administration comply. The lawsuit said the federal government is not permitted to “withhold investigative evidence for the purpose of shielding law enforcement officers from scrutiny."
Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and whether the Trump administration should be able to revive it. Some conservative justices seemed receptive to the Justice Department's push to overturn a ruling against the practice known as metering. Immigration authorities said they limited the number of people who could apply for asylum to handle an increase in migrants at the border. Advocates say the policy created a humanitarian crisis during President Donald Trump’s first term as people who were turned away settled in makeshift camps in Mexico.
Danish election produces inconclusive result that leaves prime minister’s future unclear
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s election Tuesday ended in an inconclusive result that left the prime minister’s future unclear, after a campaign that focused on bread-and-butter issues rather than her handling of the crisis over U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions toward Greenland. Official results showed that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s center-left Social Democrats lost ground compared with the last election in 2022, as did her two partners in the outgoing government. Neither left-leaning nor right-leaning blocs won a majority in parliament. That left experienced Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen — a former prime minister — in the role of kingmaker.
Brazil's Bolsonaro to serve sentence at home due to ill health, judge to review in 90 days
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will continue to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison due to failing health. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes argued on his decision on Tuesday he will review the case within 90 days, but allowed the 71-year-old to return to his residence in capital Brasilia after he is discharged from hospital. Bolsonaro will wear an ankle monitor and is not allowed to use cellphones, the judge ruled. Local police will surveil his house in a gated community, where protesters are not allowed to gather.
