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NTSB to highlight what led to a deadly midair collision near Washington, DC, at daylong hearing

By JOSH FUNK, GARY FIELDS and ED WHITE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A daylong hearing on Tuesday should make clear what factors played the biggest role in causing last January’s midair collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people, and the National Transportation Safety Board will recommend what should be done to prevent similar

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Carney calls Trump’s tariff threats bluster ahead of US-Canada free trade talks

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats should be viewed as prepositioning ahead of negotiations to renew the free trade pact between the two large trading partners. Carney noted they are entering a review of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement this

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Certified Status Advisory

EDITORS: NEWS DIRECTORS: NOT FOR BROADCAST, PUBLICATION OR USE ONLINE Certified results from the Iowa state Senate 16 special general election are now available in The Associated Press API and AP Newsroom elections dashboard. On the API, these can be found by using resultsType=b or resultsType=c in your query. This concludes AP’s tabulation of the election. No

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The shootings in Minneapolis are upending the politics of immigration in Congress

By LISA MASCARO, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting deaths of two American citizens during the Trump administration’s deportation operations in Minneapolis have upended the politics of immigration in Congress, plunging the country toward another government shutdown. Democrats have awakened to what they see as a moral moment

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NBA Glance

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 28 17 .622 — Toronto 29 19 .604 ½ New York 27 18 .600 1 Philadelphia 24 21 .533 4 Brooklyn 12 32 .273 15½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 25 22 .532 — Orlando 23 22 .511 1 Atlanta 23

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Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer who anchored tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, dies as 73

By The Associated Press Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fueled countless tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie, has died. He was 73. Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, announced the death to the Jamaica Gleaner. Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare — Sly

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Nigerian military says officers will be tried after a probe found they carried out a coup plot

By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A group of Nigerian military officers will stand trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the West African nation’s government, the Nigeria Defense Headquarters said Monday, citing findings from an investigative panel. At least 16 officers were arrested in October over what military authorities described as “acts

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