Author: Associated Press

Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer

FILE – Jerry Greenfield, left, and Ben Cohen scoop ice cream cones during their 20th anniversary party at a scoop shop in Burlington, Vt., in this May 5, 1998 photo. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social…

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder and weapon and obstruction offenses

By JESSE BEDAYN, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press

The New York Young Republicans Club holds a vigil for Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk at Madison Square Park on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur)PROVO, Utah (AP) — Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder. The charge means Robinson…

New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state’s second-degree murder…

Oscar winner Robert Redford, who became a champion of independent film, dies at 89

Slide 10 of 12 Previous Next FILE – Robert Redford poses on a balcony along Main Street decorated with his Sundance Film Festival banners on Jan. 17, 2003, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of…

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

A spotted lanternfly flies past President Donald Trump as he boards Air Force One, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., to travel to New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power…

Apple deepens its ties to a Kentucky plant that produces cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press

Quality control employees watch as lengths of glass move down the line during a tour of Corning’s iPhone glass manufacturing facility Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Harrodsburg, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Apple is putting its trust in a Kentucky plant singled out to become the exclusive producer of the cover glass meant to safeguard every iPhone and…

Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist’s views

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JESSE BEDAYN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press

The casket containing the body of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed on Wednesday is removed from Air Force Two at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)OREM, Utah (AP) — The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk had expressed opposition to the…

A 22-year-old Utah man is in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting, AP source says

A photo of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, stands at his vigil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)The suspect in custody in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk is a 22-year-old from Utah, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Authorities have identified the…

Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing has been caught, Trump says

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JESSE BEDAYN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press

This undated combination of images provided provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP)OREM, Utah (AP) — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald…

UK fires ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press

FILE – Britain’s Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a reception at the ambassador’s residence on Feb. 26, 2025 in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, File)LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the country’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In…