U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which is still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted global air travel. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the Delta investigation on the X social media platform Tuesday morning “to ensure the airline is following the law and taking care of its passengers during continued widespread disruptions.” By midday Tuesday on the U.S. East Coast, Delta and its Delta Connection partners had canceled nearly 500 flights, or about two-thirds of all cancellations in the United States. Read moreUS is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage

The San Francisco 49ers have no intention of granting star receiver Brandon Aiyuk his trade request and remain committed to getting a long-term extension done with one of their most important offensive players. General manager John Lynch says there are no absolutes but that the 49ers expect Aiyuk to be an “integral part of our team.” The 49ers arrived at training camp and Lynch said he expected Aiyuk to report despite skipping the entire offseason program, including a mandatory minicamp. Aiyuk still could follow the path of teammate Deebo Samuel, who skipped the first four training camp practices in 2022 while negotiating for a long-term extension. Read more49ers have no intention of dealing Brandon Aiyuk despite his trade request

For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned. Just as in the case of Sandra Hemme, actions by the state’s attorney general are keeping Christopher Dunn locked up. St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser on Monday tossed out Dunn’s conviction for a 1990 killing. He has spent 33 years behind bars. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey appealed the judge’s ruling, and a corrections department spokeswoman says the agency is “awaiting the outcome of that legal action.” St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore, who initiated the effort to overturn Dunn's conviction, says the judge made it “very clear” that Dunn should be released immediately. Read moreMissouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks

Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. delivered another quarter of steady growth amid an AI-driven shift in the ubiquitous search engine that is the foundation of its internet empire. The second-quarter report released Tuesday indicated Google is still reeling in advertisers. It comes on the heels of the May introduction of an artificial intelligence feature that produces conversational responses to people’s search queries while downplaying its traditional display of related links to other websites. Alphabet posted double-digit growth in both its revenue and profit during the April-June period, eclipsing analyst projections. The company's stock rose slightly in extended trading after the report came out. Read moreGoogle's corporate parent still prospering amid shift injecting more AI technology in search

The Treasury Department is ordering the nation’s banking industry to start disclosing its holdings of Russian assets, with the goal of eventually seizing those billions of dollars in assets and selling them to aid the devastated Ukrainian economy. The disclosure is required under a new law passed by Congress earlier this year known as the REPO Act, which gives the U.S. government the authority to seize Russian state assets held by U.S. banks, with the goal of eventually selling them and giving those funds to Ukraine. It's estimated that the U.S. banking system holds as much as $6 billion in Russian assets in trust. Read moreUS banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law

The director of the Secret Service has resigned in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. The shooting unleashed an outcry about how the agency failed in its core mission to protect current and former presidents. Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, faced growing calls to resign and several investigations into how a gunman was able to get so close to Trump at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Her departure is unlikely to end the scrutiny of the long-troubled agency after the failures of July 13. Cheatle's deputy director was appointed as acting director. Read moreSecret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice, the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” mixing new and old franchise stars and Kate Upton hosts the new competition series “Dress My Tour,” where fashion and music intersect. The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as the reggae legend and Wayne Brady allows cameras into his life for a new reality series. Guy Ritchie has an amped-up, action-movie set during World War II in “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” and fans of the original video game Legend of Zelda are sure to find Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure cozily familiar. Read moreWhat to stream this week: Ice Spice, Ghostbusters, Bob Marley, Wayne Brady and new 'Futurama'

Comments Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced. It's testing Vance in his early days campaigning as part of Republicans' presidential ticket. During Vance’s Senate bid, he referred to Democrats as "a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.” He said that included Harris. Vance said, “How does it make any sense that we’ve turned our country over to people who don’t really have a direct stake in it?” Harris' campaign says that “every single American has a stake in this country’s future.” Read moreClip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being 'childless,' testing Trump's new running mate

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey says he is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government. That's according a letter the senator sent to fellow Democrat, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday. The resignation gives Murphy the ability to appoint someone to the Senate for the remainder of Menendez’s term, which expires Jan. 3. Menendez was convicted of charges he sold the power of his office to three businessmen who sought favors. Menendez says he's innocent. His attorney hasn't returned messages seeking comment. Read moreUS Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention are rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's new presidential candidates. Since President Joe Biden dropped out his reelection bid Sunday, Harris already has amassed support from enough convention delegates to become her party's nominee against Republican Donald Trump. Some delegates surveyed by The Associated Press said they are now more enthusiastic about the presidential campaign. Delegates are to convene next month in Chicago for their convention. Arizona delegate Gabriella Cázares-Kelly said, “Before it felt like a convention, but now it feels like a party.” Read moreDemocratic delegates cite new energy while rallying behind Kamala Harris for president

U.S. stocks held steady in a calm day on Wall Street, as earnings reporting season ramped up for big companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite edged down 0.1%. Nvidia was the heaviest weight on the S&P 500, and UPS tumbled after delivering weaker profit for the spring than analysts expected. But the smaller stocks in the Russell 2000 index continued their big run and rose 1%. They’ve flipped the market’s leaderboard recently and zoomed higher amid hopes for coming cuts to interest rates. Read moreStock market today: A torrent of profit reports leaves Wall Street mixed as small stocks keep rising

The Senate will consider legislation this week that aims to protect children from dangerous online content, moving forward with what could become the first sweeping new regulation of the tech industry in decades. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that he will bring the bipartisan bill up in the Senate, with hopes of passing it before the chamber leaves for its August recess. The legislation had stalled for months even as more than two-thirds of the Senate signed on to support it and families of children who have suffered online harm advocated for its passage. Read moreSenate to consider bills that aim to protect children and teenagers online

A group of 2,000 migrants from dozens of countries have set out on foot from Tapachula, a city in southern Mexico, as they attempt to reach the U.S.. However, recent similar attempts have failed, with groups of migrants disbanding after a few days without leaving the region. Several members of the group said they hoped to reach the U.S. before the November presidential election as they fear that if Donald Trump wins, he will follow through on a promise to close the border to asylum-seekers. These groups are sometimes led by activists. Other times, by the migrants themselves who get tired of waiting for asylum appointments in the U.S. Read moreA group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that a cease-fire deal that would free dozens of hostages in Gaza could be taking shape. Netanyahu is in Washington to address Congress. The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone, while the Health Ministry in Gaza says over 39,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nine-month war. Egypt, Qatar and the United States are pushing Israel and Hamas toward a phased deal that would stop the fighting and free remaining hostages. Read moreIsrael-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu signals cease-fire deal could be shaping up as deaths top 39,000

A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump. In her first rally since locking up the presidential nomination, she said Tuesday that in the November election against Trump, “it's a choice between freedom and chaos.” In Washington, congressional Democratic leaders Charles Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Vice President Harris, capping their party’s swift embrace of her 2024 candidacy. Two days after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and as the Democratic Party coalesces around Harris, she traveled to Milwaukee on Tuesday. She has raised more than $100 million since Sunday afternoon. Read moreHarris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos'