Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before rioters roamed the halls of the U.S. Capitol threatening to “hang Mike Pence,”…
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In Michigan, Harris doesn’t get hoped-for firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties
Associated Press REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It was the perfect place to welcome the endorsement of the firefighters union — a gleaming new…
Continue ReadingDepartures in House create crucial Republican targets in the fight for majority control
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a tumultuous and unproductive session of Congress, nearly 50 House members decided either to not seek…
Continue ReadingCollapse of national security elites’ cyber firm leaves bitter wake
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The future was once dazzling for IronNet. Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and…
Continue ReadingCalifornians’ crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs
Associated Presse LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten years ago, Alley Bean joined 3.7 million Californians in voting for a measure that downgraded many…
Continue ReadingUS adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Friday after a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. job market raised optimism about the…
Continue ReadingDunedin, New Zealand, records its wettest day in a century as flooding cuts the city off by road
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The New Zealand city of Dunedin is cut off by road due to flooding after recording its wettest day…
Continue ReadingPeru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed…
Continue ReadingClosely watched selection of Guatemala’s new Supreme Court remains flawed, critics say
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Congress has selected the 13 new justices of the Supreme Court in a closely observed process…
Continue ReadingSenators ask Justice Department to take tougher action against Boeing executives over safety issues
Associated Press Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing executives for safety issues that have…
Continue ReadingUN peacekeepers stay on Lebanon’s border despite Israeli ground incursion
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping chief says U.N. peacekeepers are staying in their positions on Lebanon’s…
Continue ReadingUS arranges flights to bring Americans out of Lebanon as others seek escape
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-arranged flights have brought about 350 Americans and their immediate relatives out of Lebanon this week…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea…
Continue ReadingNibi the ‘diva’ beaver to stay at rescue center, Massachusetts governor decides
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The question of whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi can stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea adoptees endure emotional, sometimes devastating searches for their birth families
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — They began a pilgrimage that thousands before them have done. They boarded long flights to their…
Continue ReadingDid this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Korean adoptees, many in tears, have responded to an investigation led by The Associated…
Continue ReadingUS nuclear weapon production sites violated environmental rules, federal judge decides
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. Judge has ruled that the National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its…
Continue ReadingDockworkers’ union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to…
Continue ReadingSubway rider shot in the head by police files claim accusing officers of recklessly opening fire
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a New York City subway rider who was inadvertently shot in the head by police at a station has filed…
Continue ReadingGarth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ 1996 murder conviction
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine…
Continue ReadingEx-NYPD boss rejected discipline for cops who raided bar where owner says he was ‘extorted’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In late August, shortly before resigning under a cloud of scandal, New York City’s former police commissioner…
Continue ReadingSoul-searching and regret over unheeded warnings follow Helene’s destruction
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Before Hurricane Helene’s landfall last week, the National Weather Service began an all-out blitz to…
Continue ReadingTwo California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US
AP Health Writer Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak…
Continue ReadingPhoto shows U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler wearing blackface at college Halloween party in 2006
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface…
Continue ReadingWith Giants’ Nabers missing his 2nd straight practice because of a concussion, Hyatt is ready to go
AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With the emergence of rookie Malik Nabers as one of the NFL’s top receivers, second-year speedster…
Continue ReadingBiden’s student loan cancellation is put on hold again after day of legal whiplash
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan…
Continue ReadingBillionaire Frank Stronach is facing additional sexual assault charges in Canada
TORONTO (AP) — Austrian-Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach is facing additional sexual assault charges involving three additional complainants,…
Continue ReadingReuters withdraws two articles on anti-doping agency after arranging Masters pass for source
AP Media Writer Reuters has withdrawn two doping-related news stories after learning that one of the news organization’s employees helped…
Continue ReadingToilet paper makers say US port strike didn’t cause shortages
AP Business Writer Toilet paper makers say there’s no need to worry about shortages in the U.S. due to the three-day port strike. The American…
Continue ReadingUtah woman arrested after telling informant she shot her estranged husband in his sleep
Associated Press A Utah woman has been arrested for investigation of murder after she reportedly told a confidential informant that she shot her…
Continue ReadingFederal agents detain 64 Haitian migrants left stranded on an island near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal agents say they have detained 64 Haitian migrants after smugglers abandoned them on an uninhabited island west…
Continue ReadingRemember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic…
Continue ReadingEminem is going to be a grandfather, he reveals in ‘Temporary’ music video
Eminem killed off his alter ego Slim Shady with his latest album, but he’s making way for a new nickname: Grandpa. The rapper announced his…
Continue ReadingA crash saved a teenager whose car suddenly sped up to 120 mph in the rural Midwest
Associated Press Sam Dutcher had just finished running errands when the 18-year-old’s Honda Pilot suddenly began to accelerate, even though his…
Continue ReadingTaxpayers in 24 states will be able to file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free. The…
Continue ReadingDetroit bus driver gets 6 months in jail for killing pedestrian
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit bus driver with a record of crashes and aggressive driving has been sentenced to at least six months in…
Continue ReadingWisconsin election clerks referred 30 instances of suspected fraud to prosecutors over the past year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election clerks referred more than two dozen instances of suspected fraud and other voting irregularities to…
Continue ReadingNYC accelerates school leadership change as investigations swirl around mayor’s indictment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is speeding up its switch to a new schools chief after Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment. Adams…
Continue Reading6 migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras die near Guatemalan border after Mexican soldiers open fire
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Mariah Carey wasn’t always sure about making a Christmas album
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey relishes the fact that she has become culturally synonymous with Christmas — thanks in part to…
Continue ReadingLibya to resume oil production at two of its major fields
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s National Oil Corporation has announced that crude oil production will resume at two of its major fields, where…
Continue ReadingLes Miles moves lawsuit over vacated LSU wins from federal to state court
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — Former football coach Les Miles’ lawsuit against LSU and the NCAA over a decision to vacate 37 of his teams’ victories…
Continue ReadingTrump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors’ latest court filing
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “laid the groundwork for his crimes” well before Election Day in 2020. He said “the details…
Continue ReadingOhio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5
The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical…
Continue ReadingIndiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA’s Rookie of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners…
Continue ReadingTwin babies who died alongside their mother in Georgia are youngest-known Hurricane Helene victims
Associated Press Month-old twin boys are the youngest known victims of Hurricane Helene. The twins died alongside their mother when a large tree fell…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Department of Justice investigating mayor’s removal of ballot drop box
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has confirmed that its criminal investigators are looking into the…
Continue ReadingTrump’s campaign says he raised $160 million in September, ended month with $283 million banked
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has raised $160 million for his campaign in September and entered October with $283…
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