Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter Reed
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military…
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Case dismissed against Maryland couple accused of patient privacy violations to help Russia
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has tossed a case against a Maryland couple accused of divulging patients’ medical records as part of a…
Continue ReadingUAW files objection to Mercedes vote, accuses company of intimidating workers
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The United Auto Workers on Friday accused Mercedes of interfering in last week’s…
Continue ReadingNotre Dame cathedral cross reinstalled in Paris amid restoration efforts
PARIS (AP) — The cross at the apse of Notre-Dame de Paris, which survived the devastating 2019 fire, has been reinstalled atop the cathedral’s…
Continue ReadingEssence Festival adds Usher to 2024 talent headliners
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — R&B superstar Usher joins the night concert lineup for this summer’s 30th anniversary of the Essence Festival of Culture.…
Continue ReadingUCLA police arrest young man for alleged felony assault in attack on pro-Palestinian encampment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly taking part in a violent attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment at the…
Continue ReadingAmerican is flying home after getting suspended sentence for ammo possession in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) — An American arrested in the Caribbean for illegally carrying ammunition is returning to the United…
Continue ReadingTribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Navajo officials are celebrating the signing of legislation outlining a proposed water rights settlement that…
Continue ReadingVoting rights advocates ask federal judge to toss Ohio voting restrictions they say violate ADA
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voting rights advocates have asked a federal judge to strike down restrictions contained…
Continue ReadingCaleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel ‘The Alienist,’ dies at 68
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to 25 years for teaching bomb-making to person targeting authorities
By JASON DEAREN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sentenced a North Carolina man to 25 years in prison for teaching…
Continue ReadingNearly 140 migrants reach Greece after dangerous sea voyages. One man drowned
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say nearly 140 migrants have reached Greek shores over the past 24 hours. One man drowned off the southern…
Continue ReadingEfforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergency
By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more…
Continue ReadingProsecutor tells jury that self-exiled wealthy Chinese businessman cheated thousands of $1 billion
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors at a fraud trial’s start that a self-exiled wealthy Chinese…
Continue ReadingRio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay,…
Continue ReadingFrench Open 2024: Alcaraz and Swiatek won the singles titles. What are the early Wimbledon odds?
PARIS (AP) — Catch up on the 2024 French Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about what happened at the clay-court Grand…
Continue ReadingWhat comes next for Ohio’s teacher pension fund? Prospects of a ‘hostile takeover’ are being probed
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A battle is under way for the future of Ohio’s $94 billion teacher pension fund. The…
Continue ReadingBlinken will head to eastern Europe as concerns mount about Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to eastern Europe next week as concerns mount…
Continue ReadingPolice search Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect’s home on Long Island for 5th straight day
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators in the New York City suburbs continue to scour the home of a…
Continue ReadingBoeing’s 1st astronaut flight now set for June after a review of small leak on new capsule
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June, after…
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