Man gets 37-year sentence for kidnapping FBI employee in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — One of three people convicted of carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee in South Dakota has been sentenced to 37 years…
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Former Michigan House leader and wife charged with misusing political funds
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed financial crimes against the former leader of the…
Continue ReadingIndiana sheriff’s deputy dies after coming into contact with power lines at car crash scene
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Police say a suburban Indianapolis sheriff’s deputy died after he came into contact with downed power lines at the scene…
Continue ReadingDr. Martens shares plunge to record low after weak US revenue outlook
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Dr. Martens have plunged after the iconic…
Continue ReadingTexas fined $100,000 per day for failing to act on foster care abuse allegations
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Texas is being fined $100,000 a day by a federal judge for neglecting investigations into abuse and neglect…
Continue ReadingCrop-rich California region will fall under state monitoring to preserve groundwater flow
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press California officials have voted to take over monitoring groundwater use in part of the fertile San Joaquin Valley under…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, overseen by UAE’s national security adviser
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in a technology firm based in the United Arab Emirates and overseen by the country’s…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under…
Continue ReadingYellen says Iran’s actions could cause global ‘economic spillovers’ and warns of more sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising…
Continue ReadingHome values rising in Detroit, especially for Black homeowners, study shows
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Home values in Detroit have increased by billions of dollars in the years following the city’s…
Continue ReadingBusiness boom: Record numbers of people are starting up new small businesses
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and…
Continue ReadingOhio River near Pittsburgh reopens to maritime traffic after sunken barge is found
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days…
Continue ReadingChanging course, Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis to seek reelection
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Changing course, a Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended from office by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will…
Continue ReadingUkrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off Russia’s aggression
By HANNA ARHIROVA Assocaited Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a controversial law, days after it was…
Continue ReadingJustice Thomas returns to Supreme Court after 1-day absence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was back on the bench Tuesday, after an unexplained one-day absence. Thomas, 75, was in his…
Continue ReadingA top Federal Reserve official opens door to keeping rates high for longer
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson suggested that the central bank’s key…
Continue ReadingNo weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — The southern German state of Bavaria says it will ban the smoking of cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens and even at…
Continue ReadingThe Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump’s hush money trial
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Following a protracted questionnaire phase and hours of questioning on Tuesday, seven jurors were seated by…
Continue Reading2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making…
Continue ReadingUS Pentagon chief speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time since November 2022
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken with China’s national defense minister in the…
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