Iranian man and 2 Canadians are charged in a murder-for-hire plot on US soil
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian man who federal prosecutors say operates a criminal network that targets dissidents…
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Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines says it will stop selling the…
Continue ReadingThe IRS is launching a direct file pilot program for the 2024 tax season — here is how it will work
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As tax filing season officially starts Monday, a limited number of taxpayers in 12 states will…
Continue ReadingWhat happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The highest court in sports sanctioned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for doping violations at the 2022…
Continue ReadingTrial opens in Serbia for parents of a teenager who fatally shot 10 people at a school last year
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A trial has started in Serbia for the parents of a teenager who is accused of killing 10 people and injuring six in a mass…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden has said he’d shut the US-Mexico border if given the ability. What does that mean?
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made some strong claims over the past few days about shutting down the…
Continue ReadingTax season is under way. Here are some tips to navigate it.
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season starts today and for many people filing U.S. tax returns — especially those doing it…
Continue ReadingIsrael military operation destroys a Gaza cemetery. Israel says Hamas used the site to hide a tunnel
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic cemetery in southern Gaza was demolished, graves excised from the earth.…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s ruling ANC suspends former president Zuma for backing a new party in elections
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling party has suspended former President Jacob Zuma after he…
Continue ReadingMissouri prosecutor seeks to overturn the conviction of an inmate who has spent decades on death row
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that…
Continue ReadingEx-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax…
Continue ReadingMaine lawmakers consider request to give subpoena power to committee investigating mass shooting
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine legislative committee is considering an emergency request to grant powers to a…
Continue ReadingChurch of England leader says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda undermines the UK’s global standing
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of the Church of England says Britain will undermine its standing in the world if it…
Continue ReadingA Palestinian is killed while with a group waving a white flag. Israel says it will look into it
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military announced it would review the shooting of a Palestinian man who was…
Continue ReadingEnemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests
By LOLITA C. BALDOR. AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces may have mistaken an enemy drone for an American…
Continue ReadingRussian opposition figure Kara-Murza has disappeared from prison, colleagues say
By The Associated Press Supporters of prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. says he has disappeared from the Siberian prison…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania high court revives case challenging limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court says a lower court must hear a challenge to the…
Continue ReadingDocumentary on ‘We Are the World’ goes deep inside recording session of starry 1985 charity single
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest pop stars in the world crammed into a recording studio…
Continue ReadingUkrainian and Hungarian foreign ministers meet but fail to break a diplomatic deadlock
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press KAMIANYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — A years-long diplomatic conflict between Ukraine and Hungary took a step toward…
Continue ReadingUndetermined number of hacked-up bodies found in vehicles on Mexico’s Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An undetermined number of hacked-up bodies have been found in two vehicles abandoned on a bridge in Mexico’s Gulf coast…
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