Michigan State trustees approve release of Larry Nassar documents to state official
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Trustees at Michigan State University have agreed to release documents related to the school’s investigations into…
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Departing North Carolina Auditor Beth Wood pleads guilty to misusing state vehicle, gets probation
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors for misusing a state-issued vehicle for personal…
Continue ReadingUS Treasury Department issues guidelines around a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Treasury Department is spelling out the rules for tax credits designed to stimulate production of sustainable…
Continue ReadingThe $10 billion charity no one has heard of
BY ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthopy Chronicle of Philanthropy A donor-advised fund devoted to supporting the United Nations Sustainable…
Continue ReadingAlbania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania has returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia, which were stolen a decade…
Continue ReadingDoping law leads to two more indictments, this time against coaches who used to be elite sprinters
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a pair of former elite sprinters as part of a widening case alleging a conspiracy to supply banned…
Continue Reading‘I didn’t change my number’: Macron still open to dialogue with Putin if it helps to bring peace
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he’d still consider talking with his Russian…
Continue ReadingCongressional Budget Office projects lower inflation and higher unemployment into 2025
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office says it expects inflation to nearly hit the Federal…
Continue ReadingWith Iowa’s caucuses a month away, Trump urges voters to hand him not just a victory, but a blowout
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump was uncharacteristically serious when he implored an…
Continue ReadingA Thai senator linked to a Myanmar tycoon is indicted for drug trafficking and money laundering
BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand have indicted a member of the country’s Senate on six charges involving narcotics trafficking, money…
Continue ReadingA Spanish official says spotter planes are helping curtail the number of West African migrant boats
MADRID (AP) — A senior Spanish official says the deployment of two Spanish surveillance planes to watch for migrant boats heading on the…
Continue ReadingJury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former…
Continue ReadingBiggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily…
Continue ReadingDozens stranded in stuck elevators as lights flicker in brief NYC power outage
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A small explosion at an electrical facility caused a momentary power outage in New York City.…
Continue ReadingMoldova and Georgia celebrate as their aspirations for EU membership take crucial steps forward
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Moldova and Georgia celebrated after European Union leaders buoyed their aspirations to join the 27…
Continue ReadingWest African court orders Niger’s president to be released and reinstated nearly 5 months after coup
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A court of the West African regional bloc has ordered the release and reinstatement of…
Continue ReadingInternational court rules against Guatemala in a landmark Indigenous and environmental rights case
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry’s phone hacking victory is a landmark in the long saga of British tabloid misconduct
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers on Friday over what a British judge called…
Continue Reading‘Reacher’ star Alan Ritchson talks season two of hit show and how ‘Amazon took a risk’ on him
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The wandering Jack Reacher, created by novelist Lee Child, returns in a second season of “Reacher” on Prime…
Continue ReadingShops in 2 Dutch cities start selling legally grown cannabis in an experiment to regulate pot trade
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press BREDA, Netherlands (AP) — A paradox at the heart of the Netherlands’ permissive pot policy has gone up in smoke…
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