The IRS says Microsoft may owe about $29 billion in back taxes. Microsoft disagrees
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says Microsoft owes the U.S. Treasury $28.9 billion in back taxes, plus penalties and interest,…
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After delays, California unveils first site of state tiny home project to relieve homelessness
TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Wednesday the state…
Continue ReadingWoman accused of falsely reporting she was abducted after seeing child on road seeks to avoid jail
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman accused of falsely telling police she was abducted after stopping to check on a toddler wandering along a…
Continue ReadingNew York officer fatally shoots man in fencing mask who charged police with 2 swords, police say
ELWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — A police officer has shot and killed a man who charged at authorities with two swords on New York’s Long Island, and the…
Continue ReadingAs Israeli military retaliates, Palestinians say civilians are paying the price in strikes on Gaza
By ISABEL DEBRE and FATIMA SHBEIR Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hallways filled with screaming voices. A terrible stench in the…
Continue ReadingAfter a hard fight to clear militants, Israeli soldiers find a scene of destruction, slain children
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Trudging down a cul-de-sac turned to rubble, an Israeli army commander stopped…
Continue ReadingMan being sued over Mississippi welfare spending files his own suit against the governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One of the people being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services over…
Continue ReadingBanker says Trump’s financial statements were key to loan approvals, but there were ‘sanity checks’
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A retired bank official has testified that Donald Trump obtained hundreds…
Continue ReadingBlack student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was…
Continue ReadingIowa man sentenced to 2 life terms in death of 10-year-old girl whose body was found in a pond
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to two life terms for killing a 10-year-old girl who was missing for eight months before her…
Continue ReadingNashville sues over Tennessee law letting state pick 6 of 13 on local pro sports facility board
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville officials have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law that lets…
Continue ReadingKansas escapes postseason ban, major penalties as panel downgrades basketball violations
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — An independent panel has downgraded five Level I violations lodged by the NCAA against…
Continue Reading7th person charged after Korean woman found dead in trunk, with 1 suspect saying he was a victim too
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A seventh person has been arrested on murder charges in the death of a South Korean woman whose body…
Continue ReadingKansas becomes the 10th state to require 2-person train crews, despite the industry’s objections
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Kansas became the 10th state in the nation Wednesday to require two-person railroad crews over the objections of the…
Continue ReadingOlympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton remains in intensive care as donations pour in
By The Associated Press The family of Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton says she is “continuing to fight.” Retton is in intensive care…
Continue ReadingVermont police release sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a retired college dean
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a…
Continue ReadingA company cancels its plans to recover more Titanic artifacts. Its renowned expert died on the Titan
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck has cancelled plans to…
Continue ReadingPilot confusion preceded fatal mid-air collision at Reno Air Races, NTSB says
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A preliminary investigation suggests there was confusion among pilots just before a fatal…
Continue ReadingPhotographer who captured horrifying images of Challenger breaking apart after launch has died
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Weaver, a Florida-based photographer who captured a definitive image of space shuttle Challenger breaking apart into…
Continue ReadingMan who found bag of cash and claimed finders-keepers pays back town, felony charge dropped
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A felony larceny charge has been dropped against a Connecticut man who found a bag containing nearly $5,000 in cash…
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