Correction: Sept 11-Defendants story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published Aug. 16, 2023, about a letter sent to families of 9/11 victims advising them of plea negotiations, The…
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Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysis
By SETH BORENSTEIN, MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Hurricane-fueled flash floods and…
Continue ReadingAn appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court’s approval
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mail-order access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would end…
Continue ReadingCourt watchdog files complaint against a judge who ordered ‘religious-liberty training’ for lawyers
Associated Press A court watchdog has filed a complaint against the federal judge who ordered “religious-liberty training” for a trio of…
Continue ReadingAda Deer, influential Native American leader from Wisconsin, dies at 88
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ada Deer, an esteemed Native American leader from Wisconsin and the…
Continue ReadingDevastated Tuohys ready to end conservatorship for Michael Oher, lawyers say
By ADRIAN SAINZ and TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former…
Continue ReadingNew study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally…
Continue ReadingTennessee man who killed 8 gets life in prison in surprise plea deal after new evidence surfaces
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who killed eight people in rural Westmoreland over several days in April…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve minutes: Too-high inflation, still a threat, could require more rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials last month still regarded high inflation as an ongoing…
Continue ReadingA former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that…
Continue ReadingArmed Utah man shot by FBI last week carried AR-15 in 2018 police encounter, records show
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 75-year-old man shot by officers trying to arrest him for social media threats he made against…
Continue ReadingHouse Oversight Committee member asks chairman to refer Dan Snyder to the DOJ for investigation
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform is asking the…
Continue ReadingKansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper
By JOHN HANNA and JIM SALTER Associated Press MARION, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor says a police raid on a small weekly newspaper wasn’t…
Continue ReadingFormer Brazilian military police officer convicted in 2015 deaths arrested in New Hampshire
BOSTON (AP) — Immigration officials say a former Brazilian military police officer who was convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to more than…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions Lebanese environmental group accused of being an arm of Hezbollah
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on a Lebanese environmental organization accused of…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Hilary forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary has formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, and is expected to strengthen and move north towards the…
Continue ReadingBritish Museum says staff member dismissed after items were found to be missing, stolen or damaged
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum said Wednesday that a member of its staff has been dismissed after items dating…
Continue ReadingTemporary shelter for asylum seekers closes in Maine’s largest city
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — City officials in Portland, Maine say about 190 asylum seekers from African countries are being relocated after a basketball…
Continue ReadingMichael Cera grapples with isolation and sibling strife in ‘The Adults’
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When director Dustin Guy Defa set out to make a movie about isolation, grief and familial…
Continue ReadingUS looks to ban imports, exports of a tropical fish threatened by aquarium trade
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of a species of tropical fish that…
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