Suspect in leak probe talked about God, guns and war secrets
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In trying to identify who was behind a major breach of classified U.S. documents, federal…
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Police: After shootings, man threatened California Capitol
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The suspect who made “credible threats” against California’s Capitol on…
Continue ReadingUN, others cite new displacement from Ethiopia’s Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Aid workers in Ethiopia say Amhara’s regional forces have displaced tens of thousands of ethnic Tigrayans from…
Continue ReadingActor Drake Bell found safe after being declared missing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a star of the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh,” was…
Continue ReadingSouth Floridians mop up, recall fear after historic deluge
By FREIDA FRISARO, DANIEL KOZIN and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The water was rising around her car, and Amanda…
Continue ReadingAP source: Dan Snyder agrees to $6B sale of NFL’s Commanders
By ROB MAADDI and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris…
Continue ReadingBrittney Griner makes appearance at Rev. Al Sharpton event
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner made a surprise appearance Friday at a women’s empowerment…
Continue ReadingAsh from Russian volcano prompts Alaska flight cancellations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Airlines canceled about two dozen flights in its namesake state Thursday because of an ash cloud from a volcano in…
Continue ReadingAs Earth warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil, plants dry
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one…
Continue ReadingCrews continue to fight major Indiana scrap plastics fire
By ARLEIGH RODGERS and MICHAEL CONROY Associated Press RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Schools in an Indiana city are closed for a second day while crews…
Continue ReadingCourt rejects Oklahoma inmate’s claim father killed woman
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has rejected a death row inmate’s claim that his father was the actual killer of a University…
Continue ReadingPitcher criticizes MLB teams for extending alcohol sales
CINCINATTI (AP) — A pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies is criticizing some Major League Baseball teams for extending alcohol sales with games…
Continue Reading2 Indianapolis police officers indicted in Black man’s death
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors say two Indianapolis police officers have been indicted by a grand jury in the death of a Black man who died last…
Continue ReadingNavy veteran who stormed Capitol gets 3 years on gun charges
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Navy reservist who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expressed…
Continue ReadingMontana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers moved one step closer Thursday to passing a bill to…
Continue ReadingTech consultant charged in killing of Cash App founder Lee
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the…
Continue ReadingCapitol police officer who aided Jan 6 rioter gets probation
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for joining the…
Continue ReadingWhitmer signs stricter gun background check, storage bills
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that will enact safe storage…
Continue Reading2 plead guilty to charges stemming from inmate assault
WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say two former correctional officers at an eastern Kentucky prison have pleaded guilty to charges related to…
Continue ReadingGermany approves Poland’s request to send jets to Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has approved Poland’s request to transfer five Soviet-designed fighter jets to Ukraine. The permission was needed because…
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