Movie filming outside Trump grand jury court buildings
NEW YORK (AP) — If the drama happening inside the court buildings in lower Manhattan where a grand jury is pondering possible charges against…
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A look at the US military mission in Syria and its dangers
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When an Iranian drone struck a U.S. base in northeastern Syria, killing a contractor and…
Continue ReadingBook thief in plot that duped famous authors avoids prison
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was the stuff of novels: For years, a con artist plagued the publishing industry, impersonating…
Continue ReadingParade disinvites Hawaii lawmaker after pride flag comments
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The chair of a parade honoring a Native Hawaiian leader and prince says a state lawmaker won’t…
Continue ReadingDEA overseas review barely mentions corruption scandals
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly two years and at least $1.4 million spent, the U.S. Drug…
Continue ReadingPowder, threat sent to Manhattan DA investigating Trump
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of…
Continue Reading17-year-old charged in kidnapping ending in Houston shooting
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press A 17-year-old has been charged with kidnapping two migrants whose rescue this week from a Houston hotel by FBI…
Continue Reading5 killed in west Sudan tribal violence, rights group says
CAIRO (AP) — Tribal leaders in Sudan say two days of tribal violence in African country’s west have killed at least 5 people. They say the…
Continue ReadingUtah social media law is ambitious, but is it enforceable?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer On paper, Utah’s sweeping social media legislation passed this week is an ambitious attempt to shield…
Continue ReadingFormer ‘Family Feud’ contestant charged in wife’s slaying
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A former contestant on the long-running television game show “Family Feud” has been charged with first-degree murder and…
Continue ReadingReese Witherspoon, Jim Toth announce plans to divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reese Witherspoon and her husband say they are divorcing after nearly 12 years of marriage. The actor-producer and her husband,…
Continue ReadingTrump rally falls during anniversary of Waco’s dark past
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s rally in Waco, Texas, this weekend comes amid the 30th…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to role in Haiti president’s assassination
MIAMI (AP) — A convicted drug trafficker has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to participating in the assassination of Haiti’s president in…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Suriname demand president resign
By GEROLD ROZENBLAD PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A few hundred protesters have gathered in Suriname’s capital to demand that the president of the…
Continue ReadingPrincipal resigns after complaints on ‘David’ statue nudity
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida charter school principal has been forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to…
Continue ReadingWith eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the…
Continue ReadingNew this week: ‘Rye Lane,’ ‘Tetris,’ ‘Riverdale’ and Chlöe
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include the romantic comedy “Rye Lane” set in modern London, the series…
Continue ReadingDisabled Wisconsin voters say absentee law not followed
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Disabled voters who need assistance submitting absentee ballots say local election leaders…
Continue ReadingUS, Canada end loophole that let asylum-seekers cross border
By WILSON RING Associated Press ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday…
Continue ReadingJudge slams lawyers for slowing jailed 1/6 defendant’s case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal judge is threatening to report two attorneys for disciplinary action for delaying the trial of a…
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