Prosecution rests in ex-Ohio House speaker’s bribery trial
CINCINNATI (AP) — The federal government has rested its case in former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s racketeering trial. Over…
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White House promises crackdown on migrant child labor
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an…
Continue ReadingFetterman ‘on path to recovery,’ will be out for more weeks
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says the Democrat is “on a path to…
Continue ReadingFox’s Kurtz says he’s disallowed from covering Dominion case
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox “Media Buzz” anchor Howard Kurtz says he’s been barred by his company from covering Dominion Voting System’s…
Continue ReadingWaste shipments resume from Ohio toxic train derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Federal officials say contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio have started moving out. The…
Continue ReadingMessi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again
PARIS (AP) — World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday. The best…
Continue Reading5 days later, some in Michigan still lack power
By ED WHITE Associated Press A new storm teeming with freezing rain and strong winds is socking Michigan. It’s a fresh challenge for crews that…
Continue ReadingYoungkin adviser says 2024 race is more than Trump, DeSantis
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A top political adviser to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his comments that the 2024 GOP…
Continue ReadingLawmakers: Tennessee AG has legal concerns over abortion ban
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawmakers say Tennessee’s top legal chief has voiced…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia GOP majority House OKs religious freedom bill
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s GOP supermajority House of Delegates has passed a bill that would…
Continue ReadingUN will struggle to unify Libya with elections this year
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is making a new push to convince Libya’s rival factions to hold…
Continue ReadingDam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Washington river
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its…
Continue ReadingMacron: ‘New era’ in economic, military strategy in Africa
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa as…
Continue ReadingWVa bill would give tax credits to ex-residents to move back
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill moving through West Virginia’s Legislature would give $25,000 in tax credits to former residents who move…
Continue ReadingPutin bestows friendship award on actor Steven Seagal
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-movie actor who also holds…
Continue ReadingTikTok banned on all Canadian government mobile devices
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from…
Continue ReadingEx-Cardinal McCarrick asks court to dismiss sex assault case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick filed a motion Monday to…
Continue ReadingJudge upholds acquittal in 9 hurricane nursing home deaths
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has upheld his acquittal of a nursing home administrator who had…
Continue ReadingCanadian entries take top prizes for best tasting tap water
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. was shut out from the top prizes at an annual international water tasting contest in West Virginia. Entries…
Continue ReadingBelarus seeks lengthy prison terms for opposition leaders
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Monday demanded lengthy prison terms for the country’s…
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