Ex-detective on trial in perjury case that sank convictions
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City narcotics detective is on trial on charges of lying about witnessing drug deals. The allegations prompted…
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Judge: No in-person meetings for couple’s triple murder case
ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge says a couple accused in a bizarre triple murder case will not be allowed to meet face-to-face to talk…
Continue ReadingKansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a Kansas man who admitted he threatened to kill a congressman.…
Continue ReadingVP Harris touts Arizona-California power transmission line
TONOPAH, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and two cabinet secretaries celebrated the start of construction of a new high-capacity power…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia ban on minors’ gender-affirming care advances
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would ban physicians from providing gender-affirming surgery to minors is…
Continue ReadingReports: David Crosby, rock star and CSNY co-founder, dies
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed…
Continue ReadingOfficer who hit woman in McDonald’s dispute placed on leave
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer who struck a Black woman as she was taken into custody at a McDonald’s has been placed on paid…
Continue ReadingState laws vary widely on whether felons can run for office
By GARY FIELDS and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The case of a defeated New Mexico candidate arrested in a politically motivated…
Continue ReadingMarilyn Mosby’s defense team asks to withdraw before trial
By LEA SKENE BALTIMORE (AP) — As Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby prepares to face perjury and mortgage fraud charges, her entire…
Continue ReadingChemicals for possible fentanyl production seized in Arizona
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. agents in southern Arizona say they seized up to 440 pounds of what they suspect is a precursor…
Continue ReadingBiden on classified docs discovery: ‘There’s no there there’
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press APTOS, Calif. (AP) — A frustrated President Joe Biden said Thursday there is “no there there”…
Continue ReadingT-Mobile says data on 37 million customers stolen
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile said Thursday that an unidentified malicious intruder breached…
Continue ReadingGroup seeks reintroduction of sea otters along West Coast
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A nonprofit group that aims to protect endangered species asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday to reintroduce…
Continue ReadingDrugs, other risks ruled out at prison where dozens got sick
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state Corrections Department official says testing to determine the reason…
Continue ReadingCIA director visits Kyiv, meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director William Burns visited Kyiv last week to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Continue ReadingJudge: Corps must discuss spillway use with fisheries agency
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must consult with a federal…
Continue ReadingMinnesota House backs abortion rights after HHS chief visits
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has visited Minnesota to affirm…
Continue ReadingUS will resume border wall construction at San Diego park
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Advocates say the Biden administration has agreed to lower part of a border wall planned in the…
Continue ReadingLawyer for jailed Guatemalan news director is arrested
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities have arrested a lawyer representing the jailed director of an investigative newspaper and are pursuing…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico shooting case revives pretrial detention debate
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A detention hearing has been scheduled for a felon and failed political candidate…
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