Montana man gets nearly 4 years for role in US Capitol riot
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who was among the first people to illegally enter the U.S. Capitol while Congress was certifying President Joe…
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Outgoing Oregon governor reflects on turbulent final term
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Kate Brown faced unprecedented challenges in her final term:…
Continue ReadingDeWine OKs photo ID requirement, other election restrictions
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a requirement that all Ohioans show…
Continue Reading49 Ivory Coast soldiers pardoned by Mali’s junta leader
By BABA AHMED and TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The leader of Mali’s military junta has pardoned 49 soldiers from…
Continue ReadingAshli Babbitt’s mother arrested during Jan. 6 demonstration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say the mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot,…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How armored vehicles aid Ukraine at critical time
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking ahead to a likely spring offensive, the U.S. and Germany are sending Ukraine an…
Continue ReadingCon artist pleads guilty in phishing plot that duped authors
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A yearslong saga that ensnared the publishing world has culminated in a New York courtroom…
Continue ReadingNYC hospitals prep for nurse strike amid negotiations
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiations to keep about 10,000 nurses from walking off the job are heading into a final…
Continue ReadingYouth hockey coach fired after grabbing opposing player
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut youth hockey assistant coach has been fired after grabbing an opposing player and causing him to fall to…
Continue ReadingOrthodox celebrate Christmas in shadow of conflict
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Orthodox Christians packed churches on Friday evening for Christmas Eve services, a holiday darkened…
Continue ReadingPolice: 6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom
By BEN FINLEY and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia…
Continue ReadingFarms settle suits on using immigrants over Black US workers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two agriculture businesses in the Mississippi Delta and some Black farm workers have…
Continue ReadingEx-Sen. Burr: SEC probe into trading over with ‘no action’
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina U.S. Sen. Richard Burr says the investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into investment…
Continue ReadingMichael Flynn restored to Twitter on Jan. 6 anniversary
By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has had his Twitter account reinstated…
Continue ReadingEx-Southern Cal official gets 6 months in college bribe case
BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California athletics department official who accepted bribes from the ringleader of the nationwide…
Continue ReadingMichigan AG pledges to pursue case against Trump electors
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan attorney general says there’s “clear evidence” to pursue charges against pro-Donald…
Continue ReadingNew Pa. speaker puts sexual abuse lawsuit window atop agenda
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s newly minted state House speaker is moving to make his major policy goal…
Continue ReadingMessage from US asylum hopefuls: Financial sponsors needed
By GISELA SALOMON, ELLIOT SPAGAT and AMY TAXIN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Migrants and asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution in their…
Continue ReadingUS approves Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows disease
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug that modestly…
Continue ReadingArizona’s shipping container wall on border is coming down
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s border barrier of shipping containers has been…
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