$600M designated for struggling water system in Mississippi
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the troubled water…
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Judge orders paternity test for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A judge has ordered Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a paternity test as part of a legal…
Continue ReadingFacebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 report blames Trump, aims to prevent return to power
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive final report released by the House Jan. 6 committee late Thursday places the…
Continue ReadingCaesars touts F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix VIP package worth $5M
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment is offering what may be the most extravagant guest package for next year’s highly anticipated…
Continue ReadingLA jury convicts Tory Lanez of shooting Megan Thee Stallion
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a courtroom that turned chaotic after a trial that seethed with tension, a Los…
Continue ReadingNYC robbery crews drug unsuspecting men, some fatally
NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple people have been fatally poisoned with narcotics in what investigators say were schemes by criminal crews to incapacitate…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Preempted by holiday programming. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — 75th anniversary special. __…
Continue ReadingBidens visit patients at Children’s National Hospital
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, visited Children’s National…
Continue ReadingFlight canceled? Experts share some advice about what to do
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Thousands of travelers have been stranded at airports or stuck on hold trying to rebook flights this week as a…
Continue ReadingUS judge rejects Maduro ally’s claim of diplomatic immunity
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami on Friday rejected attempts by a close ally of Venezuelan President…
Continue ReadingCourt reinstates guilty verdicts in 1987 killings of couple
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated two aggravated murder convictions for a man in the 1987 killings of…
Continue ReadingUN experts: `Substantial evidence’ of Rwanda forces in Congo
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say in a new report that they found “substantial evidence” of Rwandan…
Continue ReadingSpending bill secures funds for Native American health care
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Access to health care for Native Americans across the U.S. will be bolstered with…
Continue ReadingUS: Jan. 6 participant arrested after California standoff
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal agents took a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol into…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota governor expands National Guard help for tribes
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expanding the state’s National Guard mission to…
Continue ReadingArizona Republican loses lawsuit over attorney general race
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has thrown out Republican Abraham Hamadeh’s challenge of election results in his race…
Continue ReadingUS maritime liability rules changed after 2019 boat fire
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. federal lawmakers have changed 19th-century maritime liability rules for accident…
Continue ReadingPope’s vicar for Rome seeks full truth about Jesuit abuse
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The pope’s vicar for Rome called Friday for the full truth to come out about a famous Jesuit…
Continue ReadingCongress approves new election rules in Jan. 6 response
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of…
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