Jury selection for Proud Boys trial to resume next month
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection for the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four…
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Company: Regulators OK reopening of Kansas pipeline segment
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a…
Continue ReadingFlu starting to wane in US after brutal start to season
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is decreasing in many parts of the country after an alarmingly early and strong start to the…
Continue ReadingBiden’s signature advances major projects in water bill
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press President Joe Biden signed a large defense bill on Friday that includes a water bill that directs the Army Corps…
Continue ReadingAlaska lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties eligible for office
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge has ruled that a state lawmaker with ties to the far-right Oath Keepers group is eligible to hold office.…
Continue ReadingA trio of standout roles reveals Hong Chau’s boundless range
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The seemingly limitless range of Hong Chau is on display in three films this year, in roles so…
Continue ReadingMilitary bases had $260M in damages from Afghan evacuation
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight U.S. military bases that housed tens of thousands of Afghan refugees after they were…
Continue ReadingEx-CEO gets later trial over millions in grain company fraud
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A trial has been delayed for the former leader of a Mississippi grain storage and processing company who is accused of tens…
Continue ReadingWinter storm cancels flights, closes schools in Canada
TORONTO (AP) — A major winter storm hitting Ontario and Quebec has caused widespread flight cancellations and school closures, and has knocked out…
Continue ReadingCubans search for holiday food amid deepening crisis
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — As Belkis Fajardo, 69, walks through the dense streets of downtown Havana with a small bag of…
Continue ReadingUS officials: COVID, bomb cyclone won’t slow Santa’s travels
By TERRY CHEA Associated Press The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting…
Continue ReadingTrial in shooting of Megan Thee Stallion exposes misogynoir
By NARDOS HAILE and KARENA PHAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Thee Stallion is a three-time Grammy winner and hip-hop superstar, but…
Continue ReadingNew mural painted in memory of LA’s famed mountain lion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An artist has devoted a sweeping new street mural to the memory of one of Los Angeles’ most famous residents. The subject?…
Continue ReadingJudge kept FTX execs’ plea deals secret to get founder to US
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge kept secret that two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s closest associates had turned against…
Continue ReadingLandfill fire near Birmingham burning for almost a month
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An underground fire has been raging at an environmental landfill near Birmingham for almost a month, covering Alabama’s…
Continue ReadingTunisian Islamist party protests arrest of senior leader
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Supporters of the Tunisian Islamist movement Ennahda have demonstrated in front of…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso expels top UN official in West African country
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government has expelled the top U.N. official in the country and asked her…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey, Michigan to offer joint online poker play Jan. 1
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Online poker players in New Jersey and Michigan will be able to compete against each…
Continue ReadingTitle 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The drawn-out saga of Title 42, the set of emergency powers that allows border officials to…
Continue ReadingHouse passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more…
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