Brother of suspect in slaying of family pleads not guilty
MERCED, Calif. (AP) — The younger brother of a man charged in the kidnapping and killing of a family in central California pleaded not guilty…
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Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company.…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why was Truss’ tenure so short — and now what?
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month with hopes and promises of reinvigorating…
Continue ReadingRailroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than…
Continue ReadingEx-UCLA gynecologist found guilty in LA sex abuse case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles was found guilty Thursday of five counts of sexually abusing…
Continue ReadingLatest Harvey Weinstein trial seats jury of 9 men, 3 women
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury of nine men and three women has been selected in the Los Angeles rape and sexual…
Continue ReadingDay care workers charged, accused of scaring tots with mask
HAMILTON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say five people linked to viral video footage of workers using a scary mask to frighten children at a…
Continue ReadingAlaska Natives fete their 1st Congress member, Mary Peltola
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola received a hero’s welcome Thursday when the first…
Continue ReadingRussian, Ukrainian troops gird for major battle in Kherson
By SABRA AYRES and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared Thursday to be girding for a major…
Continue ReadingAmazon shuts online store fabric.com in cost-cutting move
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is shutting down a subsidiary that’s been selling fabrics for nearly 30 years,…
Continue ReadingFamilies of 2 killed at Astroworld festival settle lawsuits
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The families of two people who died during last year’s Astroworld music festival have settled…
Continue ReadingGeorgia sheriff testifies to dispute civil rights charges
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia sheriff on trial for abusing the rights of jail detainees who were strapped into restraint chairs has denied wrongdoing.…
Continue ReadingMinnesota GOP secretary of state hopeful seeks tighter rules
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican secretary of state candidate Kim Crockett says the Minnesota Legislature…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Roslyn forms off Mexico’s south Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Roslyn has formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and forecasters expect it will strengthen to a hurricane…
Continue ReadingPolice: North Carolina rampage began when teen shot brother
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and BEN FINLEY Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police say they believe the shooting rampage that left five dead in North…
Continue Reading‘Momentous’: Asian Americans laud Anna May Wong’s US quarter
By TERRY TANG Associated Press More than 60 years after Anna May Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk…
Continue ReadingAppeals court: Graham must testify in Georgia election probe
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury investigating whether…
Continue ReadingEPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MATTHEW DALY and AARON MORRISON Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government is investigating whether…
Continue Reading7 charged, accused of harassing Chinese national in US
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities in New York have charged seven people with harassing a Chinese national living in the U.S. to try to force him…
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