Senate confirms Black economist to Federal Reserve Board
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed economist Phillip Jefferson to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Jefferson is the latest…
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Jury returns mixed verdict in New York terrorism case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan federal court jury has returned a mixed verdict in the trial of a New Jersey…
Continue ReadingBy chance, Polish cop helps Lech Walesa with flat tire in US
TOLLAND, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state trooper who is a native of Poland got quite the surprise while responding to an SUV with a flat tire —…
Continue ReadingTrump sells Washington hotel to Miami-based investor group
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The lease to the Washington hotel run by Donald Trump’s family company while he was…
Continue ReadingMissouri election chief: Redistricting risks election errors
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top election official is warning that it may be too late to pass new…
Continue ReadingFed utility weighs coal plant switch options, climate impact
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility plans to shut down a massive coal-fired power…
Continue ReadingWomen settle suit alleging Liberty mishandled assault cases
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit twelve women brought last summer against Liberty…
Continue ReadingJustices hold 1st meeting since leak of draft Roe opinion
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s nine justices met in private for the first time since…
Continue ReadingLawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers representing families of victims and survivors of the condominium collapse in…
Continue ReadingOther Chris Paul making his own name on, off football field
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders draft pick Chris Paul knows there’s another more prominent Chris…
Continue ReadingMario Batali acquittal underscores perils of #MeToo cases
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Bill Cosby was released from prison when his conviction that he drugged and assaulted a woman was…
Continue ReadingFrench fiberglass maker hiring 400 in $28M Georgia expansion
DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A French manufacturer says it will restart the fiberglass furnace at a Georgia plant it purchased in 2019. Saint-Gobain says it…
Continue ReadingBoard member votes against parole for Sherra Wright
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Board of Parole member says Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife should not be granted early release from a 30-year…
Continue ReadingFormer DEA agent sentenced to 135 months for taking bribes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Drug Enforcement Administration agent who admitted to taking thousands of dollars in bribes from a drug…
Continue ReadingNavy sailor killed in training accident was Texas man
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says the Naval Special Warfare sailor killed in a training accident in Virginia was…
Continue ReadingGuatemala judge threatened after decision on civil war crime
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemala judge who last week ordered nine former police and military officers to stand…
Continue ReadingBattery-powered Greek island bets on green future
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press TILOS, Greece (AP) — The remote Greek island of Tilos has pioneered a recycling plant that could act as a…
Continue ReadingLouisiana gov slams bill that could jail women for abortion
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is emphatically opposing legislation that could subject women to prosecution and prison for…
Continue ReadingRapper Casanova pleads guilty in NYC drug conspiracy case
NEW YORK (AP) — The rapper Casanova has pleaded guilty to charges in a gang-related federal racketeering case that accused him of drug dealing and…
Continue ReadingCourt: California’s under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutional
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic…
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