‘Detest me with moderation,’ Paris attacks defendant pleads
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The only surviving member of the Islamic State attack team that terrorized Paris in 2015 has…
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Florida fraud victim tracks down suspect, calls police
STUART, Fla. (AP) — When a Florida woman noticed fraudulent activity on her bank account, she tracked down the suspect at a gas station and called…
Continue ReadingUS gambling group seeks crackdown on illegal betting sites
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The gambling industry’s national trade association is asking the federal government to…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why did Texas hold up trucks on border for days?
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to impose additional inspections of…
Continue ReadingTrump adviser Miller grilled about Trump’s speech on Jan. 6
By ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers pressed Stephen Miller during a daylong closed-door interview about…
Continue ReadingStates scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries…
Continue ReadingKosovo minister calls attacks on police ‘terrorist acts’
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo authorities have condemned a string of armed attacks against police in recent days as acts of terrorism. Interior…
Continue ReadingTwitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a…
Continue ReadingIowa Supreme Court: Finkenauer qualifies for Senate ballot
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that Democratic Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer qualifies…
Continue ReadingNevada launches $500M program to boost affordable housing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials are launching a $500 million program to help provide affordable housing by tapping federal American Rescue Plan…
Continue ReadingOhio State settles more suits over sex abuse by team doctor
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University is paying out $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by former…
Continue Reading‘We pray for you’: Ukrainian Jews mark Passover, if they can
By CARA ANNA and OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI Associated Press VASYLKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The final hours before Passover found the chief rabbi for Kyiv and…
Continue ReadingCalifornia teen found guilty in taco truck owner’s slaying
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has found a teenage boy guilty in the slaying of a taco truck owner last year. The judge ruled Thursday…
Continue ReadingMilitants ambush Pakistani troops in northwest, killing 7
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says militants ambushed a military convoy in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near the…
Continue ReadingSheriff: THC-spiked crackers fed to 3 infants at day care
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — The owner of a home day care in Virginia is facing child cruelty charges after three infants were exposed to edibles spiked…
Continue ReadingAtlanta police chief to retire as city’s homicide rate rises
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says the city’s police chief will retire this summer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…
Continue ReadingConfusion reigns as school shooter’s jury selection moves on
By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Confusion reigned as jury selection in the death penalty trial of…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones to recoup $75,000 in fines in Sandy Hook lawsuit
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be getting back the $75,000 in fines he paid to a Connecticut court…
Continue ReadingThousands of California grocery workers ratify new contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of California grocery store workers have approved a new contract with major supermarket chains, avoiding a potential…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has…
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