Whistleblowers say they’re bullied for exposing prison abuse
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prison employees say they’re being bullied and threatened…
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Ex-Goldman Sachs banker’s trial in 1MDB scheme hits snag
NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused in a massive international swindle has hit a snag. Prosecutors have admitted…
Continue ReadingCarnival in time of COVID: Virus tests among parade favors
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mardi Gras revelers are accustomed to catching beads, small toys or other trinkets tossed by…
Continue ReadingOhio mapmakers scramble to avoid facing state’s high court
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s political map-making panel has voted to approve legislative maps they hope can…
Continue ReadingCalls grow for Kansas ed leader to go over ‘raiding’ remark
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly and indigenous leaders are calling on Kansas’ top public school administrator…
Continue ReadingFederal agency: Bird flu detected in backyard Michigan flock
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Federal authorities say a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Michigan in a non-commercial…
Continue Reading$3.2B (and counting) bid in largest US offshore wind auction
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The largest auction of offshore wind sites in the nation’s history is drawing strong…
Continue ReadingRetired officer says he had no choice in theater killing
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A retired police SWAT commander testified he fatally shot a man in a movie theater eight years ago during an…
Continue ReadingFamily of man fatally shot by Chicago police files lawsuit
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of an armed man shot in the back by Chicago police last year during a foot chase is alleging in a federal lawsuit that…
Continue ReadingActual greenhouse gas volumes exceed official reports
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Wayne Christian wanted to brag, he said, rocking in his burgundy leather chair…
Continue ReadingGhislaine Maxwell juror to be questioned under oath by judge
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge plans to question a juror under oath who said during jury selection for the criminal…
Continue ReadingJustice Department sues UnitedHealth over nearly $8B deal
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Federal regulators are suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of the technology company Change Healthcare, a…
Continue ReadingTrayvon Martin 10th anniversary: A look at the players
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin was visiting his father in Sanford, Florida, when the 17-year-old Black teen…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why Putin uses WWII to justify attacks in Ukraine
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Vladimir Putin told the world in the lead-up to its attacks on Ukraine that his…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans sends election bills to governor
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has sent a package of election and voting…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: A look at US steps taken, and not, against Russia
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden has hit Russia with some of the broadest and toughest financial…
Continue ReadingEx-US soldier fined for trying to take gun on plane
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A retired U.S. Army soldier has been fined $400 and given a suspended 36-month jail…
Continue ReadingJudge halts South Dakota Gov. Noem’s abortion pill rule
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted a South Dakota rule from taking effect that would…
Continue ReadingGeorgia bill would ban abortion pills by mail, require exams
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia have introduced a bill prohibiting the delivery of abortion pills by mail. It…
Continue ReadingAs ‘stealth omicron’ advances, scientists are learning more
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer The coronavirus mutant widely known as stealth omicron is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around…
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