Pinochet’s widow dies at age 98 after years in seclusion
By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The widow of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has died in the apartment where she led a…
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Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s sweeping deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over…
Continue ReadingJustice Department asks high court to allow vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block lower court orders that are keeping President Joe Biden’s vaccine…
Continue ReadingCalifornia utility faces $550M in penalties for 5 wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major California utility has agreed to more than half a billion dollars in fines and penalties related to five wildfires in…
Continue ReadingAustralia mourns child victims of bouncy castle accident
SYDNEY (AP) — Christmas lights have been turned off and a candlelight vigil was held in the Australian town where five children died after falling…
Continue ReadingCourt: Killer of NFL’s McKnight can’t face 2nd murder trial
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana appeal court says the man who killed former NFL player Joe McKnight cannot…
Continue ReadingHouse subpoenas Meadows contact who pushed false fraud claim
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is subpoenaing James P.…
Continue ReadingSchools step up security in response to threats on TikTok
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Educators have announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb…
Continue ReadingNTSB: Used vehicle battery caused weeklong cargo ship fire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say an electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle led to the fire aboard a…
Continue ReadingUS requires higher safety standards for more pipelines
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A new federal regulation requires higher safety standards for pipelines…
Continue ReadingEngineer accused of attempting to pass US secrets to Russia
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says an engineer who worked for decades as a federal defense contractor…
Continue ReadingEngineer pleads guilty to terrorism for LA train derailment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former train engineer has pleaded guilty to terrorism for intentionally derailing a locomotive near a Navy hospital ship…
Continue ReadingSenate parliamentarian deals Democrats blow on immigration
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian says a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico authorities issue warrant for Baldwin’s phone
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have issued a search warrant for Alec Baldwin’s cell phone, saying it could hold evidence that might be…
Continue ReadingCourts keep chipping away at Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandates
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges in Louisiana and Texas continue to chip away at Biden administration COVID-19…
Continue ReadingMinnesota woman accused of shooting at strangers in vehicles
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman suspected of shooting at strangers in vehicles over the last few months is facing four charges of…
Continue ReadingMichael Cohen sues Trump claiming retaliatory imprisonment
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Michael Cohen claims in a new lawsuit that Donald Trump retaliated against him for writing his tell-all memoir last…
Continue ReadingUS regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are lifting long-standing restrictions on how women obtain the…
Continue ReadingUN leader urges ‘concrete’ moves on year-end vaccine goal
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is exhorting the world to make “concrete” progress…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 fears dash hopes for the holiday season — again
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, JENNIFER PELTZ and ALI SWENSON Associated Press This year’s holiday season was supposed to be a do-over for last year’s…
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