North Dakota oil executive pleads guilty in fraud scheme
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota oilfield executive has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges for misleading shareholders about his…
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Feds launch investigation into Texas’ troubled youth lockups
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department has launched an investigation into allegations of widespread mistreatment at Texas’ embattled youth…
Continue ReadingLawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
By JILL COLVIN, MICHELLE R. SMITH, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the…
Continue ReadingAssailant with bow and arrows kills 5 people in Norway
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man armed with a bow and arrows killed five people and wounded others near the…
Continue ReadingAirman convicted of kidnapping, killing Mennonite teacher
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jurors in Arizona have convicted a U.S. Air Force airman of first-degree murder in the…
Continue ReadingNew wind farms would dot US coastlines under Biden plan
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven offshore wind farms would be developed on the East and West coasts and in the Gulf of…
Continue ReadingEx-SC sheriff off to prison on 1-year misconduct sentence
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former sheriff in South Carolina has reported to prison to serve a one-year sentence…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Foreigner fueled Giuliani associate’s donations
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor has opened the trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani by accusing…
Continue ReadingMan sues Oklahoma for records as state resumes executions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A retired New York attorney is suing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, saying its claim to have no records pertaining to…
Continue ReadingClimate change: North Carolina gov signs major energy law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A milestone energy bill that targets sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions from…
Continue ReadingIsrael, Sudanese officials hold rare public meeting
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Senior Israeli and Sudanese officials have held a rare public meeting. Two Israeli Cabinet…
Continue ReadingLarge African cat escapes owner, prowls Detroit suburb
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A large cat native to Africa is on the loose in a suburb north of Detroit after escaping from its owner. Authorities say…
Continue ReadingAlleged gang members charged in slaying of Chicago rapper
CHICAGO (AP) — Five alleged gang members have been indicted on murder charges in last year’s shooting death of a Chicago rapper that prosecutors…
Continue ReadingFed officials: Bond purchases could end by middle of 2022
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last meeting that if the economy continued…
Continue ReadingTurkey thwarts attempt to kidnap, smuggle Iranian soldier
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have detained eight people, including…
Continue ReadingIdaho ex-lawmaker makes 1st court appearance on rape charge
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape has made his first appearance in the case in…
Continue ReadingPolice: Drunk driver was going 152 mph on Virginia highway
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a drunk driver was going 152 mph when he was pulled over in Rockbridge County over the weekend. According to…
Continue ReadingUS, Israel say they are exploring a ‘Plan B’ for Iran
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Israel say they are exploring a “Plan B” for dealing with Iran if…
Continue ReadingRomanian doctors issue ‘cry of despair’ amid virus surge
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Doctors in Romania’s capital has issued an open letter titled “a cry of…
Continue ReadingDefense begins presenting case in Texas nurse’s murder trial
TYLER, Texas (AP) — Defense attorneys have begun calling witnesses in the capital murder trial of a former nurse accused of killing four patients…
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