1st trial in college admissions bribe scheme to head to jury
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the sweeping college admissions bribery scandal will soon be in the hands…
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Ankle monitor GPS used to find wife’s body, arrest husband
SILVER CITY, N,M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say a man on probation has been charged in the fatal beating of his wife with an ax after…
Continue ReadingKaiser Permanente suspends 2,200 unvaccinated employees
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Health care giant Kaiser Permanente has put more than 2,200 employees nationwide on unpaid leave for choosing not to get…
Continue ReadingWife of Haiti’s slain president meets with judge amid probe
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Martine Moïse, the widow of Haiti’s assassinated president, has traveled…
Continue Reading2008 Mississippi River spill: Barge company to pay $6.6M
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A barge company responsible for a Mississippi River oil spill that damaged Louisiana shoreline habitat in 2008 has agreed to pay…
Continue ReadingMexico’s Cancun airport passes pre-pandemic tourism mark
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico passed a milestone of sorts in September when the airport at the country’s biggest coastal resort, Cancun,…
Continue ReadingFed up by pandemic, US food workers launch rare strikes
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and GRANT SCHULTE OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A summer of labor unrest at U.S. food manufacturers has stretched into fall. Around 1,400…
Continue ReadingTurkey ratifies Paris agreement ahead of key climate summit
By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has ratified the Paris climate accord, joining the global fight…
Continue ReadingMinnesota court denies Chauvin’s request for public defender
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request to have a public defender…
Continue ReadingJudge to re-sentence Scott Peterson in December to life term
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge says Wednesday that she plans to resentence Scott Peterson to life in…
Continue ReadingSchool shooting suspect becomes upset during brawl trial
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the jail brawl trial of Florida school massacre suspect Nikolas…
Continue ReadingApril retrial date for man who killed ex-Saints star Smith
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new trial date of April 4 has been set for the man who killed ex-NFL star Will Smith in New…
Continue ReadingFlush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports
By COLLIN BINKLEY and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A growing number of school districts in the U.S. are using federal…
Continue ReadingNorthern Ireland police to probe abuse at church-run homes
LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have announced an investigation into allegations of physical and sexual abuse at church-run institutions…
Continue ReadingGoogle says flight search tool can help you fly ‘greener’
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Searching for flights on Google just got “greener.” The tech giant on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingBiden, China’s Xi expected to meet virtually by year’s end
By JAMEY KEATEN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual…
Continue ReadingUS poised to sue contractors who don’t report cyber breaches
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is poised to sue government contractors and other companies who receive…
Continue ReadingSeveral buyers interested in forfeited Vermont ski resort
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The receiver overseeing the Jay Peak ski area after the former owner was accused of fraud says sale discussions have…
Continue ReadingCity seeks festival’s return, Pharrell cites ‘toxic energy’
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Beach leaders want Pharrell Williams to reconsider bringing the Something in the Water festival back next year,…
Continue ReadingJudge: Mediator will sort claims in Florida condo collapse
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer A judge says a mediator will be named to sort through claims arising from the collapse of a Florida…
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