Iowa farm cooperative hit by ransomware, systems go offline
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer A ransomware attack has forced a cooperative of Iowa corn and soy farmers to take their computer systems offline.…
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Greek firefighters battle wildfire at resort near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have ordered outlying parts of a coastal resort town near Athens evacuated after a large wildfire broke out…
Continue ReadingBiden follows through on pledge to take in more refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the U.S. will take in 125,000 refugees and their families next year, fulfilling an earlier pledge…
Continue ReadingMan charged with making threats against Dominican president
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who authorities say made internet threats to kidnap, injure and kill…
Continue ReadingRepublican Dean Heller announces run for governor of Nevada
By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Dean Heller says he is running for governor of Nevada. The former U.S.…
Continue ReadingInvestigators: Colorado man chose to ‘hunt and control’ wife
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Investigators allege that a Colorado man charged with killing his missing wife decided to “hunt…
Continue ReadingCalifornia water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Two major California water agencies have settled a dispute that once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador president changes Twitter profile to ‘dictator’
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s president has apparently changed his Twitter profile description to “dictator,” in what…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Georgia inmate plotted escape that left 2 dead
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A prosecutor says a Georgia inmate was the mastermind who plotted an escape that left two prison guards dead in 2017. But the…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Ida outages due to ‘gum and super glue’ at utility
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a “bubble…
Continue ReadingGovernment resumes prosecution in deadly ‘swatting’ case
By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas gamer whose online dispute with another player sparked a deadly hoax call…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in brutal California attacks, rape on trail
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested a pilot in connection with brutal attacks on women in…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Biden uses Trump-era tool against Haiti migrants
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is relying on a contested Trump-era policy as it disperses thousands of…
Continue ReadingTrial set for Texas officer who shot Black woman in her home
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A date has been set for the trial of a former Fort Worth police officer who was charged with murder after shooting a Black…
Continue ReadingFeds `examining’ shooting of Black man by Georgia trooper
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities say they’re examining the fatal shooting of a Black man by a Georgia state trooper last year during…
Continue ReadingWisconsin gubernatorial candidate tests positive for COVID
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor Rebecca Kleefisch has tested positive for COVID-19…
Continue ReadingDefense chief orders new review of mistaken US drone strike
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a senior-level review of the Central…
Continue ReadingKorean War soldier killed in 1950 buried after remains IDed
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Cpl. Walter Smead was finally laid to rest near his rural upstate New York hometown.…
Continue ReadingHaitian deportees start over in country they don’t recognize
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians are scrambling to find jobs, food and housing…
Continue ReadingJudge says he’ll toss some of ex-mayor’s fraud convictions
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday said he planned to toss several convictions against the…
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