Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for…
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New Yorkers are warned from the skies about impending danger from storms as city deploys drones
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City emergency management officials are turning high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening…
Continue ReadingGeorgia election board says counties can do more to investigate election results
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board has voted to require county election officials to make a “reasonable inquiry”…
Continue ReadingCongo’s president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is accusing former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned…
Continue ReadingWeak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month’s tech outage cost it $500 million
Microsoft is joining cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against Delta Air Lines, which blames the companies for causing several…
Continue ReadingUkrainian wrestler and member of parliament has a goal for Paris: ‘Show that Ukraine is still alive’
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Ukraine wrestler Zhan Beleniuk will try to bring pride to his warn-torn country when he competes for an Olympic medal…
Continue Reading4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection…
Continue ReadingAuthorities arrest man accused of threatening mass casualty event at Army-Navy football game
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man accused of threatening a “mass casualty event” at a college football game last year is in federal…
Continue ReadingFederal indictment accuses 15 people of trafficking drugs from Mexico and distributing in Minnesota
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities have indicted 15 people on charges of trafficking illegal drugs from Mexico and…
Continue ReadingAmerican Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men’s 1,500, leaving Kerr and Ingebrigtsen behind
AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The race was billed as a bar brawl between the two baddest 1,500-meter runners in the world. Nobody…
Continue ReadingA judge has branded Google a monopolist, but AI may bring about quicker change in internet search
AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has branded Google as a ruthless monopolist bent on suffocating it competitors. But how…
Continue ReadingGeorgia property owners battle railroad company in ongoing eminent domain case
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A railroad company wants to use eminent domain to condemn property in one of Georgia’s…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects bid by Judicial Watch, Daily Caller to reopen fight over access to Biden Senate papers
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has refused to vacate a ruling denying a conservative media outlet and an activist group…
Continue ReadingTesla burns after driver in Mexico plugs the car into an illicit hookup wired directly to power line
Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an…
Continue ReadingNASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing’s troubled capsule
AP Aerospace Writer NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing’s troubled new…
Continue ReadingGlobal stock volatility hits the presidential election, with Trump decrying a ‘Kamala Crash’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is hoping a dramatic sell-off in the U.S. stock market creates an opening to attack his Democratic…
Continue ReadingBilly Ray Cyrus finalizes divorce from singer Firerose 3 months after filing
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose are now divorced. The dissolution of their seven-month marriage was finalized…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons
Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland’s decade-old ban on military-style firearms commonly…
Continue ReadingSome Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans…
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