Sexual assaults are down in the US military. Here’s what to know about the numbers
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials are cautiously optimistic that an overall decline in reported sexual…
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Takeaways from Day 18 of the Trump hush money trial
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump attorney Todd Blanche raised his voice and flailed his arms at…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of killing 4 people at ex-girlfriend’s home near Denver
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man has been convicted of killing four people at his ex-girlfriend’s home in suburban Denver…
Continue ReadingBiden hails ‘monumental’ steps toward easing marijuana rules as rescheduling process moves ahead
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday took another step toward reclassifying marijuana as…
Continue ReadingArkansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 voting restrictions that state judge found unconstitutional
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld four voting restrictions passed by Republican…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s stories: Cheap groceries, a polarizing graduation speech, health care cyberattacks
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! First it was the new official portrait of King Charles III that had people seeing red. Now…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s stories: Cheap groceries, a polarizing graduation speech, health care cyberattacks
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! First it was the new official portrait of King Charles III that had people seeing red. Now…
Continue ReadingNew immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants
By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is creating a new process aimed at cutting the…
Continue ReadingKey Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer A key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers…
Continue ReadingIndiana judge opens door for new eatery, finding `tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches’
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana judge has cleared the way for the opening of a new restaurant after finding that “tacos and burritos are…
Continue ReadingMichigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venues
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Alcohol sales will begin this football season at Michigan Stadium, following a trend of booze being made available at…
Continue ReadingArrests of US tourists in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition prompt plea from three governors
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press Five Americans are facing prison sentences of up to 12 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands on charges they…
Continue ReadingEx-South African leader’s corruption trial date set as he fights another case to run for election
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors say former South African President Jacob Zuma will go on trial for…
Continue ReadingJoint streaming venture involving ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery will be called Venu Sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name. The joint venture will be…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent Leaving Washington behind, prominent far-right House Republicans who have pushed this Congress into…
Continue ReadingRussia expels British defense attaché in a tit-for-tat move
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has declared Britain’s defense attaché persona non grata and gave the diplomat a week to leave the country in response to…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia still the 6th-biggest U.S. city, but San Antonio catching up, census data shows
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New federal estimates show Philadelphia remains the nation’s sixth-most-populous city, despite a decline in population…
Continue ReadingArchaeologists believe they’ve found site of Revolutionary War barracks in Virginia
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia have uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary…
Continue ReadingEvery WNBA team to begin using charter flights by May 21
By The Associated Press Every WNBA team will start using charter flights to travel to games by May 21. The league is following through on plans to…
Continue ReadingFrancis Ford Coppola debuts ‘Megalopolis’ in Cannes, and the reviews are in
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the…
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