Young Thug trial on pause until January after co-defendant is stabbed in jail
ATLANTA (AP) — The trial for rapper Young Thug and five other people is on pause until early next year after one of the defendants was stabbed in…
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George Santos attorney expresses optimism about plea talks as expelled congressman appears in court
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos ‘ lawyer expressed optimism about plea…
Continue ReadingUS agency takes first step toward requiring new vehicles to prevent drunk or impaired driving
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired…
Continue ReadingMaryland judiciary seeks applications to replace slain judge
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s state judiciary is accepting applications to replace a circuit court judge who was killed earlier this year.…
Continue ReadingCanadian police charge man accused of selling deadly substance with 14 new murder charges
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police say they are charging a man with 14 counts of second-degree murder in addition to…
Continue ReadingManá drummer Alex González shares big plans for 2024, including playing London for the first time
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — During a career than spans over four decades, Grammy-winning Mexican rockers Maná have toured the…
Continue ReadingSon of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has met with Britain’s…
Continue ReadingBusy Rhode Island bridge closed suddenly after structural problem found, and repair will take months
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities have found a critical structural failure in one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island and have closed its…
Continue ReadingThousands gather to honor Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe on anniversary of 1531 apparition
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico…
Continue ReadingFar-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish parliament
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament on Tuesday extinguished candles on a menorah…
Continue ReadingUS announces new sanctions on Russia’s weapons suppliers as Zelenskyy visits Washington
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new…
Continue ReadingThe Dutch counterterror agency has raised the national threat alert to the second-highest level
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch counterterrorism agency has lifted the country’s threat alert to its…
Continue ReadingDeath of Adam Johnson from skate blade prompts new look at neck guard mandates in youth hockey
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his…
Continue ReadingScientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change
By Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting rapidly, but a new report showed an astonishing phenomenon in the…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here’s what he plans to do next
CNN, WCCO By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a…
Continue ReadingKentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity
By BRUCE SCHREINER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right…
Continue ReadingGeorgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Scared for her life after Rudy Giuliani and other Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingSpain seizes 11 tons of cocaine in shipping containers. Most of the drugs found among frozen tuna
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say that they have confiscated 11 tons of cocaine and arrested 20 people in two different operations against the…
Continue ReadingGerman prosecutors indict 27 people in connection with an alleged far-right coup plot
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have filed terrorism charges against 27 people, including a self-styled…
Continue ReadingBloody diarrhea, jaundice, hepatitis: Thousands fall ill in war-ravaged Gaza amid spike in infectious diseases
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Bloody diarrhea, jaundice, acute hepatitis and respiratory infections. These are just some of the diseases…
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