Tech consultant testifies that ‘bad joke’ led to deadly clash with Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death has testified that the famous…
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Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump’s election looming over talks
AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer…
Continue Reading Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia correctional officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the…
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality
Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers who wield control of the Virginia Legislature are hoping to make good…
Continue Reading Louisiana asks court to block part of ruling against Ten Commandments in classrooms
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for the state of Louisiana are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to immediately block a…
Continue Reading Vermont man is fit to stand trial over shooting of 3 Palestinian college students
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge has found that the man charged with shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont…
Continue Reading Federal judge denies request to block measure revoking Arkansas casino license
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has denied an effort to temporarily block enforcement of a constitutional amendment Arkansas voters…
Continue Reading California teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque,…
Continue Reading Mississippi governor intent on income tax cut even if states receive less federal money
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he will continue pushing lawmakers to phase out…
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Investigation into Chinese hacking reveals ‘broad and significant’ spying effort, FBI says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks has…
Continue Reading US ambassador says Mexico ‘closed the doors’ on security cooperation and denies its violence problem
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar lashed out Wednesday at Mexico’s failure to accept aid in the fight against drug…
Continue Reading Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a…
Continue Reading Man kills himself with blasts outside Brazil’s Supreme Court after failing to get inside
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court killed himself in explosions outside…
Continue Reading Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a court to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified…
Continue Reading Catholic bishops urged to boldly share church teachings — even unpopular ones
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of…
Continue Reading What to know about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick to serve as attorney general
Associated Press In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist…
Continue Reading Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-led Ohio Senate has approved a bill banning transgender students from using bathrooms that…
Continue Reading Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after nonbinary teen’s death
OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school…
Continue Reading Protests erupt in Paris over pro-Israel gala organized by far-right figures
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protests have erupted in Paris against a controversial gala organized by far-right figures in support of Israel. The…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
AP Business Writers In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t be…
Continue Reading Prosecutor failed to show that Musk’s $1M-a-day sweepstakes was an illegal lottery, judge says
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge said the $1 million voter sweepstakes linked to Elon Musk was allowed to continue through…
Continue Reading FBI offers up to $25,000 reward for information about suspect behind Northwest ballot box fires
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The FBI is offering up to $25,000 as a reward for information about the suspect behind recent ballot box…
Continue Reading E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions
AP Health Writer At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served on…
Continue Reading Sudan keeps key aid crossing from Chad open for hard-hit Darfur region as famine grows
Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Sudan’s military-controlled government says a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep…
Continue Reading Spiraling violence and airline shutdowns in Haiti cut families off from adoptive kids
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The last words Michelle Reed heard from her 6-year-old adopted son in early November were: “Mom, come get…
Continue Reading What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of…
Continue Reading Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub for $650 million, just 3 years after buying the app for $7.3 billion
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.com is selling Grubhub for $650 million, a fraction of the…
Continue Reading A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An endangered sea turtle that was found about a year ago some 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) from its native waters has…
Continue Reading NYC bans unusual practice of forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real…
Continue Reading Federal judge orders Oakland airport to stop using ‘San Francisco’ in name amid lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Port of Oakland to stop using San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport as its airport’s…
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