Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and…
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AP Race Call: Democrat Jimmy Gomez wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 34th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated fellow Democrat and…
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Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises after the Fed cuts interest rates
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose Thursday, as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again to make things easier for the…
Continue Reading Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her…
Continue Reading US–Election 2024-SD-U.S. House-1, CORRECTIVE
In a story published Nov. 5, 2024, about Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson winning reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Dakota, The…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Sam Liccardo wins election to U.S. House in California’s 16th Congressional District
Democrat Sam Liccardo won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated state Assemblymember Evan Low, another…
Continue Reading Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday it won’t block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the…
Continue Reading Free pizza and a DJ help defrost Montana voters lined up until 4 a.m. in the snow to vote
Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Waiting to vote tested the willpower of hundreds of people in an hourslong line that stretched outside a…
Continue Reading Colorado postal carrier and a friend accused of forging stolen mail ballots to test voting security
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A postal worker and her friend were arrested Wednesday in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in an…
Continue Reading Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump’s agenda
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in…
Continue Reading China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol…
Continue Reading Democrats retain hold on New Mexico despite shifting support for Republicans
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Democrats in New Mexico maintained political control over the state with the reelection of U.S. Sen.…
Continue Reading Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with bribery charges
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city says he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a…
Continue Reading In a south Georgia town racked by legal conflict, an election didn’t end until 3:50 am
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The southwest Georgia town of Camilla didn’t conclude a special city election until 3:50 a.m. Wednesday.…
Continue Reading NY state police launch criminal probe into trooper suspended over account of being shot and wounded
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police have launched a criminal probe into a trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an…
Continue Reading Trump receives congratulations and an invitation to the White House as Biden nudges on transition
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump spent his first day as president-elect receiving congratulatory phone calls from his…
Continue Reading 5 people are killed in Arizona when a plane crashes through an airport fence and collides with a car
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy was among five people who died in the fiery crash of a small business jet near a suburban Phoenix airport,…
Continue Reading UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is urging the world to save it from an Israeli ban that…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern rule that railcars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns
AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week…
Continue Reading Trio of ballot failures leads marijuana backers to refocus their efforts for recreational weed
Associated Press The movement to legalize recreational marijuana has run into a wall of resistance. After expanding from zero states to 24 states…
Continue Reading Correction: Idaho-Execution-Postponed story
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In a story published Nov. 6, 2024, about a federal judge temporarily halting the planned execution of an Idaho man, The…
Continue Reading Democrat Vindman, known as a Trump whistleblower, wins competitive Virginia House race
Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Eugene Vindman has won Virginia’s most competitive congressional race, defeating his opponent in a…
Continue Reading AP VoteCast takeaways: Gender voting gap was unremarkable compared with recent history
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If women alone had voted, Donald Trump would have lost the presidential election decisively. Men were more likely…
Continue Reading Trump has vowed to shake some of democracy’s pillars
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump was loud and clear on what he wants to do in another term.…
Continue Reading Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Build the Wall” was Donald Trump’s rally cry in 2016, and he acted on his promise by tapping military…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Jeff Crank wins election to U.S. House in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District
Republican Jeff Crank won election to a U.S. House seat representing Colorado on Wednesday. The political consultant and talk radio host will succeed…
Continue Reading In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms. But…
Continue Reading Trump has vowed to shake some of democracy’s pillars
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — American presidential elections are a moment when the nation holds up a mirror to look at itself. They are a…
Continue Reading Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine strikes deal to end jail stint
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine struck a deal to end his current jail stint, agreeing to serve a month behind bars for…
Continue Reading NYC man sentenced to life in prison for killing, dismembering a woman in life insurance fraud scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing and dismembering a woman after fraudulently taking out a life…
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