Atlanta man pleads guilty to making phone threats to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Court…
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A speaking invitation to Donald Trump splits the most prominent American group for Black journalists
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists has sparked an intense…
Continue Reading Georgia website that lets people cancel voter registrations briefly displayed personal data
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials are encouraging people to use a state website to cancel voter registrations when someone…
Continue Reading Relatives sue for prison video after guards charged in Black Missouri man’s death
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Relatives are suing for prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards.…
Continue Reading Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who’s married to a Jewish man, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a…
Continue Reading Entrepreneur who sought to merge celebrities, social media and crypto faces fraud charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A California entrepreneur who sought to merge the bitcoin culture with celebrities and social media has been arrested on a fraud…
Continue Reading Norah O’Donnell leaving as anchor of CBS evening newscast after election
AP Media Writer Norah O’Donnell says she is leaving as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” after five years, following the presidential…
Continue Reading NYC’s latest crackdown on illegal weed shops is finally shutting them down
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of marijuana shops boldly opened without a license in New York City after the state legalized…
Continue Reading Republican challenge to New York’s mail voting expansion reaches state’s highest court
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court has heard arguments in a Republican-led challenge of a law that allows any…
Continue Reading Microsoft’s cloud business powers 10% growth in quarterly profits
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft reported a 10% increase in quarterly profits Tuesday as it tries to maintain its position as a leader in artificial…
Continue Reading Firefighters make progress against massive blaze in California ahead of warming weather
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews are working to hold on to the progress made against the largest blaze in California this…
Continue Reading A union for Amazon warehouse workers elects a new leader in wake of Teamsters affiliation
AP Business Writer Workers at Amazon’s only unionized warehouse in the U.S. have elected new union leaders. Results from a vote count completed on…
Continue Reading Former prisoners describe suffocating heat in Texas lockups as they plead for air conditioning
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Describing Texas prisons as so hot that inmates would cool off by splashing themselves with toilet water or…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania casinos ask court to force state to tax skill games found in stores equally to slots
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owners of twelve Pennsylvania casinos are asking the state’s highest court to declare that a tax on…
Continue Reading Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal…
Continue Reading Three anti-abortion activists sentenced to probation in 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three anti-abortion activists have been sentenced to three years of probation in federal court for their…
Continue Reading Texas radio host’s friend sentenced to life for her role in bilking listeners of millions
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who prosecutors said helped a radio show host bilk elderly listeners out of millions of dollars was…
Continue Reading US will buy flu shots for farmworkers in a bid to prevent bird flu from getting worse
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers to try to prevent bird flu from getting worse. The Centers for…
Continue Reading One Extraordinary Olympic Photo: David J. Phillip captures swimming from the bottom of the pool
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — AP photographer David J. Phillip captured a unique view of Olympic swimmer Tomoru Honda of Japan. He used a camera…
Continue Reading A suspect was killed and an Iowa officer seriously injured in a Des Moines shootout
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A suspect is dead and an officer has been seriously injured during a shooting in Iowa. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek…
Continue Reading Team USA Olympic athletes are able to mimic home at their own training facility in France
AP Sports Writer EAUBONNE, France (AP) — United States discus thrower Valarie Allman practiced her form on a quiet field. Weightlifter Mary…
Continue Reading Ex-clients of Social Security fraudster Eric Conn won’t owe back payments to government
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Social Security Administration is telling some clients of disgraced Kentucky attorney Eric Conn that…
Continue Reading Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in US government boarding schools
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system,…
Continue Reading Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden asking full Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider NFL emails lawsuit
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jon Gruden is asking the entire Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider a decision by a three-justice panel to throw…
Continue Reading Hugo Chavez statues targeted across Venezuela in post-election unrest
Associated Press LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their…
Continue Reading Dodgers add starter Jack Flaherty, Padres get closer Tanner Scott at busy trade deadline
AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, San Diego added All-Star closer Tanner Scott,…
Continue Reading Wetland plant once nearly extinct may have recovered enough to come off the endangered species list
BOSTON (AP) — The federal wildlife service is proposing that a wetland plant once in danger of going extinct be removed from the endangered…
Continue Reading Here’s what to know about what’s next for Olympic triathlon in wake of Seine River water quality
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The bacteria levels in the famed waterway have left organizers of the Paris Games scrambling toward backup plans and…
Continue Reading A ‘side hustle’ can be a way to try out a new business idea before jumping in all the way
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A “side hustle” can be one way to try out a new business idea before taking a full-fledged jump. Nearly 1 in…
Continue Reading Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: ‘I offer up no excuses’
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in…
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