Federal agents search home of a top fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents on Thursday raided the home of a top fundraiser and longtime…
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry —…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands of Las Vegas Strip hotel workers at 18 casinos could on go strike this month
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The labor union representing Las Vegas hotel workers has set a strike deadline. The decision…
Continue Reading Maine mass shooting puts spotlight on a complex array of laws, and a series of missed chances
By DAVID SHARP and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Across the nation, much of the debate around gun rights and…
Continue Reading North Dakota lawmaker’s plane took off without runway lights before the crash that killed his family
By JACK DURA and JOSH FUNK Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota state senator took off from a remote Utah airport last month with…
Continue Reading A New York City lawmaker accused of bringing a gun to a pro-Palestinian protest is arraigned
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City lawmaker has been arraigned on a gun charge after prosecutors say she brought a firearm to a pro-Palestinian…
Continue Reading Justice Department opens civil rights probes into South Carolina jails beset by deaths and violence
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating two South Carolina jails…
Continue Reading US Air Force terminates missile test flight due to anomaly after California launch
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — An unarmed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was intentionally destroyed when something went wrong…
Continue Reading Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans as continent opens up to free movement of people
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow all Africans to travel visa-free to the…
Continue Reading UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn US economic embargo on Cuba for 31st year and urge its lifting
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the American economic…
Continue Reading Death of a player from a skate to the neck reignites hockey’s stubborn debate over protective gear
By STEPHEN WHYNO and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers It took the NHL until 1979 to mandate helmets and goalie masks for new players. It wasn’t…
Continue Reading West Virginia jail officers plead guilty to conspiracy charge in fatal assault on inmate
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia corrections officers have pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from…
Continue Reading Arrest made in fatal shooting of Salem State University student
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A district attorney in Massachusetts says police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a Salem State University student…
Continue Reading The final ‘Yellowstone’ episodes delayed until late 2024 due to Hollywood strikes
By The Associated Press The long-awaited final installment of “Yellowstone” — featuring Kevin Costner ’s final episodes — has been delayed…
Continue Reading Utah woman’s leg amputated after she was attacked by her son’s dogs in her own backyard
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A 63-year-old Utah woman had a leg amputated after being attacked by her son’s dogs in her own backyard in a Salt Lake…
Continue Reading UN plans to cut number of refugees receiving cash aid in Lebanon by a third, citing funding cuts
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations will cut the number of refugee families receiving cash assistance in Lebanon by…
Continue Reading Format of public comment meetings for Dakota Access oil pipeline upsets opponents
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two meetings in Bismarck this week are receiving public comment on the draft environmental review of the controversial Dakota…
Continue Reading Investigators focus on railway inspection practices after fatal Colorado train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press An investigation into a Colorado coal train derailment and bridge collapse that killed a truck driver is focused on…
Continue Reading Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report
By MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported…
Continue Reading Senate confirms three military officers as Sen. Tuberville holds up hundreds more
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, TARA COPP and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed three top military officers,…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s parliament elections delayed till early February as political and economic crises deepen
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election oversight body has postponed the country’s upcoming parliament elections…
Continue Reading Colombia’s government says ELN guerrillas kidnapped the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible…
Continue Reading Sale of federal oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico off again pending hearings on whale protections
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed Thursday…
Continue Reading Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in the fatal…
Continue Reading The average long-term US mortgage rate slips to 7.76% in first drop after climbing 7 weeks in a row
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell slightly this week, ending a…
Continue Reading Hold the olive oil! Prices of some basic European foodstuffs keep skyrocketing
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Olive oil is continuing its staggering rise in prices in Europe. It is the prime example of how food…
Continue Reading Eric Trump testifies he wasn’t aware of dad’s financial statements, but emails show some involvement
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Trump, one of two sons entrusted to run Donald Trump’s real estate…
Continue Reading Japan’s prime minister announces $113 billion in stimulus spending
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a stimulus package of more than 17 trillion yen…
Continue Reading Albania’s opposition tries to disrupt a parliament session in protest against ruling Socialists
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a…
Continue Reading As more Palestinians with foreign citizenship leave Gaza, some families are left in the lurch
By NAJIB JOBAIN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians with foreign passports crossed through the…
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