BOSTON (AP) 鈥� A Boston city councilor on Monday pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges after prosecutors accused her of taking most of an inflated bonus that she paid to a relative who worked for her. Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud and theft concerning a program receiving federal […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A prominent Washington attorney sued the Trump administration Monday over the revocation of his security clearance, calling it an act of 鈥渋mproper political retribution鈥� that jeopardizes his ability to continue representing clients in sensitive national security cases. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, New York Attorney General Letitia James, former President Joe Biden […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs, threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%. Over the weekend, Trump accused other countries of 鈥渟tealing the movie-making capabilities鈥� of the U.S. and said that he had authorized the Commerce Department […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� Jurors were expected to begin deliberating Tuesday in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in January 2023. A prosecutor and a defense lawyer delivered closing arguments Monday in the trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) 鈥� A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of a man suspected of being involved in an alleged plot to place explosives at a concert by singer Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro. Judge Fabiana Pagel of the Rio Grande do Sul state court did not name the suspect in […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) 鈥� A group of more than 20 fishermen, led by Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United Inc., a nonprofit trade organization, are suing the state over its attempts to lease historically public oyster reefs in the Mississippi Sound. In a statement, MSCFU cited a 2024 bill that allows private individuals and companies to lease […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� The father of one of four people killed in a mass shooting that shook the Native American community in Minneapolis said Monday that it will take a long time to heal. Les Robinson said his 28-year-old son, LeRas Francis Rainey, seemed happy when he and some friends went to see James Duane […]
Louisiana authorities on Monday charged a second suspect with murder in the death of a television reporter who had traveled to New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead Feb. 5 in his hotel room in the New Orleans […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars and other popular toys, said Monday that it would have to raise prices for some products sold in the U.S. 鈥渨here necessary鈥� to offset higher costs related to President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs. The El Segundo, California-based company said the increases are […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥� Federal authorities are seeking to contain and clean up the damage from a decades-old oil well in southeast Louisiana that spewed crude and natural gas for more than a week. Upwards of 79,000 gallons (299,047 liters) of 鈥渙ily water mixture鈥� have been recovered near Garden Island Bay in Plaquemines Parish at […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) 鈥� State prosecutors dropped felony charges Monday against seven people accused of trespassing and resisting police a year ago during the break-up of a pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan. Attorney General Dana Nessel said she believed the cases were strong but suggested her office was worn down by criticism […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed budget calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, which provides hundreds of millions of dollars each year to individuals and institutions around the country. Meanwhile, dozens of organizations have received notifications that grants have been rejected or rescinded, and an NEA official reported […]
LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) 鈥� A deadly explosion that leveled one Missouri home and damaged two others happened after a subcontractor drilled into an unmarked underground gas main while installing fiber optic cable, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Monday. One person was killed and two others were injured in the April 9 explosion in the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration keep pushing the services to streamline their top leadership positions. Hegseth also told the National Guard to shed 20% of its top positions. In a memo dated Monday, Hegseth […]
In the crypto world, meme coins are mostly just jokes with no intrinsic value. But the Trump family is parlaying the president鈥檚 meme coin into two valuable commodities: serious cash and access to the president. Since the coin was launched earlier this year, it has generated more than $320 million in fees for its creators, […]
A Turkish Tufts University student says her asthma attacks continue to worsen since she was taken into custody, arguing ahead of her latest court hearing that her health has suffered while being held in crowded conditions. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was detained by immigration officials as she walked along a street in the Boston suburb of […]
JEROME, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in south Florida. The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement. Wildlife officers warned that […]
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� The man charged in a slaying in suburban Atlanta that the Trump administration highlighted in support of its tough immigration stance pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of murder and rape, according to a court filing. Hector David Sagastume Rivas was scheduled to appear in a Cobb County courtroom on Tuesday. But […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics like the fentanyl crisis, the U.S. military and last summer鈥檚 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. The Pulitzers鈥� prestigious public service medal went to ProPublica for the second […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Army is pausing flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon. The commander of the 12th Aviation Battalion directed the unit to pause flight operations around Ronald Reagan National Airport following […]
CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced Monday that she won鈥檛 seek reelection next year after 14 terms, making her the latest longtime Illinois Democrat to announce a retirement from Congress. 鈥淔or the remainder of my term, and beyond, I vow to continue taking every opportunity possible to fight for my community and my […]
SEATTLE (AP) 鈥� A man fled custody inside Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and was able to take a light rail train into the city, authorities said. Port of Seattle police were notified around 11 a.m. Sunday that a man had escaped from the airport while he was being taken to Kentucky, where he was wanted on […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was pardoned by Donald Trump for his conviction related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, said he met with the president over the weekend in Florida. Tarrio posted about the meeting on his X account Sunday morning. 鈥淵esterday, I had the honor […]
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Brian Kemp, Georgia鈥檚 Republican governor, announced Monday that he鈥檚 not running for U.S. Senate in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. Kemp, who will leave the governor鈥檚 chair in 2027 after eight years due to term limits, has long been at the top of the GOP鈥檚 wish list to challenge Ossoff, whom […]
