INDIANAPOLIS — A judge declared a mistrial in the case of an Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a pregnant woman, after a witness verbally confronted the […]
A former candidate for governor is disbarred over possessing images of child sexual abuse
AUGUSTA, Maine — A wealthy attorney who came close to being elected governor has been disbarred following the completion of his sentence for possessing thousands of images of child sexual […]
Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. […]
Man gets life without parole in 1988 killing and sexual assault of woman in Boston
BOSTON — A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the killing of a woman whose body was found in the basement of a Boston building more […]
Former University of Florida president will return on an interim basis after Ben Sasse’s resignation
FILE – U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, March […]
Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport briefly evacuated because of escalator fire
NEW YORK — A terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was briefly evacuated Wednesday because of an escalator fire, officials said. The fire at JFK’s Terminal 8 […]
Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Wednesday vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris, giving Utah its second Games […]
Meta takes down thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria
Meta says it has removed about 63,000 accounts engaging in financial sextortion scams — along with Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers […]
2024 Election Latest: Trump and Harris hit campaign trail as Biden prepares to address the nation
After dropping out of the presidential race, Joe Biden will address the nation on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted Biden’s endorsement and is building […]
Coco Gauff will be the US female flag bearer at the Olympics opening ceremony, joining LeBron James
PARIS — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion, is […]