NEW YORK — A pair of activists with the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were arrested on Thursday while attempting to dump a truck’s worth […]
Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking access to abortion clinics and reproductive health centers, calling […]
Connecticut to award $5.9 million to family of wrongfully imprisoned disabled man
HARTFORD, Conn. — More than four years after his death, Richard Lapointe’s family is set to receive a nearly $5.9 million award from Connecticut for his wrongful, quarter-century imprisonment that […]
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 08-12-43-52-62, Mega Ball: 18, Megaplier: 2 The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” […]
China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning
BEIJING — China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself. Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call […]
US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data
DALLAS — Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private […]
Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue as he tries to fulfill pledge to end Ukraine war
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russia’s oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine. […]
Long Island’s last duck farm weighs closure after outbreak leads to killing of entire flock
NEW YORK — New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. The avian flu outbreak that has […]
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON — ABC’s “This Week” — President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan; Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Adam Schiff, […]
Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday in a power struggle with Republicans in the state House of Representatives but left it up to lawmakers to […]