LOS ANGELES — Workplace communications platform Slack experienced an outage Wednesday morning as thousands of users reported they were unable to use the service. The tech company, based in San […]
Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ is nearly complete. Where does that leave opponents’ signature effort?
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court is considering whether to dismiss a massive citywide effort to force a vote on an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that city attorneys […]
High-level EU-US diplomatic talks are called off as transatlantic tensions rise
WASHINGTON — A planned meeting between European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Marco Rubio was abruptly canceled Wednesday due to “scheduling issues,” coming as political […]
Nicaraguan government is cementing total control of the state and violating rights, UN experts warn
MEXICO CITY — The Nicaraguan government has dismantled the last remaining checks and balances and was “systematically executing a strategy to cement total control of the country through severe human […]
Democratic governors pitch state jobs to federal workers cut by Trump
ALBANY, N.Y. — Some of America’s governors — mostly Democrats — have a message for the wave of fired federal workers: We want you. The governors are welcoming former federal […]
What’s next for Trump agenda after House GOP approves tax breaks and slashed spending in budget
WASHINGTON — Now that House Republicans have passed an ambitious budget blueprint for President Donald Trump’s agenda, its time for the hard work of turning ideas for $4.5 trillion in […]
Georgia election board drops suit after group fails to produce ballot-stuffing evidence
ATLANTA — The Georgia State Election Board on Wednesday voted to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena against a conservative group that was unable to produce evidence to […]
Musk and his ‘humble tech support’ effort get star turn at Trump’s Cabinet meeting
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk took a star turn at the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump’s new term, holding forth in a black “Make America Great […]
Judge weighs continued freedom for Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ murder case
BALTIMORE — More than a decade after Adnan Syed’s murder case attracted massive interest through the hit podcast “Serial,” a Baltimore judge is considering a request to reduce his sentence […]
California governor orders parole board to investigate if Menendez brothers would pose risk if freed
LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez said Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a […]