NEW YORK (AP) — E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5 million that was set aside after a jury found three years ago that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 before he became president and defamed her after she publicly revealed the attack, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston had no criminal convictions during his decades living in the U.S. and was driving a crew to a homebuilding site when he was killed, his family and a Texas congresswoman said Wednesday. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo worked for 35 […]
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Democrat Graham Platner has so far been mum on whether he’ll drop out of the Maine U.S. Senate race after a former girlfriend accused him of sexual assault. Platner, who denies the allegation, has faced considerable pressure from his own party to quit the race. The first-time candidate also has been […]
A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center’s board to keep President Donald Trump’s name on the institution while the board appeals an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded. It’s another setback for the board of trustees, of which Trump is chairman, in a saga […]
PARIS (AP) — France already faced one of the world’s most important elections next year. Now it has one of the more unusual. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen ’s decision to run for the presidency for a fourth time means that someone found guilty not once but twice of embezzling public funds will campaign to […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Crews worked overnight to shore up a massive, under-construction apartment building in Manhattan after some of its columns buckled and floors sagged, triggering widespread evacuations and street closures over concerns about a collapse. Officials said the building, once the former headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, has been stabilized, but some surrounding […]
Global markets and oil prices have lurched again after the United States and Iran traded new strikes and U.S. President Donald Trump mused that fragile negotiations between the countries might be “over.” At stake are the lives of Iranians and others throughout the region, including Israel and Lebanon, along with foreign residents of Gulf nations, […]
The preliminary hearing for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is set to resume Wednesday afternoon, with defense attorneys expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing that prosecutors say links the defendant to the suspected murder weapon. Prosecutors are trying to convince state District Judge Tony Graf that they have […]
BROOKSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Even as the sun started to set, the day’s heat was still hanging in the air as Annie Woods walked back out to harvest squash and zucchini on her 50-acre farm. Prolonged and intense heat is part of a climate change-driven pattern of weather extremes that has also led to intense […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Many Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis that shows insurers in the marketplace are proposing a second straight year of double-digit premium hikes. Across the 77 insurers in the ACA program that have submitted rate […]
The Kremlin has welcomed as an “important step” the International Olympic Committee’s decision to remove many of its restrictions on Russia, a big step closer to letting it field a full team when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Games. The IOC provisionally lifted a suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and advised Olympic sports bodies […]
NEW YORK (AP) — After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to the American public. To do so, the company is trying to convince policymakers, regulators, the public and prospective customers that the business it is building onshore is a […]
As Israel’s actions continue to divide America’s Jewish communities nearly three years into the latest war in Gaza, a new AP-NORC poll reveals that some of the biggest gaps are between religious and secular Jews. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research makes clear that for many U.S. Jews, support for […]
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Wednesday in the Iraqi city of Najaf with thousands of mourners present. The Islamic Republic’s dayslong funeral for Khamenei began Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran as mourners commemorate the life of the man […]
Speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey a day after U.S. President Donald Trump again expressed a desire for the U.S. to control Greenland, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, “Greenland is of course not for sale.” “We hope that all, including all allies, will respect the Greenland people right for self-determination,” she said. “And […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday and oil prices surged more than 2% after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. futures were little changed. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 2.6% to $76.09 a barrel early Wednesday, while U.S. […]
It is crucial for Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent the country from sliding back into instability that could have repercussions far beyond its borders, two top United Nations officials said. “The lesson of (the) recent past is that ignoring Afghanistan is not a good thing to do,” the United Nations High Commissioner […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing that prosecutors said links the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing continues Wednesday. A member of Tyler Robinson’s defense team interrogated a DNA analyst from the […]
With Graham Platner’s campaign teetering from an allegation of sexual assault, there’s no shortage of people arguing that the 41-year-old Maine oysterman and progressive political neophyte was always too risky for a key Senate race. However, it’s likely more candidates will follow his path in the future. That’s because Platner’s starburst candidacy followed an increasingly […]
Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers in a case that highlighted President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in federal court. Dugan, 67, faces up to five years in prison after a jury convicted her on Dec. 19. […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait said Wednesday its air defenses are engaged to intercept incoming fire after the United States launched airstrikes targeting Iran. Kuwait’s announcement via its military came after Bahrain also said it faced incoming missiles Wednesday morning. There was no word on what, if anything, had been struck in either […]
The parents of a Bucknell University football player who died after collapsing during the first day of training camp in 2024 said Tuesday they appreciated a decision by the Pennsylvania attorney general to bring criminal charges against the strength and conditioning coach who oversaw the session. Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr. was a freshman in July […]
Authorities announced charges against the leader of an Indian criminal group on Tuesday in connection with the political assassination of a prominent Sikh leader in Canada — a high-profile killing that strained the diplomatic relationship between Canada and India at the time. The charges were part of a massive law enforcement operation involving agencies across […]
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a man in Houston after he attempted to evade arrest in his vehicle during an operation Tuesday, the agency said. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that the man ignored commands to stop and attempted to ram an agent who fired his […]
