Leader of California white supremacist group gets two years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for inciting…
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Leader of California white supremacist group gets two years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for inciting…
Continue ReadingKay Patterson, who rose from janitor at segregated South Carolina capitol to state senator, dies
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse to…
Continue ReadingCapitol rioter who tried to join Russian army is sentenced to prison for probation violation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Dallas man who tried to fly overseas to join the Russian military and fight against Ukraine has been sentenced…
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Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings
Associated Press CHATHAM, N.J. (AP) — It’s unclear if that buzzing sound coming out of New Jersey is drones or something else, but for sure the…
Continue ReadingOwner of thermometer factory gets probation for exposing workers to mercury
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a New York thermometer factory has been sentenced to three years of probation for failing to protect workers…
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Companies tighten security after a health care CEO’s killing leads to a surge of threats
“Wanted” posters with the names and faces of health care executives have been popping up on the streets of New York. Hit lists with images of…
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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the…
Continue ReadingProsecutors will seek the death penalty for 2 Venezuelan men accused of killing Texas girl
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas will seek the death penalty for two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old…
Continue ReadingOn Gita Jayanti, Hare Krishnas celebrate the birth of the sacred text Bhagavad Gita
Religion News Service (RNS) — When Patita Pavana Das was a sophomore at Indiana State University, he considered his life pretty typical: geoscience…
Continue ReadingTrump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time. In a post on his social media…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will take up a challenge related to California’s tough vehicle emissions standards
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court will take up a challenge related to California’s tough vehicle emissions standards
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to…
Continue Reading OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI ‘dictatorship’
AP Technology Writer A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has expressed “deep concern” at the recent decision by…
Continue ReadingMaine’s voter-approved limit on PAC contributions triggers lawsuit in federal court
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pair of conservative groups are challenging a new Maine law that limits donations to political action…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
Associated Press Taylor Swift has made a surprise stop at a Kansas City children’s hospital, shocking parents and patients alike as she laughed…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers rebuff DA’s idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it ‘absurd’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge again Friday to throw out his hush money conviction,…
Continue ReadingOpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI ‘dictatorship’
AP Technology Writer A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial…
Continue ReadingA Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges…
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