Detroit bus driver gets 6 months in jail for killing pedestrian
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit bus driver with a record of crashes and aggressive driving has been sentenced to at least six months in…
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NYC accelerates school leadership change as investigations swirl around mayor’s indictment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is speeding up its switch to a new schools chief after Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment. Adams…
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The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since…
Continue Reading Q&A: Mariah Carey wasn’t always sure about making a Christmas album
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey relishes the fact that she has become culturally synonymous with Christmas — thanks in part to…
Continue Reading Libya to resume crude oil production at two of its major fields
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s National Oil Corporation has announced that crude oil production will resume at two of its major fields, where…
Continue Reading Les Miles moves lawsuit over vacated LSU wins from federal to state court
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — Former football coach Les Miles’ lawsuit against LSU and the NCAA over a decision to vacate 37 of his teams’ victories…
Continue Reading Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors’ latest court filing
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “laid the groundwork for his crimes” well before Election Day in 2020. He said “the details…
Continue Reading Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA’s Rookie of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners…
Continue Reading Twin babies who died alongside their mother in Georgia are youngest-known Hurricane Helene victims
Associated Press Month-old twin boys are the youngest known victims of Hurricane Helene. The twins died alongside their mother when a large tree fell…
Continue Reading Trump’s campaign says he raised $160 million in September, ended month with $283 million banked
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has raised $160 million for his campaign in September and entered October with $283…
Continue Reading Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5
The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical…
Continue Reading South Africa’s top court will decide if impeachment proceedings against the president can be revived
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Constitutional Court says it will hear a case next month brought by two opposition…
Continue Reading There’s a moose on the loose — in a New Hampshire swimming pool
BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Police and firefighters in New Hampshire responded to an unusual call Thursday morning — a moose was trapped in a backyard…
Continue Reading What’s next after prosecutors reveal new evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has provided a road map for how prosecutors hope to prove their case charging former…
Continue Reading Man pleads not guilty to killing 3 family members in Vermont
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A judge has ordered a New York man charged with killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother in Vermont held without bail.…
Continue Reading Manslaughter case in fatal police shooting outside Virginia mall goes to jury
Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury has begun deliberations on whether a former police officer who fatally shot a shoplifting suspect last…
Continue Reading 6 migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras die near Guatemalan border after Mexican soldiers open fire
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from…
Continue Reading Ex-Houston officer rushed away in an ambulance during sentencing at double-murder trial
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The sentencing of a former Houston police officer convicted of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug…
Continue Reading Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Melania Trump revealed her support for abortion rights Thursday ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir,…
Continue Reading Teen pleads guilty in shooting death of Southern Miss cornerback MJ Daniels
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — One of four people charged in the shooting death of Southern Miss football player Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr. has pleaded…
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