Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff pleads guilty weeks before trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of staff of a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges on Friday, weeks...
Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in 80 years. At least 37 people have died
SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, the state...
Ex-government employee charged with falsely accusing co-workers of joining Capitol riot
A former government employee has been charged with repeatedly submitting fake tips to the FBI reporting that several of his co-workers in the intelligence community were...
A new sea route for Gaza aid is on track, USAID says. Treating starving children is a priority
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States expects to have on-the-ground arrangements in Gaza ready for humanitarian workers to start delivering food, treatment for starving children and...
A Black lawmaker briefly expelled from the Tennessee Statehouse will remain on the 2024 ballot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the 2024 ballot after overcoming...
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it...
Lawyers dispute child’s cause of death in ‘treadmill abuse’ murder case
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The murder trial of a New Jersey dad charged in the death of his 6-year-old son has begun with prosecutors and...
Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
WASHINGTON (AP) — Google’s preeminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly propped up by more than $20 billion spent each year by the...
Traffic snarled as workers begin removing bridge over I-95 following truck fire in Connecticut
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Workers on Friday began removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker...
Person fatally shot by police after allegedly pointing weapon at others ID’d as 35-year-old man
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An armed person shot and killed by Indianapolis police after allegedly pointing a weapon at other people was identified on Friday as a...