Brazilian president’s former lawyer takes seat as Supreme Court justice
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The former personal lawyer of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took a seat on the country’s Supreme Court on...
Judge tosses charges against executive in South Carolina nuclear debacle, but case may not be over
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has ordered criminal charges dropped against the final executive accused of lying about problems building two nuclear reactors in South...
US Rep. Dan Bishop announces a run for North Carolina attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop, a vocal member of the Freedom Caucus that’s become a foil to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, announced...
US judge blocks water pipeline in Montana that was meant to boost rare fish
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge blocked a proposed water pipeline through a wilderness area in southwest Montana that was intended to help a rare...
2 US Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and tied to China, U.S. officials said Thursday. A...
US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would...
Philippine troops find trainer plane’s wreckage and retrieve the bodies of the pilot and student
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops found the wreckage of a small plane and retrieved the bodies of its Filipino trainer pilot and his Indian student...
3rd Trump ally charged with vote machine tampering as Michigan election case grows
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan attorney involved in multiple efforts around the country to overturn the 2020 election in support of former President Donald Trump...
Man is charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors...
Protesters against Eritrea’s government set fire to booths at cultural festival in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Eritrea -themed cultural festival in Sweden took a turbulent turn Thursday when about a thousand anti-Eritrean government protesters set fire to booths,...