Crime
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Russian court rejects Griner appeal of her 9-year sentence
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that cou...
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Fla. Gov. DeSantis refuses to commit to serving full term
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A defiant Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to commit to serving a full four-year term if reelected when pressed by his Democratic rival, Charli...
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Retrial of Colorado man in border wall fraud case begins
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A lawyer for a Colorado man accused of cheating donors to a $25 million fund to build a wall along the southern U.S. border told jurors on Tuesday that t...
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Uganda: Dorm fire at school for the blind kills 11 girls
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - MUKONO, Uganda (AP) - A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 children in a rural community just outside Uganda's capital, Kampala, the school's adminis...
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Meadows trying to avoid testifying in Georgia election probe
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff, is trying to avoid having to testify before a Georgia special grand jury that's investigating whether the...
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Zeldin's crime message resonates in New York governor's race
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - While many Republican candidates started this election year attacking Democrats over inflation, New York's Lee Zeldin had a different focus: crime. The G...
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Chinese officers charged in plot to obstruct US Huawei probe
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Two suspected Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct a U.S. criminal investigation of Chinese tech giant Huawei by...
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Woman testifies Harvey Weinstein rape filled her with guilt
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2013 testified Tuesday that she had feelings of guilt and disgust that began soon after she let him int...
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Conspiracy pushers target races for local election posts
Oct 25, 2022 7:00 am - SHELTON, Wash. (AP) - Sixteen candidates for local office circled around the atrium of the municipal building on a recent night in Shelton, a logging town near the south...
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Substitute teacher arrested after fight with Waukegan middle school studentOct 25, 2022 1:00 am - A substitute teacher was arrested after a fight with a student during class Tuesday at Jack Benny Middle School, according to Waukegan District 60 Superintendent Theresa...