Crime
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Gov: Fraudster raised money pitching Giuliani as firm's face
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A fraudster facing sentencing next week lured one investor by bragging that Rudy Giuliani had agreed to be the face of a fraud-busting company that was i...
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Deposed Myanmar leader warned of possible army obstruction
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became Myanmar's leader in 2016 following five decades of military rule, cautioned repeatedly...
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Man wanted in Carlos Ghosn's escape accuses US of 'betrayal'
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A U.S. Army Special Forces veteran accused, along with his son, of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. Chair Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box is imploring ...
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Hate groups migrate online, making tracking more difficult
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - During one of the most politically divisive years in recent memory, the number of active hate groups in the U.S. actually declined as far-right extremists migrated furth...
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Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot m...
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The Latest: UN Security Council to meet about Myanmar coup
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) - The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local): 4:10 a.m. The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday on...
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Harris speaks with Trudeau in first foreign leader call
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, marking her first call to a foreign leader since entering the...
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Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is threatening to slap new sanctions on Myanmar after a coup that saw the military arrest the civilian leaders of its government. M...
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GOP's McConnell blasts 'loony lies' by Ga. Rep. Greene
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell denounced newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday, calling the far-right Georgia Republican's embr...
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More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny's release
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Moscow braced for more protests seeking the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces a court hearing Tuesday after two weekends of nat...