Woman sentenced to 18 years for plotting with neo-Nazi leader to attack Baltimore’s power grid
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland woman who’s held white supremacist views for decades and recently conspired with a neo-Nazi leader to plan an attack on Baltimore’s power grid was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for
Legislation to curb US investment in China is top priority, lawmaker says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chair of the House select committee on China said on Wednesday the panel’s top priority is legislation restricting U.S. investment in China to stop U.S. investors from “funding our own demise”. “We
Intelligence officials brief Trump campaign on Iranian threats but offer no details on any new plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials confirmed Wednesday that they briefed Donald Trump’s campaign on Iranian threats against the Republican presidential nominee. The agency acknowledged in a statement sent to The Associated Press that the briefing occurred
The price of gold keeps climbing to unprecedented heights. Here’s why
NEW YORK (AP) — The rush for gold just keeps coming. Gold hit another all time high this week. Recent gains for the precious metal are largely credited to ongoing economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and strong demand
Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign increasingly tries to make the issue of immigration more of a strength, countering a line of political attack
Nashville district attorney secretly recorded defense lawyers and other office visitors, probe finds
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s district attorney secretly recorded defense attorneys, colleagues and other visitors without their knowledge, according to an investigation’s findings released Wednesday. In a scathing report, the Tennessee comptroller’s office found that District Attorney
Passenger killed when gunman hijacks city bus, leads police on chase through downtown Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles early Wednesday, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested, authorities said. The
A Pennsylvania bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders
HATBORO, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia bakery’s cookie “poll” that started during the 2008 presidential campaign as a joke between the owners and their customers has grown into much more. Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro is swamped
Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims on behalf of patients. A jury decided last year that the clinic
Kentucky sheriff charged with fatally shooting a judge pleads not guilty in first court appearance
GRAYSON, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky sheriff of a small Appalachian county who is accused of walking into a judge’s chambers and fatally shooting him pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday. Letcher County Sheriff
