Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general, averting confirmation battle in the Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief
Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death has told investigators how he did it, police say
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children has been communicating daily with police from somewhere in Eastern Europe but has
Was it all a joke? How stand-up comedy helped reelect Trump
Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump? Not a joke, as outgoing President Joe Biden might say. Trump has been the butt of countless late-night monologues and “Saturday Night Live” sketches for the better part of a
M. Jodi Rell, who became Connecticut governor after her predecessor resigned, dies at 78
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78. Rell died Wednesday at
Gold-plated rose stolen from NYC 9/11 memorial honoring influential pastor
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are searching for a man accused of stealing a gold-plated rose from a Manhattan church memorial honoring the victims of 9/11. The metal flower had served as the centerpiece
Elon Musk’s budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump’s second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Elon Musk first suggested a new effort to cut the size of government, Donald Trump didn’t seem to take it seriously. His eventual name for the idea sounded like a joke too. It
House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil liberties groups about how a second Trump
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police. Smollett’s
The biggest remaining unsanctioned Russian bank hit with U.S. sanctions, nearly three years into war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s third largest bank, Gazprombank and its six foreign subsidiaries were hit with U.S. sanctions on Thursday — in a move intended to curtail Russia’s ability to evade the thousands of sanctions imposed on
US suspends controversial asset forfeiture program targeting airline travelers
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Deputy Attorney General has suspended a controversial civil asset forfeiture program by the Drug Enforcement Administration that targeted unsuspecting airline passengers and subjected them to potentially unlawful seizures of
