Elite prosecutor misused position by offering Justice Department card in DUI stop, watchdog finds
MIAMI (AP) — One of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors flouted ethics rules last year when he drunkenly handed his business card to Florida police investigating a hit-and-run crash, a Justice Department watchdog found. The
Questions remain as tech company takes blame for glitch in Florida county election websites
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An elections technology company is taking full responsibility for glitches that kept many Florida county elections officials from immediately posting primary results Tuesday night. While the problem didn’t affect voters or ballot counting,
Beloved 80-year-old dog walker killed in carjacking while defending her dogs
SEATTLE (AP) — A beloved 80-year-old dog walker was killed during a carjacking in a Seattle neighborhood while trying to defend her and her client’s pets. Police responded to reports of a carjacking in the Madison Valley
U.S. government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analyses of
Company that sent AI calls mimicking Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters agrees to pay $1 million fine
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A company that sent deceptive calls to New Hampshire voters using artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice agreed Wednesday to pay a $1 million fine, federal regulators said. Lingo Telecom, the
College town’s police say they don’t need help with cleanup after beer spill
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street Wednesday after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer. The spill happened in Oxford, home of the University of Mississippi. The Oxford
Heat dome moves into Texas with record highs expected
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A heat dome that has led to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix moved into Texas Wednesday, with record highs expected to fall by the weekend, according to the National
New York man charged with acting as Chinese agent, DOJ says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York man was charged on Wednesday with operating as an illegal agent of the Chinese government in the United States, the Department of Justice said. (Reporting by Jasper Ward) Brought to you
RFK Jr. to speak Friday amid speculation he’ll drop independent presidential bid and support Trump
PHOENIX (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak Friday “about the present historical moment and his path forward,” his campaign announced Wednesday, fueling growing speculation that Kennedy could drop out and support Republican
‘The fever is breaking’: DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign to expand his conservative education agenda in Florida schools didn’t quite go the way he wanted on Tuesday. Of the 23 school board candidates that DeSantis endorsed this cycle,