Salvadoran fugitive convicted in deadly attack of Maryland hiker
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — A fugitive from El Salvador was convicted Monday in the 2023 slaying of a Maryland woman who was attacked while exercising on a popular hiking trail northeast of Baltimore. Prosecutors alleged that
Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That’s likely illegal
President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that he’d like to send U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes to prison in El Salvador, telling that country’s president, Nayib Bukele, that he’d “have to build five more places” to
Elephants at San Diego zoo huddle to protect calves during earthquake
SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young. A video shot of their enclosure at
PepsiCo agrees to meet with Al Sharpton over DEI cuts, potential boycott
Leaders at PepsiCo have agreed to meet this week with civil rights advocates from the National Action Network to discuss the company’s recent decision to roll back some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, the Reverend
What to know about Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial with jury selection set to get underway
NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs, the former movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering the very same
Rapper Tay-K convicted of murder for second time in Texas
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas rapper who performed as Tay-K and was best known for his 2017 single “The Race” was convicted of murder for a second time after a jury found him guilty of fatally
Scholar spared prison in US case alleging China spies on dissidents abroad
NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese American scholar convicted of spying on Chinese dissidents was spared prison time Monday by a U.S. judge. Shujun Wang was sentenced by U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin to time served and
FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington state’s request for emergency relief funds to help repair an estimated $34 million in damage from a deadly bomb cyclone storm system in November, according to Gov. Bob Ferguson.
Female soldier becomes the first woman to compete in the grueling Army Ranger contest
WASHINGTON (AP) — A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall. First Lt.
Trump administration freezes about $2.3 billion in funding to Harvard
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday it was freezing about $2.3 billion in federal funds to Harvard University over the school’s decision to fight White House demands, including that it shut down diversity,
