Key moments from first week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony in the sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs began this week, opening a window into what prosecutors say was the sordid world of group sex, drugs and violence beneath
Still finding trouble in the woods: ‘Blair Witch Project’ star at center of Maine road dispute
FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — Heather Donahue is walking through the woods once again. The star of the successful low-budget horror movie “The Blair Witch Project” has an on-screen history of getting into scary situations in a forest.
Oregon’s landmark bottle redemption law may change due to concerns over drugs and homelessness
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Monica Truax has lived in her Portland home since 1992, on a cul-de-sac she described as a close-knit community. But since a bottle redemption center opened next door several years ago, her block
Republicans forge their tax bill in Trump’s image, with ‘MAGA accounts’ and more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Republicans unveiled their sweeping tax cut plan, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee had one last person to consult. He went to the White House, where he and President
Bernie Sanders and AOC are popular with Democrats. Here’s a timeline of their alliance
Among Democrats on Capitol Hill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wields far more power than New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. But the progressive champions have the hearts of Democratic voters across the
Tornado kills 5 in St Louis, damages 5,000 properties
(Reuters) -A tornado ripped through St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, killing at least five people and damaging 5,000 properties as it tore off roofs, knocked down power lines and swept through a major thoroughfare during rush-hour traffic,
Court gives go-ahead to Trump’s plan to halt union bargaining for many federal workers
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court lifted an order on Friday that blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to unionize and collectively bargain over
South Carolina man convicted of murdering 2 people gets a June execution date
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who was twice sentenced to die for killing two people nearly two decades ago was scheduled Friday to be executed on June 13. The state Supreme Court issued the
US drops suit against Southwest Airlines over chronically delayed flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice dropped a lawsuit late on Friday against Southwest Airlines, filed by the Biden administration in its final days, that accused the carrier of illegally operating chronically delayed flights. The Department
Two dead and others injured in Las Vegas gym shooting, police say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There was a shooting inside a gym, killing two people, with multiple other people injured, Las Vegas police said. One person died as gunfire erupted at the Las Vegas Athletic Club on the
