Honolulu to settle lawsuit over police shooting of Micronesian teen for $1M
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu’s city council on Wednesday authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police. The fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap in 2021
Jury convicts man who wore clown mask, brandished chain saw in upstate New York neighborhood
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A man who wore a clown mask and brandished a chain saw during a frightful episode in an upstate New York neighborhood was convicted Wednesday of two felony charges. A jury in Albany
Air Force pilot safely ejects before F-16 fighter jet crashes in California desert
TRONA, Calif. (AP) — A fighter jet with the Air Force’s elite Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed in the Southern California desert Wednesday, but the pilot managed to eject safely, the military said. The pilot was being treated
Doctor in Matthew Perry overdose case sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A California doctor was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for illegally supplying “Friends” sitcom star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the
Trump is fighting the Institute of Peace in court. Now, his name is on the building
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump and has planted the president’s name on the organization’s headquarters despite an ongoing fight over the institute’s control. It’s the
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits Republicans as debate over intensifying AI race rages
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met separately with President Donald Trump and Republican senators Wednesday as tech executives work to secure favorable federal policies for the artificial intelligence industry, including the limited sale of Nvidia’s
US opens massive $796M consulate in Irbil to strengthen Kurdish ties
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The United States inaugurated a massive new consulate compound Wednesday in Irbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region. The move highlighted Washington’s diplomatic and strategic engagement in the Kurdish region, particularly
Trump’s name added to US Institute of Peace ahead of peace deal signing
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s name has been added to the sign outside the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., where he is expected to host the presidents of Rwanda and the
President Trump’s contempt shocks the country’s largest Somali community
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of White House contempt was a shock Wednesday in the country’s largest Somali community. “They contribute nothing.
3 officers wounded and a suspect is killed in Omaha shooting
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three Omaha police offers were wounded and a suspect killed Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire at a gas station. The suspect, a man in his 20s, had earlier shot a 61-year-old man
