Actor-director Tim Busfield jailed on child sex abuse charges
By Steve Gorman Jan 13 (Reuters) – Actor-director Timothy Busfield surrendered to authorities in New Mexico on Tuesday to face child sexual abuse charges, accused of inappropriately touching two young cast members on the set of a
Senate readies vote on Venezuela war powers as Trump pressures GOP defectors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are facing intense pressure from President Donald Trump to vote down a war powers resolution Wednesday that is aimed at limiting the president’s ability to carry out further military action against Venezuela.
Prosecutors want 20-year sentence for ex-South Carolina lawmaker for sharing child sex abuse videos
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence a former Republican South Carolina legislator to 20 years in prison for sending hundreds of videos of children being sexually abused to people across the country
Proposed billionaires’ tax in California rattles Silicon Valley, entangles Gov. Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposed billionaires’ tax in California has ignited a political uproar in Silicon Valley, with tech titans threatening to leave the state while Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom maneuvers to defeat a levy that
Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington as locals say Greenland is not for sale
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Along the narrow, snow-covered main street in Greenland’s capital, international journalists and camera crews stop passersby every few meters (feet) asking them for their thoughts on a crisis which Denmark’s prime minister has
From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump piles up the risks as he faces midterm verdict
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s only two weeks into the new year, and President Donald Trump has already claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and flooded American streets with masked immigration agents. And that’s
Far-right group targeting pro-Palestinian voices to close New York operation, NY AG says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said on Tuesday it reached a settlement with Betar US that would wind down the far-right Zionist group’s New York operations after
Drought-stricken Arizona moves to curb groundwater use in more rural areas
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in drought-stricken Arizona are moving to regulate groundwater use on the state’s western edge where wells have been running dry. The new rules allow for a management plan formed by the Arizona Department
Tesla agrees to mediation that could resolve US agency’s racism lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel Jan 13 (Reuters) – Tesla agreed to enter mediation that could resolve the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car maker of tolerating severe and widespread harassment of Black employees at
Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A demonstrator was hit in the face with a projectile fired by a federal officer at close range during a Southern California protest, leaving him bloodied and with serious injuries, according to
