Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again in a New York rape case
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison, Harvey Weinstein is again going on trial on a rape charge in New York City. Jury selection is set to start as early as
Millions in the US never finished college. With targeted help, reenrollments are ticking up
WASHINGTON (AP) — After several deaths in her family and an eviction that left her homeless, Jevona Anderson’s life began to unravel. By 2025, Anderson — then 59 and nearing completion of her bachelor’s degree — was
Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital is up for a vote Tuesday evening in the House, but key
Race for California governor moves on after dramatic downfall of Rep. Eric Swalwell
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After the dramatic downfall of Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, the race for California governor is moving on. Once a leading candidate to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, Swalwell suspended his campaign
The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath
Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose and pugilistic politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in spectacular
Bessent says Fed should ‘wait and see’ before lowering rates, Semafor reports
April 13 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve should “wait and see” before deciding whether to lower interest rates amid the war in Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith on Monday. Bessent said
Trump nominates former lawmaker Michelle Steel as US ambassador to South Korea
SEOUL, April 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated a former California congresswoman, Michelle Steel, to be the U.S. ambassador to Seoul, a post that has been vacant throughout his second term, despite South Korea’s
Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, US military says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The campaign of attacks on vessels that the Trump
Voting for California governor begins in a month. Here are the candidates in the running
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The stunning collapse of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s California governor campaign has upended the wide-open contest where no Democratic candidate has emerged as a clear frontrunner and mail-in voting is scheduled to start in
Bodycam video contradicts St. Louis police’s earlier account in fatal shooting of 17-year-old
Body camera video released Monday shows a St. Louis police officer fatally shooting a 17-year-old in the back of the head as he fled, contradicting an earlier police statement that the teen pointed a gun at officers.