Senate scrambles to pass bill improving air safety and service for travelers as deadline nears
The Senate is scrambling to pass a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and improve customer service for air travelers before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires at midnight on Friday.
Several people detained as protestors block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war.
Former aide and consultant close to U.S. Rep. Cuellar plead guilty and agree to aid investigation
A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democratic congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation.
Former NBA player Glen 'Big Baby' Davis sentenced to 40 months for defrauding league insurance plan
Former Boston Celtics forward Glen โBig Babyโ Davis was sentenced to 40 months in a federal prison for his participation in a scheme that New York prosecutors said defrauded an insurance plan for NBA players and their families of more than $5 million.
New Hampshire man sentenced to minimum 56 years on murder, other charges in young daughter's death
A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it has been sentenced to a minimum of 56 years in prison on murder and other changes.
Maryland governor signs online data privacy bills
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed two measures into law to better protect personal data online from Big Tech. One of the bills signed Thursday will make Maryland the second state to create strong limits on information collected on children, though the first in California has been halted in court.
Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants
The Biden administration plans to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment.
Bucks' Patrick Beverley suspended 4 games without pay for actions in season-ending loss to Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley has been suspended four games without pay to begin next season for his actions during and after the final game of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers.
NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfers
The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow menโs and womenโs basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster depletion caused by transfers, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Divided Supreme Court rules no quick hearing required when police seize property
A divided Supreme Court has ruled that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners.
Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial
Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York as a court works out whether he should stay in a city jail while he awaits a retrial in a rape case or be sent back to California to continue serving a prison sentence.
Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
The family of a Black U.S. Air Force airman fatally shot by Florida sheriff's deputies at his off-base apartment will join civil rights attorney Ben Crump for a news conference calling for transparency in the investigation.
Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway
Body camera video shows a Florida sheriffโs deputy announced himself as law enforcement just before fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force airman inside his apartment in the stateโs Panhandle.
As Patrick Beverley calls his actions 'inexcusable,' police announce they've opened an investigation
Indianapolis police have announced theyโve opened an investigation into an โNBA player and citizenโ altercation that happened at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on the night Bucks guard Patrick Beverley threw a ball at a fan in the final minutes of a season-ending loss to the Pacers.
Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law
Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings during pro-Palestinian protests.
No hate crime charges filed against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women's basketball team
A northern Idaho prosecutor wonโt bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah womenโs basketball team while the team was in Idaho to attend the NCAA Tournament.
Republican Congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks
Two Republican Congressmen have introduced a bill that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools federal protection from legal challenges that undercut their ability to govern college sports.
Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
An attorney for Donald Trump says the former president looks forward to presenting arguments to a Georgia appeals court that will review a ruling letting Fani Willis keep prosecuting the election interference case against him.
US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant
The nationโs largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesnโt comply with federal law.
US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea
U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, have unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes and sank a mock enemy ship as part of largescale war drills in and near the disputed South China Sea that have antagonized Beijing.
Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers
People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a so-called Taylor Swift bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Tim Walz.
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban
Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisianaโs abortion ban.
Harvey Weinstein is back at NYC's Rikers Island jail after hospital stay
One-time movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was returned to a New York City jail in what his publicist said was a move resulting from a published report saying he was getting VIP treatment during his 10-day stay at a hospital.
Survivors of alleged abuse in Illinois youth detention facilities step forward
Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers have stepped forward with their stories as part of a lawsuit chronicling decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse.
A jury awards $9 million to a player who sued the US Tennis Association over sexual abuse by a coach
A tennis player has been awarded $9 million in damages by a jury in federal court in Florida after accusing the U.S. Tennis Association of failing to protect her from a coach she said sexually abused her at one of its training centers when she was 19.