Category Archives: World/National
Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case
By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a...
May 21, 2026
US announces criminal case against former Cuban President Raúl Castro
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Ral Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian pl...
May 20, 2026
Durham Police identify shooting victim
DURHAM N.C. (WPTF) - Durham police are continuing to investigate an early morning shooting (May 20) and have now identified the victim. Just before 2 am. Durham Police responded to a shooting in the 2...
May 20, 2026
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone - including...
May 20, 2026
Where Trump falters with Republicans - and where he holds steady, according to a new AP-NORC poll
By LINLEY SANDERS and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are unhappier with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy than they were a few months ago, but the...
May 20, 2026
Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Ral Castro, three people ...
May 19, 2026
What to know about a deadly attack by teen gunmen on a San Diego mosque
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Police raced Monday to catch an armed teenage runaway before he and another teen opened fire on a San Diego mosque, killing three men and then themselves. About two hours after one te...
May 19, 2026
Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn't rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during...
May 19, 2026
Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died
By REBECCA BOONE and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, ha...
May 18, 2026
Two suspects in a shooting at a San Diego mosque are dead, a police source says
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Three men were killed in a shooting at a San Diego mosque Monday and both suspects are dead, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said. Both suspects are...
May 18, 2026