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Elon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called — and it’s a woman. He did not name her but said she will…
Idaho man who dangled from Senate balcony during Capitol riot receives 15-month prison sentence By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press An Idaho man who traveled to Washington in a car loaded with weapons and was photographed dangling from the Senate balcony during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in…
The US has approved $42 billion in loan forgiveness for public service workers. Here’s what to know By ADRIANA MORGA and CORA LEWIS Associated Press The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed…
Republican politicians are reacting to the decision that was passed down yesterday in New York Federal Court as former President Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll decades ago. The president will have to pay $5 million in damages and speculation is running rampant that this ruling, plus…
US Rep. George Santos arrested on federal criminal charges By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story, has been indicted on charges that he embezzled money from his campaign, lied to Congress…
Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven’t entirely replenished the region, scientists said Tuesday. Hydrologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said deep snowpack…
Officer who killed mall attack shooter hailed as a hero By JAKE BLEIBERG and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press ALLEN, Texas (AP) — The shooter with neo-Nazi leanings who killed eight people at a suburban Dallas shopping mall brought eight legally purchased guns to the scene, apparently chose his victims randomly and was shot dead by…
What is Title 42 and how has US used it to curb migration? By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. The restrictions are often referred to…
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M By LARRY NEUMEISTER, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president…
She wrote book on husband’s death; police say she killed him By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After her husband died last year, she wrote a children’s book on grief. Now she’s charged with murder in his death. Kouri Richins, 33, was arrested Monday and is accused in charging documents of…