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Trump arrives in Florida as history-making court appearance approaches in classified documents case By ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court appearance on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department’s…
‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski died by suicide in prison medical center, AP sources say By MICHAEL R. SISAK AND MIKE BALSAMO AND JAKE OFFENHARTZ undefined Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people familiar with the matter told…
Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘baseless’ at first events since charges were unsealed By BILL BARROW, JEFF AMY, JILL COLVIN and MEG KINNARD Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless” Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the…
Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81 By MICHAEL BALSAMO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people…
Vegas water agency empowered to limit home water flows in future By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has taken a dramatic, but not immediate, step toward limiting the amount of Colorado River water used in the most populous part of the nation’s most arid state, after lawmakers gave Las Vegas-area water…
Key moments in Trump indictment: Flaunting classified material, storing boxes in Mar-a-Lago bathroom By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department detailed stunning allegations against former President Donald Trump in a criminal indictment unsealed Friday, including allegations he stored classified documents in a bathroom and shower at his Florida club, flaunted…
Trump faces unprecedented legal peril, but will it hurt his standing with Republican voters? By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In March, when Donald Trump became the first former president in U.S. history indicted on criminal charges, his reelection campaign saw a huge surge in donations. Even political…
The Republican presidential field is largely set. Here are takeaways on where the contest stands By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a trio of new announcements this week, the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential field is all but set. A handful of stragglers may jump in later, but as of…
Chief suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance pleads not guilty to extortion charges By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he attempted to extort money from the missing teen’s mother. Van der…
Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president By ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of…