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LA political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a wealthy California Democratic donor to 30 years in prison for injecting two men with lethal doses of drugs. Prosecutors on Thursday asked for a life ...

Apr 14, 2022

Man blaming Trump's 'orders' for riot actions found guilty

WASHINGTON (AP) - An Ohio man who testified that he was "following presidential orders" from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was convicted Thursday of obstructing Congress from certifyin...

Apr 14, 2022

Brooklyn subway attack suspect ordered held without bail

NEW YORK (AP) - The man charged in this week's Brooklyn subway attack has been ordered held without bail, with prosecutors saying he terrified the "entire city." Frank James was arrested in Manhattan ...

Apr 14, 2022

Abortion restriction bill signed by Florida Gov. DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict abortion ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court de...

Apr 14, 2022

Neighbors back Ukraine, demand accountability for war crimes

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The presidents of four countries on Russia's doorstep toured war-ravaged areas near the Ukrainian capital and demanded accountability for what they called war crimes, as Kyiv and ...

Apr 13, 2022

Dogs owned by Iditarod vet, reality TV star kill family pet

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A pack of sled dogs belonging to an Iditarod veteran and reality TV star killed a family pet in Alaska, officials said. Authorities in Wasilla are investigating the March 30 i...

Apr 13, 2022

Video: Michigan officer knelt on Black man, fatally shot him

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Video shows a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, kneeling on the back of a Black man before fatally shooting him. Police released video from different sources Wednesd...

Apr 13, 2022

Biden approves $800M in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, including artillery and helicopters, to bolster its defenses against an intensified Russ...

Apr 13, 2022

AP source: CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to a person familiar with ...

Apr 13, 2022

IS supporter given life sentence for murdering UK lawmaker

LONDON (AP) - An Islamic State supporter was given a whole-life sentence Wednesday for stabbing a British lawmaker to death in revenge for his voting in support for airstrikes on Syria. Ali Harbi Ali,...

Apr 13, 2022