Prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández to 12 years in prison and bar her from holding public office for life for allegedly leading a criminal …
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8/22/22
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Atlanta police say a woman shot three people, two of them fatally, at two different locations in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood and was later taken into custody at the city's airport. Investigators …
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8/22/22
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A company seeking to mine in southeast Georgia near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp says the project is back on track after a federal agency reversed a June decision that had temporarily blocked it. …
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By RUSS BYNUM
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8/22/22
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A new Ukrainian soccer league season starts Tuesday under threat of more Russian attacks in a war that stopped all games being played since February. The elegant Olympic Stadium staged the biggest …
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR
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8/22/22
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The lead attorney for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told the jury in his penalty trial Monday they have witnessed “things that will haunt them for the rest of their lives,” but they now …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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8/22/22
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Volunteer divers say they found a car with a body inside it in the search for a missing 16-year-old girl in Northern California. The group called Adventures with Purpose said they found a car with a …
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8/22/22
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Ford Motor Co. is cutting about 3,000 white-collar workers as it moves reduce costs and make the transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles.Leaders of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker …
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By TOM KRISHER
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8/22/22
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Serious pregnancy complications are rare in the U.S., but they still affect thousands of women each year. They may endanger the health of the mother, fetus or both. Many are more common in Black …
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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8/22/22
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The world's newest and most powerful space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. Scientists released new images of the solar system’s biggest planet Monday. The Webb Space …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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8/22/22
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Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives. The move Monday is a key step toward opening a fall booster …
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD
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8/22/22
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This Saturday, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy will join 20 other Catholic clerics in being elevated to the position of cardinal. McElroy is a staunch ally of Pope Francis, a stance that puts him at …
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By DAVID CRARY
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8/22/22
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South Korean police say they believe a possible relative of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in New Zealand last week is likely in South Korea. Immigration records show that the …
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG
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8/22/22
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Jurors will hear closing arguments Monday in the retrial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. declined to testify Friday …
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By ED WHITE
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8/21/22
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck said “I do” again this weekend. But instead of in a late night Las Vegas drive through chapel, this time it was in front of friends and family in Georgia, a person …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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8/21/22
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California has a first-in-the nation law and a $30 million training program both aimed at trying to help former inmate firefighters turn pro after they are released from prison. But an Associated …
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By DON THOMPSON
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8/21/22
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Prosecutors in Brooklyn are for the first time retrying a long-ago case they won with the help of a former homicide detective whose work has been questioned. Nearly 20 people have had decades-old …
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By JENNIFER PELTZ
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8/21/22
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There's no dispute about some of the evidence in the trial of two men accused of wanting to kidnap Michigan’s governor. Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox enjoy getting high. The jury repeatedly has …
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By ED WHITE
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8/21/22
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When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike earlier this year, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from traditional …
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI
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8/21/22
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Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are about to present their case for why they believe he should be sentenced to life in prison and not death. Lead public defender Melisa McNeill is …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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8/21/22
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A Massachusetts woman’s diamond wedding ring is back on her finger after a man with a metal detector responded to her social media plea for help and found it at the bottom of the ocean. Francesca …
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8/20/22
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