Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing’s agenda in exchange for financial…
ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney…
ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News,…
Justice Department watchdog finds failures in FBI’s handling of child sex abuse cases
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has failed to report some child sexual abuse allegations to local law enforcement or social service agencies even after changes prompted by its handling of the…
Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, looked up information about explosives over the last five years and eyed…
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. The justices rejected an…
FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the…
Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said. Three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which…
‘We were expendable’: Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was…
Double Duty: For Danny Jansen, playing for both teams in same game is chance at baseball history
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is enjoying his odd slice of baseball history as he prepares to become the first major league player to appear in the same game for…