24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say
Federal authorities say they've uncovered a complex scheme between one of Mexicoโs most notorious drug cartels and Chinese individuals in the U.S. who laundered millions of dollars from illicit drug sales.
Lawyer for man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie says client doesn't want offered plea deal
The lawyer for the New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie says his client isn't interested in an offered plea deal that would shorten his time in state prison but expose him to federal prison on a separate terrorism-related charge.
Apple kills off its buy now, pay later service service barely a year after launch
Apple is discontinuing its buy now, pay later service known as Apple Pay Later barely a year after its initial launch in the U.S., and will rely on companies who already dominate the industry like Affirm and Klarna.
Quavo hosts summit against gun violence featuring VP Kamala Harris on late rapper Takeoff's birthday
Migos rapper Quavoโs quest to transform his nephew Takeoffโs tragic shooting into a force for change is hosting a movement-building summit aimed against gun violence on what would have been the late rapperโs 30th birthday.
Fisker files for bankruptcy protection, the second electric vehicle maker to do so in the past year
Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology.
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under new plan from Biden
President Joe Biden is taking an expansive, election-year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S. It comes after his own aggressive crackdown at the border earlier this month that enraged advocates and many Democratic lawmakers.
Georgia father freed from prison 10 years after his toddler died in hot car, booked into county jail
Jail and prison records show that a father has been released from prison 10 years after his toddler died in a hot car, a case that made global headlines after prosecutors accused him of murder.
Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi
A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions.
Los Angeles will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit against journalist over undercover police photos
The city of Los Angeles will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit it filed against a local journalist and a technology watchdog group last year for posting the photos and information of hundreds of undercover police officers online.
A judge temporarily blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to charge people facing deportation
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law that allows law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the United States.
That cool Tony Awards moment when Jay-Z joined Alicia Keys? Turns out it wasn't live
Jay-Zโs electrifying reunion with Alicia Keys on what appeared to be a live duet of โEmpire State of Mindโ at the Tony Awards was actually pre-taped, a show official who wasnโt authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press.
The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the US
A trio of extraordinary stories are increasing the pressure on The Washington Post's new leadership, along with highlighting the differences in journalism practices in England and the United States.
Shortage of public defenders in Maine allowed release of man who caused fiery standoff
Officials say Maineโs shortage of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal history to be released on bail days before he went to his former girlfriendโs home where a man was killed, two houses burned to the ground and a standoff with police ensued.
No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon
Dozens of bottles of centuries-old, impeccably preserved cherries and berries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in northern Virginia have been discovered during an archaeological dig.
Army lieutenant colonel says Lewiston shooter had "low threat" profile upon leaving hospital
A lieutenant colonel with the Army Reserves says a reservist who committed the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history had a low threat profile when he left a psychiatric hospital prior to the killings.
Michigan, CUNY didn't suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US says
The University of Michigan and the City University of New York didn't adequately investigate complaints about antisemitic or anti-Palestinian harassment linked to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and other incidents.
Severe weather forecast around US with high Southwest temperatures, Gulf rain and Rockies snow
Heat and cold extremes are expected in the U.S. Extreme weather that ranged from triple digit temperatures in the Southwest to unseasonable cold in the Pacific Northwest has been forecast over the U.S. into the early part of the week.
The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights
Anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using a range of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives that are intended to protect reproductive rights or prevent voters from having a say in the fall.
On Father's Day, this LGBTQ+ couple celebrates the friend who helped make their family dream reality
On Fatherโs Day, Kansas residents Jen and Whitney Wilson will pack up their three young children and head to the home of a childhood friend for a picnic to celebrate the man who helped make their family possible.
What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets
Bombastic conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to liquidate his personal assets as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
How Elon Musk's $44.9B Tesla pay package compares with the most generous plans for other U.S. CEOs
Even though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales, Elon Muskโs record-setting Tesla compensation dwarfs them by comparison.
Reacting to Supreme Court ruling, governor wrongly says Buffalo supermarket killer used bump stock
Around an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban on bump stocks, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrongly said a gunman who carried out a racist massacre in her hometown of Buffalo had used the gun accessory that can allow semiautomatic rifles to shoot as fast as a machine gun.
The RNC is launching a massive effort to monitor voting. Critics say it threatens to undermine trust
The Republican National Committee is launching a battleground state initiative to mobilize some 100,000 polling place monitors, poll workers and attorneys to serve as โelection integrityโ watchdogs in November.