Witness: Whitmer kidnapping aimed at stopping Biden win
By Ed White
The Associated Press
A man who pleaded guilty to planning a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told jurors Wednesday that he and...
Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies
By Matthew Lee
AP Diplomatic Writer
WASHINGTON Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated eastern Europe who rose to become the 1st...
Justice Thomas hospitalized with infection, high court says
By Mark Sherman
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized because of an infection, the Supreme Court said Sunday.
Thomas, 73, has been at...
Gunfire at Arkansas car show leaves 1 dead, 27 wounded
The Associated Press
DUMAS, Ark. One man was killed and 27 people were wounded when two people got into a gunfight during a car show...
History-making Jackson set for Senate hearing for high court
By Mark Sherman and Mary Clare Jalonick
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, is going...
Private investigator says drug kingpin targeted David Ortiz
The Associated Press
BOSTON A Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of David Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had him shot at a Dominican...
Understaffing leaves after-school programs with unmet demand
By Carolyn Thompson
The Associated Press
The return to classrooms for the nation’s schoolchildren has not meant a return to work for many of their parents...
Baker Hughes joins oil rivals in pausing Russian operations
By Anne D'Innocenzio
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK U.S. oil field services company Baker Hughes said Saturday that it was suspending new investments for its Russia...
Judge: Same-sex marriage license denials violated rights
By Jonathan Mattise
The Associated Press
A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples who were...
Texas beats Hokies 81-73 for 1st NCAA tourney win since 2014
By Steve Megargee
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE Texas’ Marcus Carr says he doesn’t leave the gym on most practice days until he makes at least...