NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. -- The four men who put Steve Szarewicz away for murder all changed their stories at one time or another, yet Szarewicz still sits behind bars. That's where he has been for…
NEW YORK -- Three days before his communist government turns 75, China's foreign minister warned fellow leaders Saturday against an “expansion of the battlefield” in Russia's war with Ukraine and said the Beijing government remains…
With a dockworkers' strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is growing worried. Butler is CEO of the National Tree Company, and, like many businesses, his…
PERRY, Fla. -- Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Along the Cumberland River just north of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, tourists on party pontoons float past the recognizable skyline, but they also can see something a little less expected: hundreds of sheep…
By all accounts, Milagra the "miracle" California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old, she is one of three of the giant endangered birds who got to stretch their wings…
Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western attempts at global domination and…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have required new cars to beep at drivers if they exceed the speed limit. California would have become the first to require such…
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues during an event intended to link his Democratic opponent to illegal…
UNITED NATIONS -- European, Arab and Islamic nations have launched an initiative to strengthen support for a Palestinian state and its institutions, and prepare for a future after the war in Gaza and escalating conflict…
David Hester inspects damages of his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 28, 2024. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty ImagesHurricane Helene is ravaging communities across the southeastern United States…
America is in the home stretch of an abbreviated presidential race unlike any other. But after the chaos of the last few months, one thing is certain: "Saturday Night Live" will be on hand to skewer it…
PERRY, Fla. -- PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as it raced through, and more than 3…
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state.The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were sentenced this week, including the person considered to be the main organizer of the action.Chester Gallagher was sentenced on…
ST. ROSE, La. -- A fire department official shut down a public hearing for a proposed ammonia production facility in Louisiana as public interest surged and crowds overflowed a public library in St. Charles Parish.The…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Alabama and its top election official, accusing the state of illegally purging people from voter rolls too close to the November election. Federal…
NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to take steps to end long-standing federal oversight of the city's police department.The city and the federal…
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil suspends Elon Musk's social network after it fails to comply with orders from Minister Alexandre de Moraes to block accounts of those being investigated by the Brazilian justice…
Charlie Ergen, chairman and co-founder of Dish Network Corp.Jonathan Alcorn | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCharlie Ergen is getting close to selling the pay-TV business he founded more than 40 years ago.EchoStar is in advanced talks…
Former President Donald Trump calls himself a "tariff man" and says the taxes on imported goods "are the greatest thing ever invented," so it's no surprise Vice President Kamala Harris has attacked the centerpiece of the…
It's going to be hard to count on another strong month for stocks after September's performance. The final month of the third quarter has been surprisingly good for investors. Often regarded as the weakest month…
United States Capitol building and an Iranian flag are seen at the photo exhibition organized by the Iranian-American community and supporters of the Iranian Resistance at the National mall in Washington D.C., United States.Celal Gunes…
Fast-casual Mediterranean chain Cava has had an impressive year since going public in June 2023. It posted a profit in its first quarterly report, repeatedly beat Wall Street's earnings estimates and now boasts a more…
Inflation moved closer to the Federal Reserve's target in August, easing the way for future interest rate cuts, the Commerce Department reported Friday.The personal consumption expenditures price index, a measure the Fed focuses on to…
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States.The former president and current Republican nominee asserts…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents Orion AR Glasses, as he makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersThe…
HONG KONG -- Stocks in Asia advanced on Friday, led by gains in Hong Kong and other Chinese markets fueled by China's moves to rev up its economy.Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was up more than…
Washington -- An advanced deepfake operation targeted Sen. Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this month, according to the Office of Senate Security, the latest sign that nefarious actors are…
BALTIMORE -- Glock pistols are a popular choice for people committing gun crimes, in part because they can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons using a small device, according to a new report based…
UNITED NATIONS -- A trio of leaders of international climate negotiations on Thursday urged colleagues to step up efforts to fight global warming, but outside groups and endangered nations told those leaders to look in…
LAS VEGAS -- The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a sprawling sex abuse indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, while leaving open the possibility of charges being refiled in a case that sent…
HOUSTON -- The top elected official in a county in suburban Houston was indicted on Thursday over allegations he created fake and racist social media posts when he ran for re-election in 2022.A grand jury…
Bristol Myers Squibb's Cobenfy drugCourtesy: Bristol Myers SquibbThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Bristol Myers Squibb's highly anticipated schizophrenia drug Cobenfy, the first novel type of treatment for the debilitating, chronic mental disorder…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A judge has denied a petition for a new trial in the kidnapping and killing of a Tennessee nursing student, knocking down an attempt by a key witness to recant his testimony…
At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a "giant equity stake" in the company, calling that information "just not true," according to a…
U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, U.S. September 23, 2024.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersLawmakers averted a government shutdown 40 days before the election, but they'll face another funding crunch right…
The Nasdaq Market site is seen on the day that shares of Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group start trading under the ticker "DJT", in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2024.Shannon Stapleton…
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson quickly named his next state government office chief Thursday, as a dozen workers have quit his office or gubernatorial campaign after last week's CNN report…
Construction work is done around the Federal Reserve building on September 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesWith its larger-than-normal cut last week, the Federal Reserve sent a clear…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council announced Thursday that he supports a U.N. peacekeeping mission to fight gang violence still overwhelming authorities.It was the first public support announced by…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday after on federal charges that he allegedly took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources.The charges marked a stunning fall for Adams, a former police…
New Jeep vehicles sit on a Dodge Chrysler-Jeep Ram dealership's lot on October 03, 2023 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDETROIT — U.S. sales of new vehicles are expected to…
Former mayor of New York City and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani reacts at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum during a rally held by Republican presidential nominees and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Uniondale,…
NEW YORK -- FBI agents entered the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and seized his phone early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing criminal charges against the Democrat was expected…
Voters cast their mail-in ballots at a ballot drop box outside Maricopa County Recorder and Elections Department southeast Mesa office during the Arizona state primary election in Mesa, Arizona, U.S. July 30, 2024. Rebecca Noble |…
A veteran CIA officer was found guilty Wednesday of assault and battery for reaching up a colleague’s skirt and forcibly kissing her during a drunken party at a CIA worksite — a case that happened…
BILLINGS, Mont. -- A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims on behalf of patients.A jury decided last year that the clinic…
A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.Kirill Kudryavtsev |…
WASHINGTON -- Waves of sanctions imposed by the Biden administration after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine haven’t inflicted the devastating blow to Moscow’s economy that some had expected. In a new report, two researchers are offering…
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Police were posted outside a Democratic Party campaign office in a quiet suburban strip mall in the Phoenix area Wednesday after two shootings at the office door and windows over the past…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With the end of his life approaching, Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was offered an opportunity to make a final statement to the world.His words were few — neither proclaiming…
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The father of a teenager accused in a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina’s capital city that left five people dead pleaded guilty Wednesday to storing improperly a handgun that authorities said…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The president of the Dominican Republic warned Wednesday that his administration would take “drastic measures” to protect the country if a U.N.-backed mission in neighboring Haiti targeting gang violence fails.Luis…
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon Fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Nov. 28, 2022.Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJamaal Sanford received a disturbing email in May…
JACKSON, Miss. -- The prosecution of six former law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men in Mississippi is an example of the Justice Department's action to build and maintain public trust after that trust…
A shopper walks by an American Eagle store on November 21, 2023 in Glendale, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesAmerican Eagle Outfitters is suing Amazon for trademark infringement, alleging the e-commerce giant used branding from its…
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a funding bill to avert a government shutdown next week after it removed a proposal demanded by Donald Trump that would require Americans nationwide to show proof of citizenship…
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday called on New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign, the first nationally prominent Democrat to do so amid escalating federal criminal investigations into the mayor's administration and a…
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 22, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | ReutersHouse Oversight Chair James Comer is opening an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's…
WASHINGTON -- The Senate has confirmed a new commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific after Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his objections and allowed a quick vote on the nomination.Tuberville had blocked Lt.…
MADISON, Wis. -- The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes said Wednesday he did nothing wrong when he put on work gloves, donned…
MENLO PARK, California -- Meta unveiled updates to the company's virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses on Wednesday along with AI advances as it tries demonstrate its artificial intelligence prowess and the next…
The U.S. Secret Service insignia is pictured on a wall at the Secret Service headquarters in WashingtonKevin Lamarque | ReutersThe U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations that one of its agents sexually assaulted a female…
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Acquired LIVE event at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta…
A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.Hollie Adams | ReutersNovo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic may decrease the risk of opioid overdoses in…
UNITED NATIONS -- Ukraine’s president urged global leaders Wednesday to stand with his country and not seek “an out” instead of a “real, just peace" more than two years into Russia's war.At a time when…
A Starbucks worker wears a t-shirt and button promoting unionization on April 7, 2022, in Chicago. John J. Kim | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesStarbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the coffee chain…
Birria burrito surrounded by birria tacos, birria munchwrap, birria loaded fries and birria consommé at Little Miner Taco in North Bethesda, Maryland.Laura Chase de Formigny | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesBirria, which was once…
WASHINGTON -- Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic rival, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for…
UNITED NATIONS -- It's the uncomfortable talk that as a young woman, she knows she should have with her parents. They alluded to it, once, but couldn't quite address it directly. And Grace Malie was…
An engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to testify in front of the Coast Guard on Wednesday about the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic.Engineer Don…
MIAMI -- When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he'd enter the hospital wearing his patch-covered denim jacket. Pokemon. Superman. NASA. Police, fire, military. Classic rock bands. About 50 patches sewn on by…
OpenAI has launched advanced voice mode for audio chats with ChatGPT.Jordan Novet, CNBCChatGPT is ready for more natural audio chats.OpenAI said Tuesday that its popular chatbot now has an advanced voice feature for people who…
WASHINGTON -- A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination…
UNITED NATIONS -- The world's leaders gathered in New York for the beginning of their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. Let’s just say the vibe was pretty grim.Leader after leader spoke of the…
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Russia's military record in historical conflicts and derided U.S. aid to Ukraine as he again insisted he would quickly end the war launched…
WASHINGTON -- Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are moving Tuesday to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to…
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., September 20, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | ReutersOver 400 economists and former White House policy advisers announced their support…
An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to change how officers use force when they subdue people and to improve training so they avoid “consistent blind spots” that…
