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Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certifying President Donald Trump as the winner of the 202...

Sep 09, 2025

AP analysis: Presidents are taking longer to approve disaster aid. For some, the wait is agonizing

TYLERTOWN, Miss. (AP) - As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony's new home, he took shelter in his Ford F-250 pickup parked under a nearby carport. Seconds later, a tornado tore apart the one-sto...

Sep 09, 2025

At least 60 people were killed in an overnight rebel attack in eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) - At least 60 people have been killed in an overnight attack by Islamic-State-affiliated rebel group in eastern Congo, an official said. The attack was carried by the Allied Democrati...

Sep 09, 2025

Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one-year prison term for previous convictions

BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Supreme Court said former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions on graft and abuse of power charges, after investigatin...

Sep 08, 2025

Workers' daily commute to Mexico City ends in tragedy in fatal train-bus collision

ATLACOMULCO, Mexico (AP) - The freight train's horn rang out shortly before it cleaved in two a double-decker bus carrying domestic and construction workers to Mexico's capital on Monday morning, leav...

Sep 08, 2025

Democrats release suggestive letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he denies

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. Trump...

Sep 08, 2025

Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 8 people

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A freight train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring 45, authorities said. The accident took place in an ...

Sep 08, 2025

Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds

SEATTLE (AP) - For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacter...

Sep 08, 2025

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump's administrati...

Sep 08, 2025

Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million defamation judgment against President Trump

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jury's finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks against the longti...

Sep 08, 2025