Alabama Senate Passes Near-Total Ban on Abortion
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s Senate passed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, sending what would be the nation’s most stringent abortion law to the state’s Republican governor.
Colorado Teen Called Mom While Subduing School Shooter
LITTLETON, Colo. — A student who helped thwart a shooting at a suburban Denver high school says he was still pinning one of the...
AG Barr to Examine Russia Probe Origins
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was “lawful and appropriate,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday.
Game Of Thrones: King’s Landing Will Rise Again
DRAGONSTONE — Scorched by a dragon, overrun by enemy soldiers and its buildings reduced to rubble, King's Landing, the capital city in "Game of Thrones," seems destroyed for good. But history suggests that the city could rise again.
Saudi Arabia Says 2 Oil Tankers Damaged by Sabotage Attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Faces Trial for ‘Pedo’ Insult of Diver
LOS ANGELES — Tesla CEO Elon Musk will have to go to trial to defend himself for mocking a British diver as a pedophile...
Venezuela’s Guaidó Promises to Persevere Despite Crackdown
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is looking to jumpstart his movement to oust Nicolas Maduro in the wake of last week’s failed military uprising, promising to persevere in the face of a deepening crackdown.
US-China Talks Break Up After Trump Raises Tariffs
WASHINGTON — Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no agreement, hours after President Donald Trump more than doubled tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports.
Australia Takes Responsibilty for Bank Notes Typo
CANBERRA — Australia’s central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million bank notes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media.
Fake German Heiress Sentenced to Jail
NEW YORK — Anna Sorokin, the German con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy heiress to swindle banks, hotels and even close friends as she lived out a high-society, Instagram-ready fantasy in New York, was sentenced Thursday to four to 12 years in prison.