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How the ghostwriter of Biden's memoirs ended up in the center of a classified documents probe 02/08/2024 08:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden worked so closely with the ghostwriter with whom he is accused of sharing classified secrets that he once declared that he'd trust the author with his life. Mark Zwonitzer worked with Biden on two memoirs, 2007's “Promises to Keep” and “Promise Me, Dad," Actor Gina Carano sues Lucasfilm and Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian' 02/07/2024 08:06pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Gina Carano on Tuesday sued Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from “ The Mandalorian,” saying she was let go for expressing right-wing views on social media. The lawsuit Carano filed with help from X, formerly Twitter, in federal court Judge criticizes Trump's midtrial mistrial request in E. Jean Carroll defamation case 02/07/2024 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge who presided over the jury trial that resulted in an $83 million award to writer E. Jean Carroll for her defamation claims against former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his rejection of his lawyer's unusual midtrial mistrial request was not a close cal Prosecutor: Man accused of killing 2 Alaska Native women recorded images of both victims 02/06/2024 08:59pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man accused of murdering two Alaska Native women recorded images of both of his victims, and the break in the case came when a third woman stole the man's phone and provided police with photos and videos of one of the killings, a prosecutor told jurors during opening sta Pilot was likely distracted before crash that killed 8 off North Carolina's coast, investigators say 02/06/2024 12:06pm • BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that crashed off North Carolina's coast in 2022, killing the pilot, four teens and three other adults, was likely distracted while trying to program the aircraft's flight management system after takeoff, according to a final report from federal inve A beheading video was on YouTube for hours, raising questions about why it wasn't taken down sooner 02/02/2024 03:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A graphic video from a Pennsylvania man accused of beheading his father that circulated for hours on YouTube has put a spotlight yet again on gaps in social media companies' ability to prevent horrific postings from spreading across the web. Police said Wednesday that they charged 10 Common Scams That Target Seniors and How to Avoid Them 02/01/2024 07:00pm • Every year, thieves target individuals to get access to their personal information and money, and they tend to zero in on older people. Victims of elder financial exploitation lose $28.3 billion annually, according to a 2023 BankSafe report by AARP. If you haven't yet been approached by a scammer, y US says it disrupted a China cyber threat, but warns hackers could still wreak havoc for Americans 01/31/2024 06:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Wednesday they disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware that could be used to damage civilian infrastructure, as the head of the FBI warned that Beijing is positioning itself to disrupt the daily lives of Americans if the United States and Chin Teary ex-Scottish leader admits to feeling 'overwhelmed' during COVID-19 pandemic 01/31/2024 11:16am • LONDON (AP) — The former Scottish leader in office during the COVID-19 pandemic choked up Wednesday as she admitted to a public inquiry into the outbreak that she sometimes doubted whether she wanted to be first minister at such a consequential time. Nicola Sturgeon told the United Kingdom’s pub What to Do When Your Medical Bills Are Out of Control 01/29/2024 07:00pm • Medical bills -- whether the result of a high-deductible health plan, billing errors, out-of-network fees or uncovered expenses -- burden millions of American adults. According to the Commonwealth Fund 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey, 30% of people who have employer health coverage had medical Investigation reveals Fargo gunman's movements before deadly police shooting 01/26/2024 06:59pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Newly released investigative reports into last year's deadly ambush of police officers in Fargo, North Dakota, show the gunman loading his weapons into a garage and visiting a gun range hours before the attack. The trove of documents released Thursday includes a timeline of i Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation 01/25/2024 10:10pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation's No. 2 state for oil production advanced past its first committee vetting Thursday at the New Mexico Legislature. The bill would rewrite portions of the state's 1930s-era Oil and Gas Act How To Tech: Why it's important to turn on Apple's new Stolen Device Protection 01/25/2024 07:00am • LONDON (AP) — You’re in a crowded bar when a thief watches you unlock your iPhone with your passcode, then swipes it. That sinking feeling hits when you realize it's gone, along with priceless photos, important files, passwords on banking apps and other vital parts of your digital life. Apple r YouTuber accused of topping 150 mph on his motorcycle on Colorado intestate wanted on multiple charges 01/24/2024 08:21pm • DENVER (AP) — A motorcyclist who authorities say posted a video of himself on YouTube speeding from Colorado Springs to the Denver metro area on Interstate 25 in 20 minutes — a trip that typically takes about an hour — is wanted on multiple charges. Rendon Dietzmann, a 32-year-old from Texa New report faults Montgomery County Public Schools in handling of employee misconduct 01/24/2024 06:30pm • The largest Maryland school district has significant shortcomings in how it handles complaints of employee wrongdoing. That's what a second investigation into Montgomery County Public Schools found following another probe back in September, which looked into the alleged sexual misconduct by forme