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Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary 11/12/2025 10:00pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. Dana Williamson was arrested and appeared in court Wednesday in Sacrame Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote 11/12/2025 06:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father. Grijalva was sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday sh Former officer pleads guilty to mistreating prisoner paralyzed in Connecticut police van Former officer pleads guilty to mistreating prisoner paralyzed in Connecticut police van 11/12/2025 02:37pm • A former Connecticut police officer accused of mistreating prisoner Richard “Randy” Cox after he was paralyzed in the back of a police van pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Wednesday and received no jail time, while three other officers chose to take their cases to trial. Betsy Segui, a former New Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages of evidence in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages of evidence in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker 11/12/2025 02:02pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband said Wednesday that prosecutors have turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense, and that his lawyers need more time to review it. Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance — as BBC uproar shows In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance — as BBC uproar shows 11/12/2025 09:25am • In the space of a few months, a journalistic skill that might seem straightforward to many viewers — editing tape for broadcast — has been behind a $16 million legal settlement, a network's change in how it offers interviews on a news show and, now, the resignation of two top leaders at the BBC. Chinese 'cryptoqueen' who scammed thousands jailed in UK over Bitcoin stash worth $6.6 billion 11/11/2025 05:32pm • LONDON (AP) — A Chinese woman who was found with 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China in a Ponzi scheme was sentenced by a U.K. court on Tuesday to over 11 years in prison. Police said the investigation into Zhimin Qian, 47, led to officers Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers 11/11/2025 04:44pm • The tech industry is moving fast and breaking things again — and this time it is humanity’s shared reality and control of our likeness before and after death — thanks to artificial intelligence image-generation platforms like OpenAI’s Sora 2. The typical Sora video, made on OpenAI’s app an Trump's $1B lawsuit threat casts shadow over the BBC, but it could also be a bluff Trump's $1B lawsuit threat casts shadow over the BBC, but it could also be a bluff 11/11/2025 03:57pm • LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s threat to bring a billion-dollar lawsuit against the BBC has cast a shadow over the British broadcaster’s future, but it could also be a bluff with little legal merit. The president’s lawyer sent the threat to the BBC over the way a documentary edited Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley died from injuries suffered in fall Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley died from injuries suffered in fall 11/11/2025 03:35pm • MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died from blunt force injuries to the head that he suffered in a fall earlier this year, an autopsy has determined. Frehley died peacefully on Oct. 16 surrounded by family in Morristown After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli-Russian researcher is grateful to survive 11/11/2025 11:18am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ta’aliq — “to hang” in Arabic — is Iraqi slang for a torture technique that hoists victims into the air, their hands handcuffed above their heads. Akrab, or “scorpion,” is the more painful version, in which the victim's hands are handcuffed together behind the A timeline of the Trump speech controversy roiling the BBC and other recent scandals 11/11/2025 08:19am • LONDON (AP) — Outgoing BBC Director-General Tim Davie has left a broadcast institution in turmoil after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sue over the way his speech was edited in a documentary. The publicly funded broadcaster is facing its most serious crisis in years over accusations of How scandals at the BBC have rocked its leadership over the years How scandals at the BBC have rocked its leadership over the years 11/11/2025 04:20am • LONDON (AP) — The BBC’s top leader and head of its news division resigned over criticism of how the broadcaster edited U.S President Donald Trump’s speech before some of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The scandal leading to Sunday’s resignations is hardly the first Rangers defeat Predators 6-3 for first home win 11/11/2025 12:52am • NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored to end a lengthy goal drought on home ice, Gabriel Perreault picked up his first NHL point and the New York Rangers used an offensive outburst to defeat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Monday night for their first victory at Madison Square Garden this season. P Marchand's goal streak reaches five games as Panthers beat Golden Knights 11/11/2025 12:51am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brad Marchand, playing some of his best hockey at age 37, extended his goal streak to five games to lead the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory Monday night over the Vegas Golden Knights. Marchand has scored six goals in five games, inching closer to his personal-best seven-game go Furor over editing of Trump speech sparks 'existential crisis' at the BBC 11/11/2025 12:43am • LONDON (AP) — The sudden resignation of two top bosses at the BBC over the editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump dealt a huge blow to the broadcaster, which is revered by some in Britain as a national treasure but derided by others as outdated and left-leaning. The century-old, public
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