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German court jails a man who set off an 18-hour hostage standoff at Hamburg Airport 06/25/2024 05:01am • BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Tuesday convicted a man who drove onto the tarmac at Hamburg Airport with his 4-year-old daughter last year and was arrested after an 18-hour standoff of hostage-taking and other charges. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The Hamburg state court also convicted How to Spot Fake Ozempic 06/24/2024 08:00pm • Ozempic isn't the next big thing -- it's the big thing. However, with its increasing popularity, the medication is not only attracting patients hoping to shed some pounds, but also pharmaceutical imitators vying for extra bucks. Just this week, the World Health Organization released an alert about t Iowa receiver Kaleb Brown arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence, fake license 06/24/2024 04:44pm • IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa receiver Kaleb Brown was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and possessing a fake driver's license early Sunday, police said. Iowa City police said in a report that Brown, 20, was seen driving a heavily damaged SUV that had a wheel tur Fake elector case in Nevada dismissed over venue question, state attorney general vows appeal 06/21/2024 06:34pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge dismissed an indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially cutting from four to three the number of states with criminal cha Seeing is believing? Not necessarily when it comes to video clips of Biden and Trump 06/21/2024 05:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden’s simple act of sitting down while commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, gained more attention than the ceremony itself in some circles as social media users shared a shortened version of the clip to falsely claim he was reaching for Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal 06/21/2024 02:54pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal. Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no 06/21/2024 01:13am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Try saying “no” when a child asks for a smartphone. What comes after, parents everywhere can attest, begins with some variation of: “Everyone has one. Why can’t I?” But what if no preteen in sight has one — and what if having a smartphone was weird? That’s the Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no 06/21/2024 01:10am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Try saying “no” when a child asks for a smartphone. What comes after, parents everywhere can attest, begins with some variation of: “Everyone has one. Why can’t I?” But what if no pre-teen in sight has one — and what if having a smartphone was weird? That’s th WHO and Eli Lilly caution patients against falling for fake versions of popular weight-loss drugs 06/20/2024 06:12pm • The World Health Organization and drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. are warning people to be wary of fake versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes medicines. WHO said Thursday that it has fielded several reports of fake semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic — i Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK 06/19/2024 06:21am • AMBLETEUSE, France (AP) — The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold waters of the English Channel in a futile attempt to delay the inevitable: French police had just foiled their latest attempt to reach the United Lawyer for man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie says client doesn't want offered plea deal 06/18/2024 02:10pm • MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie is not interested in an offered plea deal that would shorten his time in state prison but expose him to federal prison on a separate terrorism-related charge, his lawyer said Tuesday. Hadi Matar, 26, sat Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case 06/18/2024 01:55pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis and former U.S. Senate candidate James Lamon have pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges in a case about trying to overturn former President Donald Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. The hearing Tuesday in a Phoenix courtroom mark FACT FOCUS: Biden's pause as he left a star-studded LA fundraiser becomes a target for opponents 06/18/2024 01:33pm • Video from a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles for President Joe Biden on Saturday is circulating on social media with claims that he froze up onstage as he exited the event. “Biden froze again last night and had to get escorted out by Obama,” reads one post on X that had received approxima The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the US 06/17/2024 05:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New leaders of The Washington Post are being haunted by their pasts, with ethical questions raised about their actions as journalists in London that illustrate very different press traditions in the United States and England. An extraordinary trio of stories over the weekend by The YouTube prankster says he was on the field at Euro 2024 opening ceremony dressed as mascot 06/17/2024 04:20pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A German YouTuber says he made it onto the field during the European Championship opening ceremony while disguised in a mascot costume, in an incident which revealed flaws in tournament security. Marvin Wildhage published a video appearing to show how he entered the Munic