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Wisconsin judge rejects motions to dismiss charges against Trump aides 08/22/2025 05:51pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge Friday declined to dismiss felony charges against two attorneys and a former aide to President Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the battleground state that year. Dane Cou Colorado governor demands coroner's resignation after decomposing bodies found in funeral home 08/22/2025 05:48pm • Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called for a county coroner to resign after state inspectors found at least 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral home he owns. Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter told inspectors from the state Department of Regulatory Agencies that some of the b Large Interpol cybercrime crackdown in Africa leads to the arrest of over 1,200 suspects Large Interpol cybercrime crackdown in Africa leads to the arrest of over 1,200 suspects 08/22/2025 07:59am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A major cybercrime crackdown coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrest of 1,209 suspects across Africa and the recovery of nearly $97.4 million, the organization announced Friday. Dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the operation took place between June and August. It brought Villanova says a report of a campus shooter was a 'cruel hoax' Villanova says a report of a campus shooter was a 'cruel hoax' 08/21/2025 11:37pm • VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — False reports of active shooters at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Thursday led to panic and temporary lockdowns at the two campuses as they kicked off their fall semesters. In Pennsylvania someone called 911 at about 4:30 p.m. repor California parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehavior in prison California parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehavior in prison 08/21/2025 11:06pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik Menendez was denied parole Thursday by a California board that said his continued misbehavior during decades in prison for murdering his parents with his older brother in 1989 showed he is still a risk to public safety. A panel of two California commissioners denied Menende Inspectors find numerous decomposing bodies behind hidden door at Colorado funeral home Inspectors find numerous decomposing bodies behind hidden door at Colorado funeral home 08/21/2025 09:17pm • DENVER (AP) — State inspectors in Colorado found about 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral home owned by a county coroner, who told them he may have given fake ashes to next of kin who sought cremations, authorities disclosed Thursday. The bodies were discovered in a room behi Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump 08/21/2025 06:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out President Donald Trump’s massive financial penalty while narrowly upholding a judge’s finding that he engaged in fraud by exaggerating his wealth for decades. The ruling spares Trump from a potential half-billion-dollar fine but ba Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 denies role in Congo massacres Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 denies role in Congo massacres 08/21/2025 05:39am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has denied involvement in a series of massacres in eastern Congo which were detailed in a report published by a rights group Wednesday. Lawrence Kanyuka, spokesperson for the M23 military, called the Human Rights Watch report “fake and a f Prosecutors link LA contract to Smartmatic 'slush fund' as voting tech firm battles Fox in court Prosecutors link LA contract to Smartmatic 'slush fund' as voting tech firm battles Fox in court 08/21/2025 12:03am • MIAMI (AP) — Smartmatic, the elections-technology company suing Fox News for defamation, is now contending with a growing list of criminal allegations against some of its executives — including a new claim by federal prosecutors that a “slush fund” for bribing foreign officials was financed Lawyer argues Meta can't be held liable for gunmaker's Instagram posts in Uvalde families' lawsuit Lawyer argues Meta can't be held liable for gunmaker's Instagram posts in Uvalde families' lawsuit 08/19/2025 08:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit filed by families of the Uvalde school shooting victims alleging Instagram allowed gun manufacturers to promote firearms to minors should be thrown out, lawyers for Meta, Instagram's parent company, argued Tuesday. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the Why You Should Set Up These 6 Mobile Banking Alerts 08/19/2025 08:00pm • A lot can happen in your bank account on a daily basis. Your balance moves up and down. Deposits roll in. Payments are due. And suspicious activity may occasionally occur. By setting up a few mobile alerts, you can keep an eye on your banking activity without having to constantly log into your accou The Latest: Trump says he is setting up direct meeting for Zelenskyy and Putin The Latest: Trump says he is setting up direct meeting for Zelenskyy and Putin 08/18/2025 10:12pm • U.S. President Donald Trump says he has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and begun to arrange a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a critical step toward bringing a possible end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Trump said the meeting’s location will be determine Patriots rookies Henderson and Chism shine in preseason win over Vikings 08/17/2025 12:52am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — New England rookies TreVeyon Henderson and Efton Chism III each had another preseason touchdown, and the Patriots beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-12 on Saturday. Henderson, the second-round draft pick from national champion Ohio State who’s been turning heads in training camp an Stetson Bennett rallies Rams to 23-22 preseason win over Chargers, overcoming D-line interception 08/16/2025 11:56pm • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Another quarterback might have been a bit shaken after throwing a fourth-quarter interception to a 305-pound defensive tackle — and then getting run over by the big man while he rumbled downfield with the ball. After two national championship runs at Georgia, Stetson Ben Off-duty NYPD officer fatally shoots man on Staten Island pointing fake gun 08/16/2025 12:50am • NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty New York Police Department officer fatally shot a man pointing a fake gun at the officer on Friday night on Staten Island, according to law enforcement. At about 8 p.m., a 911 call came in about a man with a gun at the back of a diner, Assistant Chief Melissa Eger, of t
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