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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 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 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 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 'Devil in the Ozarks' planned prison escape for months, cited lax security in kitchen, report says 08/15/2025 07:35pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed the convicted murderer to gather the supplies he needed, an internal review by prison officia Singer Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for $1 million fraud scheme 08/15/2025 06:53pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Singer Sean Kingston was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Friday after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme in which he leveraged his fame to dupe sellers into giving him luxury items that he then never paid for. Kingston, whose legal name is Kise Hoax about mass kidnappings circulates on social media, Virginia State Police say 08/15/2025 01:24pm • Virginia State Police said this week that they are aware of videos posted on social media featuring missing children in the state. They said these videos are fake and the department is not investigating any reports of mass abductions in Virginia. "When that information gets out into the publi Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah 08/14/2025 10:57am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty late Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials. An eight-person jury in Salt Lake County found Nicholas Rossi guilty Federal officials dismiss indictment against man who jumped from Alexandria building 08/14/2025 04:41am • Federal officials have dismissed the charges against an Alexandria, Virginia, man who jumped from his 15th floor balcony to his death to avoid being arrested by FBI agents last week. According to official documents, Shawn Steven Harris was facing federal wire fraud charges after committing financ Rhode Island man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah 08/14/2025 12:07am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rhode Island man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah. The 10 Most Valuable Car Companies in the World 08/13/2025 08:00pm • Not so long ago, it seemed that automakers' biggest challenge was how to get bigger and better electric vehicles (EVs) to market at a price point competitive with Chinese upstarts like Xiaomi and BYD. The incoming Trump administration had signaled renewed fondness for expansive tariffs to level the