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Ex-fundraiser for George Santos pleads guilty to posing as congressional aide to raise campaign cash

Ex-fundraiser for George Santos pleads guilty to posing as congressional aide to raise campaign cash

A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal wire fraud charge, admitting he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while raising campaign cash for the embattled New York Republican.
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Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home

Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan pleaded no contest Tuesday to disorderly conduct stemming from an encounter in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home in early 2022 and pointed a firearm at two officers d
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Mali's leader says military has seized control of a rebel stronghold in the country's north

Mali's leader says military has seized control of a rebel stronghold in the country's north

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military has seized control of the northern town of Kidal, marking the first time the army has held the Tuareg rebel stronghold in nearly a decade, state broadcaster ORTM reported Tuesday.
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Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals

Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza, stranding critically wounded patients, newborns and their caregive
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Arson likely caused fire that damaged vital artery of Los Angeles freeway, governor says

Arson likely caused fire that damaged vital artery of Los Angeles freeway, governor says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing major traffic headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters, California authorities said Monday
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Paul Pelosi testifies in trial against man accused of attacking him with a hammer

Paul Pelosi testifies in trial against man accused of attacking him with a hammer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Paul Pelosi recounted publicly for the first time Monday what happened the night he was attacked by a man in the San Francisco home he shares with former U.S.
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Jury in Breonna Taylor federal civil rights trial opens deliberations in case of ex-officer

Jury in Breonna Taylor federal civil rights trial opens deliberations in case of ex-officer

LOUISVILLE, Ky.
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The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.
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Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron makes shock return to UK government as foreign secretary

Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron makes shock return to UK government as foreign secretary

LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made an unexpected return to high office on Monday, becoming foreign secretary in a major shakeup of the Conservative government that also saw the firing of divisive Home Secretary Suella Brav
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Long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought brutal drug crackdown is granted bail

Long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought brutal drug crackdown is granted bail

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court on Monday ordered the release on bail of a former senator jailed more than six years ago on drug charges she said were fabricated to muzzle her investigation of then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal cra
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