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Corruption scandals dog local DC government

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One District of Columbia councilmember member pleaded guilty to stealing funds earmarked for youth sports programs. Another was accused of lying about his income on bank loan applications and is set to appear in federal court Friday morning....
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Corruption scandals dog local DC government

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One District of Columbia councilmember member pleaded guilty to stealing funds earmarked for youth sports programs. Another was accused of lying about his income on bank loan applications and is set to appear in federal court Friday morning....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

VIDEO: 'Psychic' animals predict Euro 2012

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
A range of animals from across the world are trying to predict the outcome of the Euro 2012 football tournament.
Categories: BBC, News

MSP charged over assault claims

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
A 70-year-old Scottish politician is charged following an investigation into allegations of domestic assault.
Categories: BBC, News

Spain's ailing banks threaten country's finances

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
MADRID (AP) -- Spain is under rising pressure to find a lifeline for its deeply troubled banks....

Spain's ailing banks threaten country's finances

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
MADRID (AP) -- Spain is under rising pressure to find a lifeline for its deeply troubled banks....

News groups seek change in Idaho execution policy

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Following a federal appeals court request, an Idaho prosecutor says he'll try to reach state prison officials to see if they'll change a policy that prevents full viewing access of an upcoming execution....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

APNewsBreak: Pentagon halts free guns for police

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
The Defense Department has stopped issuing weapons to thousands of law enforcement agencies until it is satisfied that state officials can account for all the surplus guns, aircraft, Humvees and armored personnel carriers it has given police under a $2.6 billion program, The Associated Press has learned....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

APNewsBreak: Pentagon halts free guns for police

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
The Defense Department has stopped issuing weapons to thousands of law enforcement agencies until it is satisfied that state officials can account for all the surplus guns, aircraft, Humvees and armored personnel carriers it has given police under a $2.6 billion program, The Associated Press has learned....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

APNewsBreak: Pentagon halts free guns for police

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
The Defense Department has stopped issuing weapons to thousands of law enforcement agencies until it is satisfied that state officials can account for all the surplus guns, aircraft, Humvees and armored personnel carriers it has given police under a $2.6 billion program, The Associated Press has learned....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

APNewsBreak: Pentagon halts free guns for police

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
The Defense Department has stopped issuing weapons to thousands of law enforcement agencies until it is satisfied that state officials can account for all the surplus guns, aircraft, Humvees and armored personnel carriers it has given police under a $2.6 billion program, The Associated Press has learned....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

VIDEO: 'Why I donated a kidney to a stranger'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
The UK's joint-youngest altruistic donor explains why he wanted to give one of his kidneys to someone he will never meet.
Categories: BBC, News

US braces for tsunami debris, but impact unclear

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- More than a year after a tsunami devastated Japan, killing thousands of people and washing millions of tons of debris into the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. government and West Coast states don't have a cohesive plan for cleaning up the rubble that floats to American shores....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

'Forget me' accused tells father

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
A man accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey told his father to forget him, he had made a mistake - a police officer claims in court in Mauritius.
Categories: BBC, News

Judge expected to rule soon in Giants fan attack

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge who has heard five days of testimony about the brutal attack on a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium has said he plans to wrap up the hearing after a final prosecution witness ends her testimony....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Judge expected to rule soon in Giants fan attack

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge who has heard five days of testimony about the brutal attack on a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium has said he plans to wrap up the hearing after a final prosecution witness ends her testimony....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

GOP once tried to bury Clinton, now it praises him

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans who tried to strip Bill Clinton of his presidency have eagerly embraced the Democrat, taking his words on taxes and decisions on Bosnia and using them to pound another Democratic president, Barack Obama....

GOP once tried to bury Clinton, now it praises him

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans who tried to strip Bill Clinton of his presidency have eagerly embraced the Democrat, taking his words on taxes and decisions on Bosnia and using them to pound another Democratic president, Barack Obama....

GOP once tried to bury Clinton, now it praises him

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans who tried to strip Bill Clinton of his presidency have eagerly embraced the Democrat, taking his words on taxes and decisions on Bosnia and using them to pound another Democratic president, Barack Obama....

GOP once tried to bury Clinton, now it praises him

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 06:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans who tried to strip Bill Clinton of his presidency have eagerly embraced the Democrat, taking his words on taxes and decisions on Bosnia and using them to pound another Democratic president, Barack Obama....
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