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JAIMIE DING Associated Press

Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in an opioid settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
1 year ago
Lori Daybell speaks to jurors Monday during the opening arguments of trial over the death of her fo...
Emily Ashcraft

Arizona jury finds Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder husband

An Arizona jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring with her brother to murder her husband, Charles Vallow, returning the verdict after about three hours of deliberation Tuesday.
1 year ago
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leaves Manhattan federal court, after testifying in her defamation t...
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Jury finds The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury concluded Tuesday that The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an error in a 2017 editorial that she says damaged her reputation. The jury deliberated a little over two hours before reaching its verdict after lawyers for Palin and the newspaper delivered closing […]
1 year ago
Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally, Thursday, April 17, 2025, ...
MICHAEL CASEY and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard is suing the Trump administration to halt a federal freeze of over $2.2 billion after saying it would defy orders from the White House.
1 year ago
Lori Vallow Daybell speaks to jurors during opening statements on April 7. Representing herself in ...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Jurors now considering whether Lori Daybell conspired with brother to murder her husband

Twelve jurors are now considering whether Daybell conspired to murder Charles Vallow in July 2019. The jurors were handed the case Monday afternoon.
1 year ago
The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. The Education Depart...
Annie Ma, AP Education Writer

Student loans in default will go to debt collection, Education Department says

Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans.
1 year ago
Pope Francis receives U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, before bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin ...
NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press

Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids

Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis on Easter after the pope was being treated recently for pneumonia.
1 year ago
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine.
1 year ago
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MEGAN JANETSKY and JULIE WATSON, Associated Press

US man killed after hijacking small plane in Belize, officials say

A U.S. man was shot and killed after hijacking a small passenger plane in Belize on Thursday.
1 year ago
Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident...
Associated Press

2 people were killed and at least 5 wounded in Florida State shooting

The two deaths are not students at the university, but the shooter is believed to be a student.
1 year ago
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MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer

Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box

Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year.
1 year ago
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Associated Press

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court.
1 year ago
Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying ...
Mariah Maynes

RFK Jr. says measles outbreak shouldn’t kill healthy children, Utah doctor says that’s incorrect

As the Texas measles outbreak continues, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the disease "should not" kill healthy children. A Utah doctor disagreed.
1 year ago
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WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer

Confusion reigns after Trump exempts electronics from new tariff regime. Here’s what we know

Confusion over President Donald Trump’s tariffs remains following a weekend of questions around trade in consumer electronics. On Friday the Trump administration paused its new taxes on electronics imported into the U.S. — signaling some relief from trade wars that have particularly escalated with China, a major exporter of technology from smartphones to laptops. But […]
1 year ago
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Associated Press

Despite a court order, White House bars Associated Press from Oval Office event

Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday.
1 year ago
Associated Press

What we know about the Social Security Administration listing thousands of living immigrants as dead

The Trump administration move aims to cancel the Social Security numbers of people who were legally allowed to enter the United States.
1 year ago
Sam Herrera

How to file your taxes for free in 2025

For DIY tax-filers hoping to save some money, there are several options available online to file taxes for free.
1 year ago
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Stephany Matat and Curt Anderson, AP

3 people killed and 1 injured when plane crashes in South Florida near a major highway

Three people were killed and one was injured when a small plane crashed Friday morning in South Florida near a major interstate highway and pushed a car onto railroad tracks, officials said.
1 year ago
Filing taxes online using a computer...
The Associated Press

Got your first job? Here are some tax tips for first-time filers

The deadline to file your 2024 taxes is April 15. If you run out of time, you can file for an extension until Oct. 15.
1 year ago
As seen from Pier 40 in New York, police and and fire crews from New York and New Jersey respond to...
Associated Press

NYC mayor says family of Spanish tourists died in helicopter crash into Hudson River

Videos posted on social media showed the aircraft mostly submerged, upside down in the water.
1 year ago
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Dave Noriega

Noriega: Good luck breaking down the Switch 2 and tariffs with your kids

April 9, 2025, was supposed to be pre-order day for the Switch 2 video game console from Nintendo, but that didn't end up happening.
1 year ago
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Stan Choe, AP Business Writer

S&P 500 soars 9.5% to one of its biggest gains since WWII after Trump pauses most tariffs

The S&P 500 soared 9.5%, the Dow Jones gained nearly 3,000 points, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 12.2%.
1 year ago
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) di...
Josh Boak, Associated Press

Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports

The pause is apparently an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between the U.S. and most of the world.
1 year ago
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference about Ut...
Associated Press

Why water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending water fluoridation.
1 year ago