What to know about the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged…
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Mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her…
Judge refuses to postpone June 1 civil trial over deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Wednesday refused to postpone a trial that is scheduled to start next month for…
Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in
PHILADELPHIA — The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home…
More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire…
This year’s most endangered historic places nod to America 250 and equality promise
WASHINGTON — The Stonewall National Monument, the President’s House Site and the Women’s Rights National Historic Park are among 11…
Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where…
George Soros’ foundations pledge $300M for US democracy amid attacks on nonprofits
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — George Soros ’ Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million Wednesday toward initiatives it…
San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says
SAN DIEGO — Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalized…
South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republicans in the South Carolina House cast aside Democratic objections and endorsed a congressional redistricting plan just…