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Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime
HARTFORD, Conn. — As Alex Jones continues telling his Infowars audience about his money problems and pleads for them to buy his products, his own documents show life is not all that bad — his net worth is around $14 million and his personal spending topped $93,000 in July alone,...
Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among U.S. cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom...
Death toll soars to 11,300 in flooding in Libya’s coastal city of Derna, Libyan Red Crescent says
DERNA, Libya — The Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday that the death toll from floods in Libya’s eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300, as search efforts continue, Marie el-Drese, Secratery General of aid group, told the Associated Press by phone that a further 10,100 are reported missing...
NASA releases UFO report and says more science and less stigma are needed to understand them
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA said Thursday that the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, including advanced satellites as well as a shift in how unidentified flying objects are perceived. The space agency released the findings after a yearlong study into UFOs. In its 33-page report, an independent...
Torrential rains, flash floods and a likely tornado hit New England. Hurricane Lee is up next
LEOMINSTER, Mass. — Hurricane Lee looks poised to wallop New England later this week even as the region still deals with the impact of days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a likely tornado. A hurricane watch stretches from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.-Canadian border, where...
No sign of Kim Jong Un as his Russia visit continues and Seoul expresses concern over Putin meetings
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was to tour a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets and then visit the country’s Pacific Fleet, but his exact whereabouts remained uncertain, as South Korea on Thursday expressed “deep concern and regret” that his visit has focused so...
Appeals court limits search of Rep. Scott Perry’s cellphone in Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington released an opinion Wednesday that found a constitutional protection for members of Congress should limit what information federal investigators can access on a phone seized last year from Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa. A unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S....
In recording, a Seattle police officer joked after woman’s death. He says remarks were misunderstoodVideo
SEATTLE — A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street. Daniel Auderer, who is the vice president...
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
HOUSTON — While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, he declined to order an immediate end to the program and the protections it offers to recipients....
Jury awards $100,000 to Kentucky couple denied marriage license by ex-County Clerk Kim Davis
A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued former county clerk Kim Davis over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Davis, the former Rowan County clerk, drew international attention when she was briefly jailed in 2015 over her refusal, which she based on...
California school district pays $27M to settle suit over death of bullied teen by fellow students
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — A Southern California school district has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of an 8th grade boy who died after being assaulted by two other students at a middle school four years ago. The settlement with the Moreno Valley Unified...
UFOs, little green men: Mexican lawmakers hear testimony on possible existence of extraterrestrialsVideo
MEXICO CITY — Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress but there were no saucer-shaped UFOs hovering over the historic building or bright green invaders like those seen in Hollywood films. The specter of little green men visited Mexico City as lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday from individuals suggesting the possibility that...
Trump waives right to speedy trial as Georgia prosecutor seeks to try him with 18 others next month
ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump is waiving his right to seek a speedy trial in the Georgia case in which he and 18 others are accused of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s filing is part of the legal maneuvering...
iPhone 12 sales banned in France; agency says it emits too much radiation
PARIS — French regulators ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure. The company disputed the findings and said the device complies with regulations. The French government agency that manages wireless communications frequencies issued the order...
Extortion trial against Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance, is delayed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal judge agreed to delay Joran van der Sloot’s trial on extortion charges until later this year in order to give his defense more time to prepare. Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, is charged with trying...
Fishing vessel in Greenland will try to free cruise ship that ran aground with 206 people
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A fishing vessel owned by Greenland’s government will attempt to use a high tide to pull free a Bahamas-flagged luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people that ran aground in the world’s northernmost national park, authorities said. Capt. Flemming Madsen of the Danish Joint Arctic Command told the...
Sharply higher gas prices pushed up inflation in August, yet underlying price measures cooled
WASHINGTON — A spike in gas prices pushed up inflation in August, yet most other costs rose at a more modest pace, evidence that price increases overall are still cooling. In a set of conflicting data released Wednesday, the Labor Department said the consumer price index rose 3.7% in August...
Auto workers strike would test Biden’s assertion he’s the ‘most pro-union president in US history’
LANSING, Mich. — The prospect of an auto workers strike could test Joe Biden’s treasured assertion that he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history. The United Auto Workers is threatening to strike against the nation’s big three automakers, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, if tentative contact agreements aren’t reached...
Searchers race to recover bodies in Libya as death toll from flooding hits 5,100
DERNA, Libya — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people. The Mediterranean city of Derna has struggled to get help...
Autoworkers strike would test Biden’s ‘most pro-union president in U.S. history’ assertion
LANSING, Mich. — The prospect of an auto workers strike could test Joe Biden ‘s treasured assertion that he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history. The United Auto Workers is threatening to strike against the nation’s big three automakers, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, if tentative contact agreements aren’t...
Georgia election case prosecutors cite fairness in urging 1 trial for Trump and 18 other defendants
ATLANTA — Prosecutors who have accused former President Donald Trump and 18 others of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia maintain that all the defendants should be tried together, citing efficiency and fairness. The case was brought under the state’s anti-racketeering...
1 student dead, another arrested after shooting at Louisiana high school
GREENSBURG, La. — A student is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Tuesday at a high school in Louisiana, authorities said. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office tells news outlets it happened around 3 p.m. at St. Helena College & Career Academy in Greensburg. At least two...
Child poverty in the U.S. jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic benefits ended
Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. At the same time, the official poverty rate for Black Americans dropped to its...
Illinois appeals court hears arguments on Jussie Smollett’s request to toss convictions
CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett’s lawyers told an Illinois appellate court Tuesday it should toss the former “Empire” actor’s convictions for staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police, arguing that anger over the case led to properly dismissed charges being improperly...
5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five former Memphis police officers are now facing federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith were indicted...
