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Proud Boys Hawaii leader, friend plead guilty in Jan. 6 riot
The founder of the Hawaii Proud Boys chapter and a Texas man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and posed for a picture in front a door on which one of them had written “Murder the Media” each pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to a felony charge...
King Charles III, in first address, vows ‘lifelong service’
LONDON — King Charles III vowed in his first speech to the nation as monarch Friday to carry on Queen Elizabeth II’s “lifelong service,” as Britain entered a new age under a new sovereign. Around the world, the queen’s exceptional reign was commemorated, celebrated and debated. Charles, who spent much...
‘A servant queen’: World pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the historic sweep of her reign and how she succeeded in presiding over the end of Britain’s colonial empire and embracing the independence of her former dominions. Tributes to the queen’s life...
U.N. atomic watchdog: Ukraine power plant needs safe zone to avoid disaster
KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog says conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are increasingly precarious and a safety zone around it needs to be established immediately to prevent a nuclear accident. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in...
Wall Street futures rise on Fed Chair comments
NEW YORK — Wall Street is pointing higher before the opening bell a day after comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman indicated that interest rate increases will likely be within expectations. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 climbed 0.7%, putting them on track to...
Woman beheaded on California street before bystandersVideo
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — A man stabbed and killed a woman Thursday on the street outside her Northern California apartment in front of bystanders, authorities said, and a suspect was arrested near the crime scene. Local media reported that the woman was beheaded by a sword in the attack outside...
Police in Uvalde investigating shooting, multiple people injured
DALLAS — Police were investigating a shooting Thursday evening in Uvalde, Texas. The Uvalde Police Department said on Facebook that the department got a call at 5:30 p.m. about a shooting in Uvalde Memorial Park. There are multiple injured victims, the department said. UPDATE: As many as six, but possibly...
Judge approves $2.46 billion Boy Scouts reorganization plan
A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy Scouts of America, which would allow it to keep operating while compensating tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children while involved in Scouting. Though legal hurdles remain, the ruling...
Grand jury probing Trump leadership PAC, reports say
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury is reportedly seeking information about Donald Trump’s Save America leadership PAC as investigations into the former president continue to expand. ABC News first reported Thursday that subpoenas issued in recent weeks have asked recipients about the political action committee’s formation, its fundraising activities and...
Hunt for shooting suspect shut down much of fearful MemphisVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two college campuses locked down. City buses stopped running. A baseball stadium halted a game, and frightened residents stayed indoors as a gunman spent hours cruising around Memphis and shooting people, apparently at random. Authorities said the assailant suspected of killing four people and wounding three livestreamed...
Trump documents probe: Justice Department appeals ruling on special master
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Thursday that it was appealing a judge’s decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. The department also asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to put on hold her directive...
After a lifetime of preparation, Charles takes the throne
LONDON — Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, at age 73, that moment has finally arrived. Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became king on Thursday following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. No date has been set...
The prime ministers who served under Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON — In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. Here is a list of the leaders who served under her and their years in office: — Winston Churchill,...
10 things to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s life
LONDON — Ten things to know about the life of Queen Elizabeth II: BRITAIN’S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH Elizabeth, who marked 70 years on the throne this year, is the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history. In September 2015 she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years and...
Retailers pull lobster from menus after ‘red list’ warning
PORTLAND, Maine — Some retailers are taking lobster off the menu after an assessment from an influential conservation group that the seafood poses too much of a risk to rare whales and should be avoided. Seafood Watch, which rates the sustainability of different seafoods, said this week it has added...
Steve Bannon pleads not guilty in ‘We Build the Wall’ schemeVideo
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty Thursday to duping donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border. The case, brought by New York prosecutors, is a state-level reboot of a federal case cut short last year by...
Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on ‘MAGA Republicans’
WASHINGTON — In recent days, President Joe Biden has sharpened his attacks against Donald Trump and the so-called MAGA Republicans for posing a threat to democracy. He’s likened the philosophy undergirding the dominant strain of the modern-day GOP to “semi-fascism.” And Democrats are taking notice. The gloves-off, no-holds-barred approach from...
Blinken, in Kyiv, unveils $2B in U.S. military aid for Europe
KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unscheduled visit to Kyiv on Thursday as the Biden administration announced major new military aid worth more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia. In meetings with senior Ukrainian officials, Blinken said the Biden...
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s monarch for 70 years, dies
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family had...
Police arrest Memphis man in livestreamed shootings; 4 deadVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A gunman who livestreamed himself driving around Memphis shooting at people, killing four and wounding three others in seemingly random attacks, was finally arrested after crashing a stolen car, police said early Thursday. The hours-long rampage had police warning people across the city to shelter in place,...
Police raid elected official’s home in Vegas investigative reporter deathVideo
LAS VEGAS — Police in Las Vegas searched the home of an outgoing local elected official and towed away a vehicle similar to one sought in the criminal investigation of the fatal stabbing of a veteran investigative reporter. A Las Vegas police statement did not specify where officers searched following...
Official: Suspect in Canada stabbing rampage is dead by his own hand
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, Saskatchewan — The final suspect in a stabbing rampage that killed 10 people in and around a Canadian Indigenous reserve died of self-inflicted wounds after his car was run off the road by police Wednesday following a three-day manhunt, officials said. Myles Sanderson, 32, was found...
Judge nixes Oath Keepers leader’s bid to delay Jan. 6 trial
The high-profile seditious conspiracy trial for the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will begin this month after a judge on Wednesday rejected a last-minute bid by Stewart Rhodes to replace his lawyers and delay his case. Rhodes said in court papers this week there had been a...
Prosecutors in Rushdie attack want delay to review evidence
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The criminal case against the man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie involves so much potential evidence that prosecutors need more time to review it, the chief prosecutor said Wednesday. District Attorney Jason Schmidt of Chautauqua County in western New York said his office is reviewing about...
Israel acquires rare ancient papyrus with Hebrew inscription
JERUSALEM — Israel has acquired a previously unknown ancient papyrus bearing a Hebrew inscription dated to around 2,700 years ago that had long been in possession of a Montana resident, the country’s antiquities authority said Wednesday. The scrap of papyrus — scarcely larger than a postage stamp with four lines...
