Thursday February 27th, 2025 11:05AM

AP National News

A Venezuelan media tycoon is charged in a bribery conspiracy in Florida
A Venezuelan media tycoon has been charged in federal court in Florida for what authorities say was his role in laundering money in a conspiracy to siphon more than $1 billion from Venezuela's state oil company
5:23PM ( 4 months ago )
North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B
North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene likely caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state
5:22PM ( 4 months ago )
People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend
U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses
5:18PM ( 4 months ago )
DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman's 1979 death
Authorities say DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and killed 45 years ago matches that of a suspected serial killer who died two years later of a self-inflicted knife wound
5:17PM ( 4 months ago )
50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparations
Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed a University of Pennsylvania researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of them Black
4:58PM ( 4 months ago )
Federal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be resentenced
A federal appeals panel has vacated a 14-year sentence for suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti
4:05PM ( 4 months ago )
Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes
The Environmental Protection Agency didn't ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of lead pipes they had
4:04PM ( 4 months ago )
What to know about E. coli and the McDonald's outbreak
A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E
3:11PM ( 4 months ago )
Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed in a Wyoming vehicle strike
Authorities say a grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been killed in a vehicle strike
3:10PM ( 4 months ago )
Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run
2:33PM ( 4 months ago )