Friday January 17th, 2025 8:57AM

AP Elections

Arrests for illegal border crossings jump 3% in August, suggesting decline may be bottoming out
U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico rose slightly in August
7:30PM ( 4 months ago )
Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court
A judge has rejected former President Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move his charges in Arizona’s fake elector case to federal court
7:15PM ( 4 months ago )
Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without fanfare or a visit to Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Egypt this week on his 10th trip to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began nearly a year ago
6:50PM ( 4 months ago )
Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilots
The Marine Corps in a ceremony at the commandant’s headquarters has presented their highest noncombat medal to the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, who died last year after his V-22 Osprey crashed in Australia
4:47PM ( 4 months ago )
Postal Service insists it's ready for a flood of mail-in ballots
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they warned of persistent problems during the primary season
12:26PM ( 4 months ago )
US hits more Georgian officials with asset freezes and visa bans for ‘undermining democracy’
The U.S. is hitting more senior Georgian officials and others with sanctions for undermining the country’s democracy and violating basic human rights
11:55AM ( 4 months ago )
Betting on elections threatens confidence in voting and should be banned, US agency says
The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses too much of a risk to be allowed in the United States
11:34AM ( 4 months ago )
Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show
The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours before a Secret Service agent confronted him and opened fire
10:51AM ( 4 months ago )
An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released
The U.S. State Department says a Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in the U.S. Advocacy groups say 68-year-old David Lin was detained after he entered China in 2006, was convicted of contract fraud and sentenced to life in prison
9:48AM ( 4 months ago )
The Latest: Man held after apparent Trump assassination attempt was filmed by AP in Kyiv in 2022
The FBI says former President Donald was the target of what appeared to be “an attempted assassination” at his West Palm Beach golf club in Florida
9:30AM ( 4 months ago )