The Associated Press

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Private investigator first to admit guilt in offering bribes to get intoxicated drivers off the hook

A private investigator was the first to plead guilty to a host of federal charges that include racketeering and bribery in a corruption scandal that roiled New Mexico’s law enforcement community for over a decade, according to court records released Friday

4:09PM ( 5 months ago )

UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse

The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown last month

4:06PM ( 5 months ago )

CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab, but agency has low confidence in its own finding

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory

3:41PM ( 5 months ago )

The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory

3:41PM ( 5 months ago )

Florida man arrested for making online threats against Trump near Mar-a-Lago

A Florida man has been arrested on charges of making online threats against President Donald Trump, police said Saturday

3:37PM ( 5 months ago )

More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots

The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War II pilots

2:57PM ( 5 months ago )

Israeli military sets up roadblocks in southern Lebanon and announces it won’t withdraw by deadline

The Israeli military has set up roadblocks across border towns and roads in a strategic valley in southern Lebanon

2:50PM ( 5 months ago )

Freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said

2:25PM ( 5 months ago )

Avs GM MacFarland felt 'timing was right' to deal star forward Mikko Rantanen

Facing the prospect of Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to trade the star forward and bolster the Avalanche’s roster for the future

1:52PM ( 5 months ago )

Alex Bregman's door to re-sign with Astros is 'cracked' open, general manager says

Houston general manager Dana Brown says the door for re-signing free agent Alex Bregman is “cracked” open, but he acknowledges keeping the third baseman with the Astros would be a long shot

1:20PM ( 5 months ago )