Culture of Corruption: ex-UAW leader gets 28-month sentence
DETROIT — Former United Auto Workers president Gary Jones was sentenced to 28 months in prison for scheming to embezzle hundreds of thousands of...
Cost for California recall that could oust Newsom: $215M
LOS ANGELES — It will cost California counties an estimated $215 million to stage an expected recall election this year that could oust Democratic...
UK’s health minister denies claim he lied amid the pandemic
LONDON — British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has defended his handling of the coronavirus pandemic following a series of damaging allegations from Prime Minister...
Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near
JERUSALEM — In what appear to be the final days of his historic 12-year rule, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not leaving the...
‘People are scared’ as gang activity fuels Portland violence
PORTLAND, Ore. — When Oregon’s most populous city had a rampant gang problem 30 years ago, Portland detectives were stunned if they found more...
Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty
GREENBELT, Md. — A neo-Nazi group member whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the...
Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame
WASHINGTON — “SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES,” claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. “An explosion of violent crime," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Democrat-run...
Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Keystone XL is dead after a 12-year attempt to build the oil pipeline, yet the fight over Canadian crude rages...
18th-century villa in Geneva park to host Biden-Putin summit
GENEVA — Switzerland’s foreign ministry says an 18th-century manor house in the middle of a public park with lakeside views will host the summit...
Cyprus elects its first-ever female parliament speaker
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Lawmakers in Cyprus on Thursday elected a woman to the country's second most powerful political post for the first time since...