Supreme Court: Mortgage overseer structure unconstitutional
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the structure of the agency that oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac violates...
Chicago confirms 1st Black woman as city fire commissioner
CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of the city’s first Black female fire commissioner.
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Prosecutors balk at Avenatti’s 7th sentencing delay request
NEW YORK — Prosecutors did not find Michael Avenatti’s seventh request to delay sentencing a charm, saying Tuesday that the once high profile California...
US votes against UN resolution condemning US embargo on Cuba
UNITED NATIONS — The United States voted against a U.N. resolution Wednesday that overwhelmingly condemned the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 29th...
5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves
LONDON — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its...
Yellen: Failure to raise debt limit would be ‘catastrophic’
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a congressional panel Wednesday that failing to raise the federal debt ceiling would have “catastrophic consequences” that...
High court limits when police can enter home without warrant
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday put limits on when police officers pursuing a fleeing suspect can enter a home without a warrant.
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Biden nominates Cindy McCain to UN food and agriculture post
President Joe Biden is nominating Cindy McCain to be the U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, one of 17...
Kobe Bryant’s widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant's widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year,...
AP sources: Officials mulling ousting US prisons director
WASHINGTON — Senior Biden administration officials have discussed whether to remove the holdover director of the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons who has been...