Baltimore police to expunge spy plane records in settlement
BALTIMORE (AP) — Records and data collected by a now-defunct aerial surveillance program in Baltimore will be expunged as part of a federal lawsuit settlement filed this week.
Pelosi opens Biden State of the Union speech to full House
WASHINGTON (AP) — All members of Congress are being invited to attend President Joe Biden's upcoming State of the Union address, crowding the House chamber for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic as the White House tries
Attorneys spar over what jury can hear in Fortenberry case
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry argued Thursday that they should be allowed to present allegations to a jury that the Nebraska Republican was “set up” by federal authorities, while prosecutors countered that attacking their ...
Plea hearing set for Md. woman charged in submarine spy case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of a Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to sell submarine secrets to a foreign government appears poised to plead guilty. A
Plea hearing set for Md. woman charged in submarine spy case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of a Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to sell submarine secrets to a foreign government appears poised to plead guilty. A
Lawyer charged by Durham seeks dismissal of indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign who was charged by special counsel John Durham with lying to the FBI during a 2016 meeting asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss the indictment, calling it a case
Granholm announces $3M for net-zero carbon research at HBCUs
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday announced that $3 million in federal funding would be directed toward historically Black colleges and universities, and other minority serving institutions, for research she sa...
Satellite photos give a bird’s-eye view of Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Widely available commercial satellite imagery of Russian troop positions bracketing Ukraine provides a bird's-eye view of an international crisis as it unfolds. But the pictures, while dramatic, have limitations.
Liberals offer $750 million to cities to make up for transit-fare shortfalls
OTTAWA — The federal government is offering cities a one-time cash infusion of $750 million to help make up for shortfalls in transit revenues linked to COVID-19. But the pledge comes with what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland calls two "reasonable r...
Curriculum struggle has Kansas GOP pursuing ‘transparency’
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers seeking to limit what Kansas' public schools teach about racism have settled on a proposed “parents’ bill of rights” aimed at giving people outside the education system more power to shape what happens in
