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Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

WASHINGTON (AP) — A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides to the former presid
California State University campuses mishandled sexual harassment allegations, audit finds

California State University campuses mishandled sexual harassment allegations, audit finds

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

North Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although
UN agency slashes cash aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, raising the alarm on its funding crunch

UN agency slashes cash aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, raising the alarm on its funding crunch

BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations food agency said Tuesday it will reduce monthly cash aid for 120,000 Syrian refugees living in two camps in Jordan because of what it described as an “unprecedented funding crisis.
Alaska volcano's weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud

Alaska volcano's weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions.
Seattle police shoot person suspected in downtown stabbing

Seattle police shoot person suspected in downtown stabbing

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer shot a person on Tuesday who was suspected of stabbing another person downtown, police said. Officers responded around 7:45 a.m. to reports of a person assaulting people, police Sgt.
Trump downplays his legal challenges on the campaign trail in Iowa after revealing new target letter

Trump downplays his legal challenges on the campaign trail in Iowa after revealing new target letter

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump joked about his legal challenges while campaigning in eastern Iowa on Tuesday night, just hours after announcing he’d received a target letter in the Justice Department’s investigation into effo
Baltimore squeegee worker on trial for murder acted in self-defense in motorist's death, lawyer says

Baltimore squeegee worker on trial for murder acted in self-defense in motorist's death, lawyer says

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore teenager acted in self-defense when he allegedly shot and killed a baseball bat-wielding driver who approached youths washing windshields at a busy downtown intersection last summer, attorneys for the teen argued as his m
Trump is notified he's a target of the US criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election

Trump is notified he's a target of the US criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, an indication he
Texas heat wave has inmates' families worried about lack of air conditioning in state's prisons

Texas heat wave has inmates' families worried about lack of air conditioning in state's prisons

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A heat wave that has consistently pushed temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.