Politics

Americans are divided over whether Biden acted wrongly in son's businesses, AP-NORC poll says

By Colleen Long, Emily Swanson, Associated Press

About half of Americans have little or no confidence that the Justice Department is handling its investigation into Hunter Biden in a fair and nonpartisan way.

Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official amid 2020 election misinformation

By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press

Democrats say the vote on Thursday to oust nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe was held improperly, and will go to court.

WATCH: NASA report says more science and less stigma are needed to understand UFO sightings

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

An independent team commissioned by NASA cautions that the negative perception surrounding UFOs poses an obstacle to collecting data.

Israel's Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid accusations of antisemitism on X

By Josef Federman, Associated Press

The Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish civil-rights organization, has accused Musk of allowing antisemitism and hate speech to spread on X.

Read the full Hunter Biden indictment over federal gun charges

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas, Joshua Barajas

President Joe Biden’s son is accused of lying about his drug use when he purchased a gun, according to the indictment filed in Delaware.

New U.S. sanctions target workarounds that let Russia acquire Western tech for war

By Emma Burrows, Associated Press

The latest sanctions package announced Thursday is one of the biggest imposed by the State and Treasury departments. It targets countries, notably Turkey, that sell Western technology to Russia that could be used to bolster its war effort.

In recording, a Seattle police officer joked after woman's death. He says remarks were misunderstood

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Daniel Auderer responded to the crash scene where another officer killed Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, in a crosswalk. Afterward, Auderer was recorded joking that Kandula's life had "limited value" and the city should "just write a check."…

Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges weeks after a plea deal failed

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Thursday's indictment comes as congressional Republicans pursue an impeachment inquiry into the Democratic president, in large part over Hunter Biden's business dealings.

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as N. Korea's Kim continues visit to Russia

By Associated Press

After the handshakes, the platitudes and the lunch of Kamchatka crab dumplings, the outcome of the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stayed hidden.