Politics

Georgia prosecutor seeks March 2024 trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

The prosecutor in Atlanta who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald Trump and 18 others wants to take the case to trial in March.

A former fundraiser for Rep. Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Sam Miele was charged with four counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in an alleged scheme to defraud donors and obtain money under false pretenses.

Kansas prosecutor says material seized in police raid of Marion County newspaper should be returned

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Even without computers, cellphones and other equipment taken in the raid, the new edition of the Marion County Record made it to newsstands Wednesday after a frenzied scramble.

UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying education, employment to women

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Gordon Brown told a U.N. conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that its rulers are responsible for "the most egregious, vicious and indefensible violation of women's rights and girls' rights in the world today."…

Militia clashes in Libyan capital have killed 45, in city's most intense bout of violence this year

By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press

Some 24 hours of clashes between the 444 brigade and the Special Deterrence Force that began Monday appear to be the largest bout of violence to rock Tripoli this year.

Prosecutors in the Hunter Biden case deny defense push to keep gun charge agreement

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The agreement was supposed to have wrapped up the long-running investigation of President Joe Biden's son, but it largely unraveled during a contentious court hearing last month.

WATCH: Biden celebrates 1-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Biden proclaimed his administration is “turning things around” for Americans when it comes to the economy, with his signature climate, health care and tax package giving people “more breathing room” on prices and investing anew in clean energy jobs.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Hawaiian wildfire death toll climbs

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui next week in the aftermath of the deadliest wildfires in the U.S. in more than a century, the White House announced Wednesday.

Americans are split along party lines over Trump's actions in federal and Georgia election cases, AP-NORC poll shows

By Linley Sanders, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about half of Americans say Trump's alleged attempt to interfere in Georgia's 2020 vote count was illegal.

The EPA is rejecting calls for tougher regulation of large livestock farms, promises more study

By John Flesher, Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it needs to further study the biggest U.S. animal operations, which hold thousands of hogs, chickens and cattle.