Apr 04 WATCH: Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago after pleading ‘not guilty’ in New York By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Flanked by American flags, former President Donald Trump delivered a campaign-style speech to cheering supporters at Mar-a-Lago Tuesday night. Continue reading
Apr 04 EPA says Florida has most lead pipes in U.S. By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency survey released Tuesday is important because it will be a factor in how $15 billion in infrastructure money will be doled out to find and replace such lines. Continue reading
Apr 04 Read all of the charges against Trump in the New York hush-money case By Hannah Grabenstein The indictment, the first ever for a former U.S. president, stems from a grand jury investigation into hush money paid before Trump was elected president. Continue reading
Apr 04 Biden says tech companies must ensure AI products are safe for individuals, national security By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden met with his council of advisers on science and technology about the "risks and opportunities" that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence development pose for individual users and national security. Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony charges By Michael Sisak, Eric Tucker, Jennifer Peltz, Will Weissert, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. Continue reading
Apr 04 U.S. to provide Ukraine with $2.6 billion in military aid By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Biden administration says the U.S. will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons for that country in the future. Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump’s expected surrender and arraignment creates New York spectacle By Bobby Caina Calvan, Deepti Hajela, Associated Press A small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond was ground zero for the frenzy surrounding former President Donald Trump's expected surrender Tuesday at a courthouse in Lower Manhattan. Continue reading
Apr 04 Chicago chooses between progressive, moderate in mayoral election By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Voters in Chicago were choosing a new mayor as two candidates with contrasting views on issues including crime, taxes, schools and investment in policing competed to lead the heavily Democratic city, the country's third-largest. Continue reading
Apr 04 How the top U.S. official for incarcerated youth sees the challenges for kids in the justice system By Nicole Ellis, Tim McPhillips, Casey Kuhn The number of young Americans in juvenile detention dropped by 77 percent over the last two decades, from more than 100,000 to just over 25,000, according to federal data published late last year. Despite this huge reduction due to changing… Continue reading
Apr 04 Former top aide to Maryland governor dead after FBI manhunt By Lea Skene, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press A one-time chief of staff for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan died Monday after being shot when FBI agents confronted him in a manhunt launched when he failed to show up for trial on corruption charges, his lawyer said. Continue reading