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
Apr 04 Biden makes $450M available for clean energy projects at coal mines By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden's administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects across the country at the site of current or former coal mines. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: Manhattan DA Bragg says Trump's actions are felony crimes 'no matter who you are' By Kenichi Serino Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says his office’s historic case against former President Donald Trump seeks to “ensure that everyone stands equal before the law.”… Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Trump faces arraignment in New York By Associated Press While the country’s attention was trained on the Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump was being arraigned, the White House did its best Tuesday to suggest that it wasn’t paying much attention. Continue reading
Apr 04 Finland joins NATO, dealing major blow to Russia for Ukraine invasion By Lorne Cook, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading