Politics

Powder, threatening letter sent to Manhattan district attorney investigating Trump

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. It's the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump.

Scandal-plagued China soccer association hit by new corruption probes

By Associated Press

China's scandal-plagued football association has been rocked by new corruption probes into its chiefs of discipline and competition.

Michigan becomes 1st state in decades to repeal 'right-to-work' law

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation to repeal the state's decade-old "right-to-work" law, which was passed by a Republican-controlled Legislature.

U.S. sanctions Belarus election officials, President Lukashenko's plane

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, intensified his repression after a wave of protests in 2020 following a presidential election that the West and Belarus’ opposition denounced as a sham.

Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender care ban

By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press

Kentucky's Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping Republican measure aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths. Gov. Andy Beshear said in his veto message Friday that the bill would increase youth suicides.

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones amid security concerns

By Associated Press

The move Friday follows similar restrictions on TikTok in democratic countries amid fears about the popular video-sharing app's Chinese connections.

Trump lawyer in court after being forced to testify on Mar-a-Lago case before grand jury

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

A lawyer for Donald Trump is back in court in Washington after being ordered to answer questions before a grand jury investigating the possible mishandling of classified documents at the former president's Florida estate.

WATCH: Biden speaks on airstrike in Syria during joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau

By Wilson Ring, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

WATCH: Biden, Trudeau celebrate 'inseparable' U.S.-Canada relations in speech to Parliament

By Josh Boak, Rob Gillies, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday celebrated the close, “inseparable” U.S.-Canada relationship and declared their nations' shared values have never been more important for a world facing both tumult and possibility.

4 former police officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death barred from policing

By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

Four of five former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee.