• Feds see uptick in virus frauds preying on Medicare recipients

    Feds see uptick in virus frauds preying on Medicare recipients

    Mar 24, 2020 12:50 AM EDT

    ... Medicare number is required. A scheme in the Midwest offers a "Senior Care Package" that includes hand sanitizer. "As we know, it's very difficult for beneficiaries to get out to the store," Schrank said. "At this time when seniors are searching for answers, these individuals are preying on their ...

  • Documents: Extremist group wanted Virginia gun rights rally to start a 'civil war'

    Documents: Extremist group wanted Virginia gun rights rally to start a 'civil war'

    Jan 21, 2020 10:51 PM EDT

    ... toilet, a prosecutor said.Bilbrough was arrested in Maryland. Prosecutors say Bilbrough has repeatedly expressed an interest in traveling to Ukraine to fight alongside "nationalists" for several months. U.S. and Canadian authorities had been searching for Mathews after his truck was found in September near the border between the ...

  • How automotive tycoon Carlos Ghosn became a global fugitive

    How automotive tycoon Carlos Ghosn became a global fugitive

    Jan 02, 2020 11:25 PM EDT

    ... to catch a glimpse of ousted Nissan Motors chief Carlos Ghosn, once a CEO, now an international fugitive. In Tokyo, prosecutors raided his home there, searching for clues to how the high-profile businessman, facing trial for alleged financial misconduct, mysteriously escaped house arrest and embarked on a flight to ...

  • Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count

    Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count

    Oct 25, 2019 02:54 PM EDT

    ... with their parents. Children from that period can be difficult to find because the government had inadequate tracking systems. Volunteers working with the ACLU are searching for some of them and their parents by going door-to-door in Guatemala and Honduras. Of those separated during the 12-month period ...

  • Israeli troops search West Bank after killing of soldier

    Israeli troops search West Bank after killing of soldier

    Aug 08, 2019 03:50 PM EDT

    ... the soldier was neither armed nor in uniform when his body was found. He said the military was investigating the circumstances of his death and searching for suspects. As part of the searches, a column of Israeli jeeps entered the nearby Palestinian village of Beit Fajar, a mile south of ...

  • Puerto Rico governor will not seek reelection, but won’t resign

    Puerto Rico governor will not seek reelection, but won’t resign

    Jul 21, 2019 10:20 PM EDT

    ... amid a 13-year recession in this territory more than 3 million American citizens who do not have full representation in Congress or a vote for president. “Today, I have the great responsibility to direct my efforts, and those of my administration, to keep searching for ways and means for ...

  • WATCH: House committee reviews Mueller findings in hearing with John Dean

    WATCH: House committee reviews Mueller findings in hearing with John Dean

    Jun 10, 2019 02:15 PM EDT

    ... information we need to do our jobs, ensuring no one is above the law." The sudden turn of events came ahead of a pivotal week for House Democrats, who are torn over whether to move forward with impeachment proceedings and searching for ways to focus public attention on Trump's ...

  • News Wrap: House Democrats authorize subpoenas over Mueller report

    News Wrap: House Democrats authorize subpoenas over Mueller report

    Apr 03, 2019 10:55 PM EDT

    ... program. The drama over Brexit has taken a new turn. British Prime Minister Theresa May met today with the leader of the opposition Labor Party, searching for a compromise that might pass Parliament. She also wants a further delay in leaving the European Union. But, in Brussels, the head of ...

  • Presidential candidate Castro calls for decriminalizing border crossings

    Presidential candidate Castro calls for decriminalizing border crossings

    Apr 02, 2019 04:10 PM EDT

    ... mayor unveiled his proposals at a time when President Donald Trump is threatening to shut down the southern border with Mexico. Castro, who is still searching for a toehold in a crowded Democratic field, is also now going further on immigration than his 2020 rivals who have all widely condemned ...

  • Want to fix gerrymandering? Then the Supreme Court needs to listen to mathematicians

    Want to fix gerrymandering? Then the Supreme Court needs to listen to mathematicians

    Mar 31, 2019 09:22 PM EDT

    ... come up with promising solutions, but we are concerned that the Supreme Court may not take their advice when it issues its decision in June. Searching for answers The Supreme Court has grappled with the question of manageable standards at least since 1986 – long enough for Justice Antonin Scalia to ...