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Lawmakers to hold FTX hearing despite former CEO arrest

Lawmakers to hold FTX hearing despite former CEO arrest

NEW YORK (AP) — The House Financial Services Committee plans to hold a hearing into the collapse of crypto exchange FTX on Tuesday, but its star witness will be missing.
Senators want answers in wake of AP’s prison investigations

Senators want answers in wake of AP’s prison investigations

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he plans to question the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons this week about an Associated Press investigation that found the agency has repeatedly promoted and continues to stand by a high-ra
Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing appears in US court

Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing appears in US court

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the explosive appeared Monday in federal court, charged w
Trump probe subpoena served on Georgia secretary of state

Trump probe subpoena served on Georgia secretary of state

ATLANTA (AP) — Nevada’s most populous county and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have received subpoenas related to special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of former President Donald Trump, who focused strongly on the states as he so
Iowa judge blocks effort to ban most abortions in the state

Iowa judge blocks effort to ban most abortions in the state

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An effort to ban most abortions in Iowa was blocked Monday by a state judge who upheld a court decision made three years ago.

Mexico to make last-ditch effort to solve US corn dispute

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s foreign secretary has announced he will travel to Washington, D.C., on Friday in a last-ditch effort to resolve a dispute over imports of U.S. corn before a scheduled visit next month by U.S. President Joe Biden.
Supreme Court won't block California flavored tobacco ban

Supreme Court won't block California flavored tobacco ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused a request from tobacco companies to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November. R.J.
All numerical targets including '30x30' pledge remain unsettled in COP15 negotiations

All numerical targets including '30x30' pledge remain unsettled in COP15 negotiations

MONTREAL — Many key goals in a proposed agreement on protecting the planet's biodiversity remain unsettled as debate continues over who will pay for the ambitious pledges, delegates at a UN meeting in Montreal said Monday.

Man gets 14 months in prison for his role in US Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man was sentenced Monday to 14 months in prison on charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
'A thousand times kinder, wiser': Winnipeg MP Jim Carr dies after long illness

'A thousand times kinder, wiser': Winnipeg MP Jim Carr dies after long illness

WINNIPEG — Jim Carr earned a reputation as a civil, contemplative politician in an increasingly polarized world. Friends, and even foes, described him as kind.