ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump have been issued subpoenas by a defense attorney who has alleged Willis and the prosecutor had an inappropriate romantic relationship. Lawyer Ashleigh Merchant, who represents Trump...
Protesting Farmers Have France’s Government in a Bind
PARIS — Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. The farmers say their protests aren't a moment too soon. Grievances have long been brewing in the European Union's leading agricultural power. The Russian invasion of...
Man Accused of Beheading His Father in Suburban Philadelphia Home, Posting Gruesome Video Online
LEVITTOWN, Pa. — A man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia and posting a gruesome video on social media that shows him holding up the severed head has been charged with first-degree murder and abusing a corpse, authorities said Wednesday. The father, identified as Michael Mohn, was found...
New NFL Coach Dave Canales’ Résumé Includes Infidelity, Binge Drinking, Porn Addiction
Dave Canales is ready to begin his journey as head coach of the Carolina Panthers 16 months after co-authoring a faith-based book about working through problems with his sexual infidelity, addiction to pornography and binge drinking. The book “This Marriage? The Question That Changed Everything” was written by Canales and...
Preliminary Test Crashes Indicate Nation’s Guardrail System Can’t Handle Heavy EVs
LINCOLN, Neb. — Under an overcast sky last fall, engineers with a University of Nebraska road safety facility watched as a electric-powered pickup truck hurtled toward a guardrail installed on the facility's testing ground on the edge of the local municipal airport. The test crash was to see how the...
Iran Threatens to Respond to Any US Strikes as Biden Weighs How to React to Deadly Base Attack
JERUSALEM — Iran threatened Wednesday to “decisively respond” to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic following President Joe Biden's linking of Tehran to the killing of three U.S. soldiers at a military base in Jordan. The U.S. has signaled it is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Mideast in...
Meta, TikTok, and Other Social Media CEOs Testify Before Senate Committee on Child Exploitation
Sexual predators. Addictive features. Self-harm and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children's advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X...
Hungry Sea Otters Are Helping Save California’s Marshlands from Erosion
WASHINGTON — The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped shore crab. These crabs dig burrows and also nibble away roots of the marsh...
Justice Department Investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush Over Alleged Misuse of Campaign Funds
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused campaign funds for her personal security, the progressive lawmaker confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Bush, a second-term lawmaker, denied any wrongdoing and said she is “fully cooperating” with federal prosecutors. “As a rank-and-file member of...
American Consumers More Confident Than They’ve Been in Two Years
WASHINGTON - American consumers, fresh off strong holiday spending, are feeling more confident than they have in two years. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose for the third straight month, to 114.8 in January from 108 in December. January's reading came...