WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump has been convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The verdict was handed down on Friday after a trial in federal court in Washington. He was charged…
ISTANBUL (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian officials have signed deals to safely export wheat and other food staples across the Black Sea. Ukraine is one of the world’s key breadbaskets but a Russian blockade of its ports during the war has threatened food security around the world. The two countries signed separate agreements Friday in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has more money in the bank than ever before. New data shows Missouri closed out its 2022 fiscal year with a general revenue balance of nearly $4.9 billion. That’s more than double the previous record set just one year ago. State Budget Director Dan Haug said inflation drove up…
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump. The two will hold dueling events in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical battleground state. Days later, Trump…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former senior investigator for the U.S. House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection says he has enough signatures to run as an independent for Missouri’s U.S. Senate seat. John F. Wood on Monday said he has the 10,000 registered voter signatures needed to appear on the ballot for retiring…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges punishable by the death penalty. Along with hate crimes and weapons counts, the 27-count indictment returned last week accuses Gendron of engaging in substantial planning…
PARIS (AP) — Challenged by high temperatures and strong winds, 1,000 firefighters with 10 water-dumping planes are struggling to contain two wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France. The fires have forced the evacuation of 11,300 people and ravaged pine forests near the Atlantic coast. It’s one of several areas around Europe being scorched…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request from actress Amber Heard to set aside the $10 million judgment awarded against her in favor of her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. Depp won a defamation suit against Heard last month in a high-profile civil trial. Earlier this month, Heard filed a motion seeking to…
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden is visiting Israel for the first time since taking office. It’s a whirlwind four-day trip to the Middle East in which he will hold talks with Israeli, Palestinian and Saudi Arabian officials. Biden received a formal welcome at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport and was briefed on Israel’s Iron…
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Twitter are down more than 9% in the first day of trading after billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the company. The social media platform vowed to challenge Musk in court. Musk alleged Friday that Twitter has failed to provide enough information…