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Former Pennsylvania officer accused of child rape fatally shot in gunfire exchange with police
A former Pennsylvania police officer charged with sexually assaulting two young girls more than two decades ago was killed early Wednesday during a gunfire exchange with police who recognized his vehicle and confronted him, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. Francis Connell Collier, 38, who resigned in December...
West Virginia mother sentenced in death of emaciated daughter
A West Virginia woman was sentenced to up to life in prison Wednesday in the death of her teenage daughter whose emaciated body was found at their home in a case that prompted scrutiny of the state’s overwhelmed child welfare system. Julie Miller will be eligible for parole after serving...
NFL QB market, impacted by a thin draft class, features Cousins and maybe Tagovailoa and Murray, too
Kirk Cousins will be available to sign with any team in two weeks once he is released by the Atlanta Falcons. Tua Tagovailoa could be on the move from the Miami Dolphins. Kyler Murray might not be in the Arizona Cardinals’ plans. Reliable quarterbacks have been of utmost importance for...
Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualificationsVideo
NEW YORK — Wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means on Wednesday shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of feeding into “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the nation’s next surgeon general. “Our nation is angry, exhausted and hurting,” the...
Trump administration’s ‘third country’ deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules
The Trump administration’s latest policy of deporting immigrants to “third countries” to which they have no ties is unlawful and must be set aside, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case that already reached the nation’s highest court. U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy in Massachusetts agreed to suspend...
Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday. Summers, who has been on leave since November and whose name appeared hundreds of times in newly released Epstein...
Trump administration hits Iran with new sanctions as nuclear talks near
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed another tranche of sanctions on people and companies accused of enabling Iran’s ballistic missile program, drone production and illicit oil sales as the U.S. presses Tehran to make a deal ahead of nuclear talks this week. The sanctions against 30 people, companies...
Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations
NEW YORK — Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide net that includes rap, metal, R&B, hip-hop, Britpop, blues rock and pop. The hall revealed the list...
DoorDash exits 4 markets, including Japan, to focus on growth elsewhere
DoorDash said Wednesday that it’s ending operations in Qatar, Singapore, Japan and Uzbekistan. The San Francisco-based delivery company said the decision comes after a monthslong review of country-specific conditions. DoorDash said it wants to focus its investments on places where it can build sustainable scale and long-term market leadership. “Our...
Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency
Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy. The global rollout of the system is now delayed to the second half of 2026, Discord’s Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy...
NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA moved its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar Wednesday for more repairs. The slow-motion trek at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center was expected to take all day. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket had spent a month at the pad...
Trump plans to take his State of the Union message on the road — eventually
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has delivered the State of the Union. Now the challenge for him is to make that message stick. His address Tuesday was a declaration of pride in the achievements of his still-young second term, as he boasted of an economic renaissance at home while he’s...
Ukrainian officials to meet Trump envoys in Geneva over more Russia talks
KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian delegation will meet with President Donald Trump’s envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary, is due to hold talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on...
Iran pushes back against Trump ahead of Geneva talks in face of major U.S. military deploymentVideo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks “big lies” to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through “honorable diplomacy.” The remarks by two Iranian officials ahead...
Floods ravage Minas Gerais in Brazil, killing 36 as rescuers race to find dozens missing
JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil — Dozens are still missing in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday after floods killed at least 36 people in the state of Minas Gerais, officials said Wednesday. Rescue teams worked through the night, as heavy rain is expected in the region in the next few days. All...
Spirit Airlines expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by summer
Spirit Airlines’ parent company says it expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the late spring or early summer, after striking a preliminary deal with its lenders and secured creditors that provides the support needed to finish its restructuring. The early-stage agreement would help Spirit finalize changes to its fleet,...
Takeaways from Trump’s address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on DemocratsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven’t benefited from Trump’s policies. He took...
Oklahoma State scores first 7 points of OT to beat West Virginia 91-84 and end 5-game skid
STILLWATER, Okla. — Kanye Clary scored 17 points, and Oklahoma State scored the first seven points of overtime to help beat West Virginia, 91-84, on Tuesday night and end the Cowboys’ five-game losing streak. Anthony Roy converted a three-point play, Parsa Fallah added a free throw and Jaylen Curry capped...
Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that U.S. is ‘winning so much’Video
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday’s marathon State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he’d sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad — hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ratings that...
Pentagon appeals order blocking Sen. Mark Kelly’s punishment for call to resist unlawful orders
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing a judge’s order that blocks him from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Justice Department officials filed a notice...
NFL receives no tush push ban proposal this year after effort last year to ban it failed
INDIANAPOLIS — The tush push is still tough to stop, on and off the field. NFL executive Troy Vincent told reporters at the scouting combine that no team submitted a proposal to ban the controversial quarterback sneak before the deadline this year for clubs to propose rule changes. The league...
Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown and Raiders Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby could be on the move
INDIANAPOLIS — A.J. Brown and Maxx Crosby are two of the best NFL players who could be on the move this offseason. Their teams just aren’t saying they’re on the trade block. Brown, the Philadelphia Eagles’ star wide receiver, wasn’t happy with the offense or his role in it last...
Judge bars government from ‘wholesale’ search of Washington Post reporter’s seized devices
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are barred from conducting an “unsupervised, wholesale search” of electronic devices that they seized from a Washington Post reporter’s Virginia home while investigating allegations that a Pentagon contractor illegally leaked classified information to the journalist, a magistrate judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter said...
Iranians worry over American military buildup as last-chance round of talks nears
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians are warily awaiting the next round of talks with the U.S. in Geneva this week — negotiations that many see as a last chance for their ruling theocracy to...
States sue Trump administration over changes to childhood vaccine recommendations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its rollback of vaccine recommendations for children, calling the move an illegal threat to public health. The states argue that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put children’s lives at risk when it announced last...
