Trump pardons founder of Silk Road website(apnews.com)
US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison. (AP News)(apnews.com)
President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, ... in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.(apnews.com)
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban in the U.S.(apnews.com)
AI owners running new "defense" plants in Ohio -- surveillance state running on funds diverted from the DoD and Department of the Treasury(apnews.com)
US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison. (AP News, 2024)(apnews.com)
Americans' views of Biden are particularly bleak: AP-NORC poll(apnews.com)
Supreme Court rules no quick hearing required when police seize property(apnews.com)
Biden administration bans unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports(apnews.com)
Instead of partying, thousands turn New Year celebration into anti-government protest in Serbia(apnews.com)
El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides(apnews.com)
AG dismisses assault charge against officer who slammed 71-year-old man to the ground(apnews.com)
The wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad ’s cousins were arrested Friday at the Beirut airport, where they attempted to fly out with allegedly forged passports, Lebanese judicial and security officials said. Assad’s uncle departed the day before.(apnews.com)
Donut painting sparks free speech debate for bakery, town(apnews.com)
Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children(apnews.com)
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.(apnews.com)
Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others(apnews.com)
The US egg industry kills 350 million chicks a year.(apnews.com)
Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5M to an anonymous buyer who plans to donate it to an Israeli institution(apnews.com)
Global warming can't be ignored, Montana's top court says, upholding landmark climate case(apnews.com)
155-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was acquired by an anonymous buyer who plans to donate it to an Israeli institution.(apnews.com)
Stripper sues Florida over new age restrictions for workers at adult entertainment businesses(apnews.com)
American chestnuts Have Nearly Been Wiped Out(apnews.com)
Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama(apnews.com)