WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Tuesday he is ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, clearing the way for hundreds to be approved. Tuberville's blockade of military promotions was over a dispute about a Pentagon abortion policy. The Alabama Republican said Tuesday he's "not going to hold the promotions of these people any
MILAN — Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th Century towers that have become symbolic of the northern city of Bologna, fearing its leaning could lead to collapse. The city on Friday announced 4.3 million euros ($4.7 million) in works to shore up the Garisenda tower, one of the so-called Two Towers
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors trying Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat will seek to show evidence of the former president's claims about voter fraud in 2012 and 2016, according to a court document filed on Tuesday. Special Counsel Jack Smith's team noted that Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican members of the House Education and Workforce Committee upbraided the presidents of Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday over the universities' efforts to address rising antisemitism on their campuses. "Today, each of you will have a chance to answer to and atone for
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. The Iranian-backed Houthis claimed two of the attacks. The strikes marked an escalation in a series
The City Mission of Schenectady is set to expand its Downtown Ambassador program with the establishment of a satellite office on Jay Street. The program brings formerly homeless individuals back into the workforce as part of an initiative that greets downtown visitors and provides assistance to those in need. The mission founded the program in
SCHENECTADY — A week after Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy vetoed the City Council’s 2024 budget, the council will hold a veto-override vote during a special budget meeting Thursday night. City Council President Marion Porterfield said there has been progress in the ongoing budget negotiations. The city is facing a looming Dec. 31 deadline to pass
GENOA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A woman was arrested for allegedly trying to steal from a Walmart in Livingston County where dozens of officers were attending a Shop with a Cop event over the weekend. Michigan State Police say law enforcement was at the store in Genoa Township on Dec. 2, when they were notified of
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend: A deer jumped through a small window and knocked over items in a classroom before fleeing the building. A man walking his dog around 10 p.m. on Nov. 25 saw the young deer smash through a window
MIAMI — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba's government, the Associated Press has learned. Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a criminal complaint and more details about the
