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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case and seeks to sever his case from others

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case and seeks to sever his case from others

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and sought to sever his case from other defendants who are accused along with him of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
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Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children.
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At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said.
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Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.
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Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity

Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's military junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the West African country, according to a statement from the military regime.
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Top prosecutors from 14 states back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing

Top prosecutors from 14 states back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and top prosecutors from 13 other states are throwing their support behind efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing.
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Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday after placing the just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, alleging betrayal and massive embezzlement
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Hurricane Idalia weakens to a tropical storm after slamming Florida as a powerful hurricane

Hurricane Idalia weakens to a tropical storm after slamming Florida as a powerful hurricane

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia lost steam and weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday after slamming into Florida as a powerful hurricane hours earlier.
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Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2

Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday.
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington.
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