Month: September 2025

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The identities of two women once listed as potential co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein will remain sealed for their safety and privacy, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. In a written decision, Judge Richard M. Berman rejected an NBC News request to make their identities public after lawyers

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills is taking steps toward running for the U.S. Senate in 2026, sources tell The Associated Press, adding another big-name Democrat to the list of candidates expected to vie for key Republican-held seats next year. Mills, who is term-limited next

By ED WHITE Associated Press From Utah to New York, political violence has rocked the U.S. multiple times over the past several months, culminating with the open-air killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week while talking to college students. The confluence on Tuesday of five different developments tied to recent acts

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Man charged with capital murder in the assassination of Charlie Kirk appears briefly before judge by video from jail.

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, questioning whether Americans understand the difference between a king and a president, told a New York Law School crowd Tuesday that improved civic education across the country would help people make better decisions. Sotomayor, speaking at a panel discussion during a

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for his conviction on corruption charges that he agreed to exchange a military contract for a lucrative postretirement job. Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke — once the second-highest uniformed officer in the