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An Indiana prosecutor has charged a homeowner who shot and killed a house cleaner on his front porch earlier this month. Police said the cleaner had mistakenly shown up to the property in Whitestown, about 20 miles outside of Indianapolis, thinking it was a different address. The homeowner, Curt Andersen, faces one count of voluntary…
TOKYO (AP) — The top U.S. admiral on Monday called China ‘s shipbuilding capability “impressive” as Beijing moves ahead with a rapid buildup of the world’s largest navy, and said America’s cooperation with Asian allies South Korea and Japan is essential for its own shipbuilding capability. “How they utilize those aircraft carriers globally is, of…
Washington — A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to turn over all grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey’s defense team, harshly criticizing the Justice Department for a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in its handling of the case against the ex-FBI chief. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick allowed…
Syria’s Asaad al-Shaibani meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi as Damascus pushes to bolster international ties. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has pledged to deepen collaboration on “counterterrorism” with China on his first visit to Beijing since the toppling of former President Bashar al-Assad last year. Al-Shaibani and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed on Monday…
A Nebraska man is on a mission to tell every small town’s story. Seth Varner, a 25-year-old historian, roams the Midwest for his publishing company, Wandermore, which he started in 2020 after just graduating from high school. He documents landmarks, things to do and places to eat. Then, Varner posts his findings on Wandermore’s Facebook…
A US missile system that could strike Beijing has been withdrawn from Japan, Japanese media reported on Monday, amid sharply escalating tensions triggered by the Japanese prime minister’s recent remarks on Taiwan. The Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile launcher system of the US Army, deployed to the Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi prefecture since September for…
Ford Motor is partnering with Amazon to let dealers sell the automaker’s certified used vehicles on the e-commerce platform, providing consumers with a way to shop for a car and arrange financing online. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker on Monday said the deal allows customers to browse local dealers’ pre-owned Ford vehicle selections on Amazon Autos,…
USDA data dump shows China far behind on promised U.S. soybean buys (AP News): New USDA export data show that China has bought only a small fraction of the U.S. soybeans it pledged after last month’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. According to the report, China has purchased just two cargoes — about…
The estate of O.J. Simpson has agreed to pay nearly $58 million to the father of Ron Goldman, court documents show, decades after Simpson was acquitted of killing Goldman and Simpson’s ex-wife. Simpson, a former NFL star who died in April 2024 at the age of 76, was acquitted of two counts of murder in…
UPDATE: Demetrius Norwood III, the 21-year-old man involved in a hit-and-run, died on November 2, 2025. Norwood served in the U.S. Air Force and was awarded an Air and Space Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Air and Space Training Ribbon. Norwood was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and died in Dade County,…