Accusations of collusion that have dogged the American chicken industry in recent months took a new turn after Tyson Foods, the country’s largest producer, said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the allegations and sent it a subpoena.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — An ex-convict who posted anti-Islamic rants online pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday to setting fire to a mosque that the Orlando nightclub shooter attended occasionally.
LAS VEGAS — Jury selection has begun in federal court in Nevada for trial of the first six defendants accused of taking up arms against federal agents herding cattle off public land near cattleman Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014.
BERLIN — Four rare white lion cubs are intriguing visitors at Magdeburg Zoo in eastern Germany.
ENGLEWOOD, Ohio — Authorities say an armed man shot by a police officer searching for a suspect who allegedly shot at a motel in southwestern Ohio has died.
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — President Donald Trump made his first visit to the headquarters today for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
FRANKFURT, Germany — The head of the European Central Bank expressed concern about the Trump administration’s moves to relax financial oversight, saying such deregulation helped pave the way for the global financial crisis.
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Washington state and Minnesota are telling a federal appeals court that restoring President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries would “unleash chaos again.”
WASHINGTON — The Senate will be in session around the clock this week as Republicans aim to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks over Democratic opposition.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia health officials are responding to opioid overdoses by distributing more than 8,000 kits with an antidote — Naloxone — that can get people breathing again if administered in time.
With Russia again putting military pressure on its neighbor Ukraine, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) promoted an effort today to send warm clothes and shoes to the victims of Russian aggression.
Artomatic 419, a biennial community art show in Toledo that has defined itself over the last decade as a laid-back, welcoming event for hundreds of visual and performing artists, has been halted this year.
NEW YORK — Two Broadway titans in Bette Midler and Glenn Close return to the Great White Way this spring. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:
CHICAGO — The city of Chicago has settled a lawsuit for $20 million that it filed against a red-light camera company whose former chief executive pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge.
CLEVELAND — The medical examiner in Cleveland says at least 14 people in the area died of suspected heroin or fentanyl overdoses between Friday and Sunday, bringing the total to two dozen in less than a week.
ROMULUS, Mich. — A woman who was dragged off a flight at Detroit Metropolitan Airport has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
PITTSBURGH — Morgan Culbertson, a bright, young computer programmer who designed malware to allow users to control other people's Android phones, received probation today instead of prison for his crime.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A meteor over Lake Michigan lit up the sky early today across several states in the Midwest.
BOGOTA, Colombia — A shallow, 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled residents of Colombia’s largest city today, leading office workers to evacuate buildings and forcing the city’s airport to temporarily close.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The final round of U.S. Coast Guard investigative hearings looking into the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro is set to begin with testimony that will include a review of data and recordings captured by the ship’s “black box.”
PARIS — French conservative Francois Fillon is trying to save his presidential bid as prosecutors investigate the political jobs he gave to his wife, son and daughter.
LOS ANGELES — Netflix has used the Super Bowl to announce the return of “Stranger Things.”
GENEVA — Gambia’s former interior minister who applied for asylum in Switzerland is being investigated for possible crimes against humanity committed in his homeland, Swiss federal prosecutors said today.
COLUMBUS — Gas prices in Ohio remain relatively low compared with the rest of the country as the week gets underway.