A judge Wednesday threw out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power by trying to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. Former District Attorney Jackie Johnson for years denied influencing police who initially decided against making arrests when Arbery was fatally shot in coastal Glynn County, where Johnson then served as the top state prosecutor.
When Elon Musk debuted the Department of Government Efficiency recently at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson enthusiastically predicted the coming Trump administration would bring “a lot of change around here.” Three weeks in, the change President Donald Trump has brought is a disruption of the federal government on an unprecedented scale, dismantling longstanding programs, sparking widespread public outcry and challenging the very role of Congress to create the nation’s laws and pay its bills. Government workers are being pushed to resign.
Disney reported quarterly results before the bell on Wednesday. Here's what to know.
President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign assistance has sent aid staff in Africa into "panic mode", with even HIV experimental treatment programmes stopped dead in their tracks.A staff member of a USAID-funded programme in Kenya said Trump's decision had landed "like a bombshell", throwing people "into panic mode".
A winter storm is expected to bring snow and ice to the Midwest and Northeast beginning Wednesday. Here's which states will be impacted.
President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people faced a resounding rejection from Palestinians, Middle East leaders and governments around the world on Wednesday.Suggesting "long-term ownership" by the United States, Trump said his idea would make it "the Riviera of the Middle East.
Toyota shares are climbing higher on the back of upbeat guidance, and the Japanese giant’s plans to set up a wholly-owned EV unit in China.
The US trade gap swelled last year to nearly $920 billion, according to government data released Wednesday, as deficits come under the spotlight with President Donald Trump's return to the White House.This was wider than values for the trade gap with North American neighbors Canada and Mexico combined, and more than the gap with the European Union as well, according to government numbers.
The waters of Cape Cod Bay are coming for the big brown house perched on the edge of a sandy bluff high above the beach. The commission's seven members — all volunteers — rejected the seawall on the grounds that it might have unintended effects on the beach and the way water carries nutrients in the bay.
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian assistance in Colombia, conservation efforts in Brazil and coca eradication in Peru — South American countries that have been a priority for the support.
Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official said Wednesday, citing privacy and malware risks posed by China's breakout AI program.TikTok was banned from government devices in 2023 on the advice of Australian intelligence agencies.
Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's active volcanoes.
The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean.
Ukraine and other European nations have the potential to buy and store liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States in Ukraine and this could strengthen Europe's energy security as gas transits from Russia end, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. Ukraine, which was invaded by Moscow three years ago, was once a major pipeline transit route for Russian gas until the beginning of this year, when the transit deal between the two countries expired. "We see a huge potential, especially after the termination of the transit of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine, in the possibility of purchasing LNG gas from the United States of America," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said at a joint press conference with his British counterpart David Lammy.
The NTSB says the bodies of fall 67 people who died in the crash have been removed from the Potomac River.
Officials said it'll take several days to remove all of the wreckage from the D.C. plane crash.
Police are seeking an employee of a warehouse in a Columbus, Ohio suburb who they say shot one co-worker to death and wounded five others late Tuesday night.
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston is still hopeful Disney+ returns to growth this year.
The entertainment company plans to add more live ESPN shows to its main streaming service, saying customers want simplicity.
Rob Bonta will instead run for reelection as former Rep. Katie Porter and others make moves for the state’s top job.
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