AP-National

By SALLEE ANN HARRISON Digital Engagement Editor FTX, once among the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, said this week that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after its monumental collapse. FTX said in a court filing late Tuesday that it owes about $11.2 billion

By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since Giacomo Puccini died in 1924 without finishing his last opera, “Turandot,” audiences have thrilled to its soaring melodies like “Nessun Dorma,” but also perhaps lamented the lack of a proper ending. The version most audiences have seen ends with the icy Chinese princess who

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The trial has begun for a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of fatally shooting a professor in 2022 after he was banned from campus because of harassment complaints. A jury was seated Tuesday in Pima County Superior Court. Murad Dervish has been charged with seven felony charges including first-degree

By BRIAN MELLEY and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is expelling Russia’s defense attaché after accusing him of being a spy. The move announced Wednesday was one of several measures taken by the U.K. against Moscow over what it said were malicious activities. Home Secretary James Cleverly accused the Russian

By KEN MILLER and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The mayor of Houston has replaced the city’s police chief. Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday he accepted the retirement of Police Chief Troy Finner and appointed an assistant as acting chief. Finner’s retirement comes amid police and independent investigations into why more than

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is going from “Paw Patrol” to another animal project: A starry “Lion King” concert. West joins a cast that includes Heather Headley, Billy Eichner, Bradley Gibson, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Jeremy

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Moscow court rejected an appeal filed by a Russian deputy defense minister’s lawyers who sought to have him moved from prison to house arrest as he faces bribery charges. Timur Ivanov, who was in charge of military construction projects, was arrested on April 23 and charged with accepting bribes on

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. The move seems likely to delay the case and is the second

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and DOUG GLASS Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, warm winter.

By ALBERT STUMM Associated Press Even people who know that looking at their smartphone in bed isn’t good for them do it anyway. If you’d like to stop, consider this. A smartphone’s artificial light suppresses the melatonin that helps you fall asleep. Experts recommend turning off electronic devices at least one hour before bed. Besides

BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand says he wants to outlaw the cannabis over concerns the lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes. Thailand became the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin wrote on the social media platform X on

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials say that a 41-year-old man from Russia has been detained and is being questioned after illegally crossing in from Russia’s ally Belarus. Deputy interior minister said Wednesday officials were trying to establish whether the man was a deserter from Russian army or was assigned to carry out secret

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that. FTX said in a court filing late Tuesday that it owes about $11.2 billion to its creditors. The

By JOSH JACQUOT Edmunds The number of truly outstanding performance cars priced at or around $65,000 might surprise you. But what you get for that money will amaze you. Every car on this list is track capable and can run to 60 mph in the 4-seoncd range or less while providing stunning grip and feedback.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian international footballer has been splashed by acid and two other top players were attacked within a week by unknown assailants, in a rare outbreak of violence targeting athletes in the country. Police criminal investigation chief Mohamad Shuhaily Mohamad Zain says there are similarities in the three attacks and

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often, the volume of laws in the U.S. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that ”Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law”

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election. Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor of the House of Commons on Wednesday to join

LONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled. In an update on the European Medicines Agency’s website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria had been withdrawn at the company’s request. AstraZeneca’s vaccine was first approved by the EMA in January

By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press GEORGE, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams are continuing to search for dozens of construction workers who are believed to be buried in the rubble of an unfinished five-story apartment building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday. Seven workers have been confirmed dead, while authorities in

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors recommended Wednesday that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira. The Colombian singer is under investigation for the alleged evasion of 6.7 million euros ($7.2 million) in taxes on her 2018 income via an offshore company.