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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday said he planned to toss several convictions against the Massachusetts mayor elected at just 23 years old who was found guilty by jurors of bilking investors and extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses. U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has been sued by two people seeking to test the legality of the state’s near-total ban on the procedure. Former attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois filed lawsuits Monday against Dr.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say an 87-year-old woman has been found dead in a freezer at her Southern California home and investigators have questioned her daughter, who lived with her. The Press-Enterprise newspaper says no arrests have been made since the body was discovered on Sunday in the city of Riverside after another relative

BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD THE GEO BARENTS (AP) — Charities say two humanitarian vessels have rescued around 190 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the coast of Libya. The rescues over the past three days have come amid a spike in crossings and attempted crossings through the Mediterranean Sea. Migrants waved to

By SALLY HO Associated Press It was a United Nations speech that got attention like few others — a plug for vaccines, young people and the earth’s well being from superstar K-pop band BTS. The seven-member musical juggernaut appeared before the renowned green-marbled backdrop in the General Assembly hall to help promote U.N. goals for

By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Oklahoma has scheduled its first executions since it put lethal injections on hold six years ago following a series of mishaps. Included on the list of seven executions set Monday is Julius Jones, whose case has drawn national attention. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals scheduled Jones to die Nov.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The retired conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election is threatening to subpoena election officials who don’t comply and saying the intent was not to overturn President Joe Biden’s narrow victory in the battleground state. The unusual six-minute video

ROME (AP) — A Rome court has rejected a request by Venezuela to extradite its former oil czar to face corruption charges, citing the country’s record in violating human rights. The Italian lawyer for Rafael Ramirez says the Court of Appeals recognized that he needs international protection. Ramirez is the longtime head of Venezuela’s  PDVSA

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Videos have emerged from three days of voting in Russia’s parliamentary election showing ballot-box stuffing in various locations across the vast country. In one surveillance video, a hand appears from behind a Russian flag to stuff ballots into a box at a polling place in the Siberian

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic congressional leaders backed by the White House have announced they will push ahead with a vote to fund the government and suspend the debt limit. They are all but daring Republicans to quit opposing the package or risk a fiscal crisis. Congress must