India-US ties could face their biggest test in years after a foiled assassination attempt on a Sikh

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ties between India and the U.S. had never looked better than they did in June, when President Joe Biden honored Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a pomp-filled state visit. The relationship was among the most consequential in the world and “more dynamic than at any time in...

An Indian official plotted to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York, US prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City, United States prosecutors said Wednesday as they announced charges against a man they said was part of the thwarted conspiracy. U.S. officials...

A citizen of India has been charged in the U.S. with plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader living in New York

60 years after JFK's death, today's Kennedys choose other paths to public service

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, remembers being a young state legislator in Rhode Island some 30 years ago and hearing encouraging words from the opposition leader at the time. “I just want you to know that no...

JFK assassination remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses to history, including AP reporter

DALLAS (AP) — Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene and immediately attached herself to the police officers who had converged on the building from which a sniper's...

The US has thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader, an AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said Wednesday. U.S. authorities have raised concerns with New Delhi that the Indian government may have had knowledge of...

Today in History: November 22, John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2023. There are 39 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was shot to death during a motorcade...

Unification Church in Japan offers to set aside up to $67 million in a compensation fund

TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church’s Japanese branch announced plans Tuesday to set aside a fund up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to cover possible compensation for those seeking damages they say were caused by the group’s manipulative fundraising tactics. The move is seen...

Mississippi's congressional delegation seeks Presidential Medal of Freedom for Medgar Evers

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's congressional delegation is urging President Joe Biden to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers. U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and U.S. Reps. Bennie Thompson, Trent Kelly,...

Today in History: October 31, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2023. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh security...