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In her feminist punk music, Kathleen Hanna tells it all. In her memoir, there's more to the story

May. 14, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

Few artists have a neat origin story, but Kathleen Hanna, the feminist punk pioneer and celebrated frontwoman whose rallying cry of “girls to the front” inspired generations, may have a pretty convincing one. While in college in the late '80s, Hanna signed up for a writers'...

One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress

May. 10, 2024 10:10 AM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn’t enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress permanent. On the other side of the metal barricades that day, Police Officer Harry...

Kai Cenat's riot charges dropped after he apologizes and pays for Union Square mayhem

May. 08, 2024 13:21 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against online streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for luring thousands of fans to New York's Union Square last year, prosecutors said. Cenat, 22, and two codefendants agreed to pay more than...

California man who testified against Capitol riot companion is sentenced to home detention

May. 03, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man who organized a “group of fighters” to storm the U.S. Capitol — and later testified against one of his companions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack — was sentenced on Friday to six months of home detention. Russell Taylor had a knife on his...

Police in riot gear arrive on UCLA campus, where pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters have clashed

May. 01, 2024 04:56 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in riot gear arrive on UCLA campus, where pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters have clashed.

Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden

May. 01, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2024. There are 244 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation....

Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church

Apr. 22, 2024 08:59 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Monday ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in Australia. X Corp., the tech company...

Proud Boys group leader sentenced to over 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot

Apr. 19, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A far-right extremist group leader was sentenced on Friday to more than five years in prison for repeatedly assaulting police officers with makeshift weapons during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago. Scott Miller, who helped lead a Proud Boys...

French hero gains Australian residency for confronting killer in deadly Sydney shopping mall attack

Apr. 18, 2024 06:48 AM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — French construction worker Damien Guerot was made an Australian permanent resident on Thursday as a reward for his heroism during a knife attack in a Sydney shopping mall that left six victims dead and a dozen wounded. Guerot was nicknamed “Bollard Man” on social...

Judge in Trump's election interference case rejects 'hostages' label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants

Apr. 10, 2024 18:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the U.S. Capitol riot are “hostages” — a label Trump and his allies have frequently used to...