Man who was mad about Chinese spy balloon is convicted of threatening former Speaker McCarthy

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man was convicted Wednesday of threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after becoming upset that the government had not shot down a Chinese spy balloon that floated over his home city. Richard Rogers, 45, of Billings, delivered...

5 Chinese nationals charged with covering up midnight visit to Michigan military site

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of people had gathered for summer drills. The five, who were...

Suspicious package sent to elections officials in Minnesota prompts evacuation and FBI investigation

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Friday were investigating the origin of a suspicious package that was sent to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office, prompting an hourslong evacuation. Friday's episode in Minnesota was the latest in a...

FBI agent says 2 officers accepted accountability in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An FBI agent who interviewed two former Memphis police officers on trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols testified Thursday that they accepted accountability for participating. FBI Special Agent Anthony Householder took the stand in the federal trial of...

The Latest: NYC mayor charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds from foreign sources

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources. The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan alleges in the indictment that Adams “compounded his gains” from the illegal...

Melania Trump is telling her own story — and again breaking norms for American first ladies

Melania Trump is the first lady who has seldom been there. The wife of Republican presidential candidate and former chief executive Donald Trump walked directly into the fire of public scrutiny early, when her debut speech to the 2016 Republican National Convention drew immediate...

FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida against former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. Oran Alexander Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his...

Son of man arrested in Trump assassination attempt has been charged with possessing child sexual abuse images, FBI says

What we know about the investigations surrounding New York City's mayor

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation of federal inquiries involving his administration. In recent weeks, the investigations have produced a drumbeat of subpoenas, raids and...

FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here's what to know about the report

WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. Overall violent crime declined an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before, according to the FBI report...