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6.3 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean rattles Ecuador

6.3 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean rattles Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador's Pacific coast shook the northern part of the country Friday, with some initial reports of some damages to houses. No injuries were reported.
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Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he learned his punishment for the crimes that led to his expulsion from Congress.
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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him.
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Driver convicted of first-degree murder in case of Colorado teens who threw fatal rock at car

Driver convicted of first-degree murder in case of Colorado teens who threw fatal rock at car

The last of three friends accused of killing a driver in Colorado by throwing a rock through the windshield of her car was convicted of first-degree murder Friday.
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ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says

ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says

The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.
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UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade

UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Food Program says its food stocks in the Gaza Strip have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade , ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.
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A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian general was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia’s top criminal investigation agency said, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in four months. The Investigative Committee said that Lt. Gen.
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Immigration is Trump's strongest issue, but many say he's gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

Immigration is Trump's strongest issue, but many say he's gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration remains a point of strength as he takes wide-ranging actions to ramp up deportations and target people in the U.S. illegally, according to a new poll.
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Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die

Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m.
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Survivors of July Fourth parade shooting have mixed feelings about gunman's absence from sentencing

Survivors of July Fourth parade shooting have mixed feelings about gunman's absence from sentencing

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Grieving relatives and survivors of a mass shooting at a 2022 July Fourth parade recounted harrowing details for hours in a packed courtroom this week, telling a judge that the attack has done long-lasting damage.
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