Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents
NEW YORK — In his two decades as a professional drug snitch, Jorge Hernández was a master of the double cross.
Voting begins in Ohio in the only election this fall to decide abortion rights
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In-person voting for a November ballot measure over abortion rights began Wednesday in Ohio, the latest state where voters will decide the issue after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to the procedure last year.
Exxon Mobil doubles down on fossil fuels with $59.5 billion deal for Pioneer Natural as prices surge
Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, its largest buyout since acquiring Mobil two decades ago, creating a colossal fracking operator in West Texas.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy joins a meeting of global defense leaders to make a direct plea for military aid
BRUSSELS (AP) — For the first time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined a meeting of more than 50 defense leaders from around the world, making a personal pitch Wednesday for military aid in the face of lagging political support in the United States and new pressure on allies to send weapons to bolster Israel’s war with Hamas.
Middle East violence may be a harbinger of dark days ahead
The horror and outrage of the surprise attacks on Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza are being compared with the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in America and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.