Indonesia’s Mt. Merapi erupts, displacing thousands

Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, halting his federal corruption trial over misusing up to $550,000 in campaign contributions. McCann, who cut off negotiations over a plea deal last fall when he dismissed his court-appointed […]

EXCLUSIVE – The attorney for one of the 19 defendants indicted alongside former President Trump says his client, Scott Hall, can now “get on with living his life.” Hall and his attorney, Jeff Weiner, have reached a plea deal with the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in Georgia. A grand jury indicted Hall in August on charges stemming from alleged election interference in the state’s […]

Former President Carter, 99, is to honor his late wife Rosalynn Carter during a memorial service in Atlanta on Tuesday attended by all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents.  Tuesday’s tribute at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University is expected to begin at 1 p.m.  It falls on the second of a three-day schedule […]