• Jury convicts man accused of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City
    NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of running a secret Chinese spy outpost from a nondescript office building in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood was convicted Wednesday of acting as an illegal foreign agent. Lu Jianwang, 64, was also convicted of obstructing justice by deleting text messages that U.S. prosecutors said included orders from Beijing to […]
  • Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District
    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Denise Powell won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday in a contest focused on the state’s “blue dot” status in presidential elections. The Omaha-area district, where Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon is retiring, is one of Democrats’ biggest targets this midterm season. It’s also a national focus […]
  • Giuliani returns to his show after viral pneumonia hospitalization
    Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani returned to his regularly scheduled show on Wednesday evening for the first time after being hospitalized for viral pneumonia earlier this month. The 81-year-old opened his conservative talk show, “The Rudy Giuliani Show,” with assurances to his audience that he was on the mend — though not yet […]
  • Denise Powell wins Democratic nomination for open Nebraska House seat, US media projects
    May 13 (Reuters) – Denise Powell won the Democratic nomination for an open seat in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, U.S. media projected on Wednesday. The Omaha-based seat is one of Democrats’ best opportunities to win a Republican-held seat in the 2026 November elections, in which control of Congress is at stake. Powell will face Brinker […]
  • Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming
    For five hours, the 11 survivors of a plane crash off the coast of Florida floated on a life raft, with no means of calling for help and no idea if anyone was coming to save them. As a thunderstorm approached, they gathered under a tarp for whatever protection it might offer. Then, search and […]