By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) — Nine people, including a former mayor and city council member and the chief of staff to a state representative, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to felony charges brought forth in a rural Texas … Continued
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general on Wednesday sued the parent company of the Zelle payment platform, months after the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abandoned a similar case as the Trump administration was gutting the agency. Related … Continued
By DAVID CRARY The leader of the small Baha’i community in Qatar was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for social media posts that allegedly “cast doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion,” according to court documents obtained … Continued
By DASHA LITVINOVA Russian authorities announced Wednesday they were “partially” restricting calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet. Related Articles Mexico says 26 capos sent to US were … Continued
If Twins fans feel like they’re living in some sort of baseball time loop, they can be forgiven. Their team’s penchant for oscillating between contention and irrelevance has been remarkably consistent since the Twins emerged from their post-World Series funk. … Continued
The owner of St. Paul Brewing is suing the city of St. Paul and its housing authority for pushing to rezone parts of the Hamm’s brewery site for new housing development, a move he says will eliminate parking vital to … Continued