Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is commuting the sentence of a former county clerk and election conspiracy theorist following pressure from President Donald Trump. The announcement Friday stated Tina Peters will be released on June 1. The former Mesa County clerk had been serving a nine-year state… Read moreColorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. The indictment would require approval by a grand jury. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't author… Read moreTrump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

New York City and its suburbs are bracing for a possible strike by workers on the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest commuter rail system in North America. Contract negotiations were taking place Friday aimed at reaching a deal that would avert a walkout by train workers. A strike would forc… Read moreNorth America’s largest commuter rail system faces a potential shutdown

Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has ended in a mistrial. A judge declared it Friday after the jury deadlocked. The former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two U.S. coasts and remains behind bars. But the mistrial leaves the New York rape charge in limbo after three t… Read moreJudge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury deadlocks

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks. The jet carrying five Australians and one person from New Zealand landed Friday at an air base outside Perth in Western Australia. The passengers a… Read more6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine