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Police find the body of Karen Solomon, who was sought in the killing of her police officer husband

A mental health advocate suspected of killing her police officer husband was found dead Monday, six days after she disappeared from her Massachusetts home, authorities said. Karen Solomon, an advocate who called for improvements and greater awareness of police mental health issues, had disappeared after Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon was found dead at their home just before 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 18. Officials had named Karen Solomon a suspect and said she was believed to be armed. "We believe this case is a tragic murder-suicide that occurred," Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier ...

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Monday in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision leaves room for additional court challenges that could further slow Trump's order, and other similar cases have already been filed. The U.S. Postal Service laid out how it would implement the order last week, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states beginning to send mail ballots to ...

European leaders mark Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day as Russian invasion pushes on

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence and boost its long-range missile program as Russia pressed on with its 4-year-old invasion of the country. One of President Vladimir Putin's key goals in starting a war with Russia's neighbor in February 2022 was to return Kyiv to Moscow's orbit. Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Aug. 24, 1991, to proclaim the country's independence, and a nationwide referendum later that year overwhelmingly approved it. With no significant changes on the ...

Iran warns of a harsh response as US announces new sanctions

Iran warned that new U.S. sanctions on Tehran announced Monday would not bring peace to the region. Meanwhile, Israeli and Syrian officials met less than a week after Israeli strikes in Syria. And Israel said it killed a Hamas commander in Gaza. Here's a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Monday. Full coverage can be found here. Iran threatens response ahead of US sanctions announcement Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson warned that Tehran would respond harshly to expanded U.S. sanctions, including measures against countries it sees as ...

AP sources: Trump moves toward levying new tariff on China for flooding market with cheap goods

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving toward levying a new tariff on China that would penalize the world's second-largest economy for flooding the global market with underpriced goods, according to three people familiar with the matter. Two of the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations still being finalized, said Trump is considering setting the new tariff at 7.5%. It's a level administration officials believe would not endanger the one-year trade truce between Washington and Beijing or a planned White House meeting between Trump and ...

Why are so many young people drawn to communism? (syndicated column for 8/24)

Every generation searches for answers. Young people have always challenged the status quo, questioned authority and sought a better future than the one they inherited. That impulse is not only understandable, it is often essential to a healthy democracy. It is how societies reform, innovate and correct injustice. Yet one question has resurfaced with increasing frequency on college campuses, social media and in political discourse: Why are some young people embracing communism or openly expressing sympathy for socialist and communist ideas despite the overwhelming historical record of ...