Bernard Condon
The Associated Press
New York, NY, United States
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Takeaways of AP's report on Chinese loans pushing poor countries to brink of collapse
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse because of a common, undeniable factor: their struggle to pay back hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving gov... → Read More
Takeaways of AP's report on Chinese loans pushing poor countries to brink of collapse
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse because of a common, undeniable factor: their struggle to pay back hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving gov... → Read More
'Clock has hit midnight': China loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China → Read More
Lunar New Year shooting: Cops took 5 hours to warn dance hall shooter was on the run
Experts say an alert should have been sent out immediately after police responded to the shooting in Monterey Park that left 11 dead. During the delay, the shooter walked into another dance club with his weapon, but was disarmed. → Read More
Warnings on gay club shooter stir questions about old case
A California woman warned a judge last year about the danger posed by the suspect in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting. → Read More
Warnings on gay club shooter stir questions about old case
A California woman who warned a judge last year about the danger posed by the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter says the deaths could have been prevented if earlier charges against the suspect weren’t dismissed → Read More
‘Next mass killer’: Dropped case foretold Colorado bloodbath
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Anderson Lee Aldrich loaded bullets into a Glock pistol and chugged vodka, ominously warning frightened grandparents not to stand in the way of an elaborate plan to stockpile guns, ammo, body armor and a homemade bomb to become “the next mass killer.” → Read More
Suspect in gay club shooting evaded Colorado's red flag gun law
Despite an alleged history of violent behavior, the suspect in the Colorado gay club shooting evaded → Read More
Gay club shooting suspect evaded Colorado's red flag gun law
DENVER (AP) — A year and a half before he was arrested in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting that left five people dead, Anderson Lee Aldrich allegedly threatened his → Read More
Gay club shooting suspect evaded Colorado’s red flag gun law
DENVER (AP) — A year and a half before he was arrested in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting that left five people dead, Anderson Lee Aldrich allegedly threatened his mother with a homemade bomb, forcing neighbors in surrounding homes to evacuate while the bomb squad and crisis negotiators talked him into surrendering. Yet despite […] → Read More
Gay club shooting suspect evaded Colorado's red flag gun law
DENVER (AP) — A year and a half before he was arrested in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting that left five people dead, Anderson Lee Aldrich allegedly threatened his mother with a homemade bomb, forcing neighbors in surrounding homes to evacuate while the bomb squad and crisis negotiators talked him into surrendering. → Read More
Trump strikes new overseas deal and raises old ethics issue
Donald Trump’s company is licensing its name for a golf resort in Oman in the first of what the company hopes will be several overseas deals, raising conflict-of-interest issues as the former president prepares to announce a possible third run for the White House. → Read More
Why isn't Donald Trump in cuffs if AG's probe found potential crimes?
New York's attorney general didn't arrest former President Donald Trump even though she says her three-year investigation uncovered potential crimes in the way he ran his real estate empire. So why isn't Trump being prosecuted? → Read More
Trump partner in Truth Social delays key vote on merger
NEW YORK (AP) — A key decision over whether Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social will merge with a cash-rich company and get $1.3 billion to take on Twitter has been put off for anothe… → Read More
Red flag laws little use as shootings, gun deaths soar
It’s a pattern that’s played out in New Mexico, with nearly 600 gun homicides during that period and a mere eight uses of its red flag law. → Read More
Red flag laws get little use as shootings, gun deaths soar
An Associated Press analysis found many U.S. states barely use “red flag” laws that allow police to take guns away from people threatening to kill, a trend blamed on lack of awareness of the laws and a reluctance to enforce them even as gun deaths soar → Read More
Red flag laws get little use as shootings, gun deaths soar
Chicago is one of the nation's gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois' "red flag” law that allows police to step in and take firearms away from people who threaten to kill. → Read More
Red flag laws get little use as shootings, gun deaths soar
Chicago is one of the nation's gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois' "red flag” law that allows police to step in and take firearms away from people who threaten to kill. But amid more than 8,500 shootings resulting in 1,800 deaths since 2020, the law was used there just four times. → Read More
Red flag laws get little use as shootings, gun deaths soar
Even as shootings soar, many states see little use of their red flag laws, often touted as a powerful tool to combat gun violence. → Read More
Texas school shooter left trail of ominous warning signs
The Uvalde, Texas school shooter gave so many warnings prior to the May 24 massacre. → Read More