SEATTLE — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a suburban Seattle police officer charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store in […]
Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
HELENA, Mont. — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was […]
Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
NEW YORK — Monday’s opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that […]
Baltimore leaders accuse ship’s owner and manager of negligence in Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — The owner and manager of the massive container ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month should be held fully liable for the deadly collapse, […]
Maui officials push back on some details in Hawaii attorney general report on deadly wildfire
FILE – A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Several days after the Hawaii attorney general’s office released an outside report […]
Without cameras to go live, the Trump trial is proving the potency of live blogs as news tools
NEW YORK — They watched from the courtroom or via closed-circuit television in an overflow room — roughly 140 reporters, most with laptops or other silenced electronic devices, serving up […]
Foundation to convene 3rd annual summit on anti-Asian hate, building AAPI coalitions
NEW YORK — A foundation launched in the wake of anti-Asian hate will hold a wide-ranging conference bringing together Asian American and Pacific Islander notable figures for a third year. […]
Tennessee’s GOP governor says Volkswagen plant workers made a mistake in union vote
GALLATIN, Tenn. — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee said Monday that he thinks workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga made a mistake by voting to unionize under the United […]
Biden administration tightens rules for obtaining medical records related to abortion
WASHINGTON — The medical records of women will be shielded from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal, under a new rule […]
Biden will send Ukraine air defense weapons, artillery once Senate approves, Zelenskyy says
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday the U.S. will send badly needed air defense weaponry once the Senate approves a massive […]