Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have been cast as prime villains in the U.S. opioid epidemic. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a deal […]
Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
AUSTIN, Texas — Uvalde’s former school police chief has been booked and released from jail following his indictment on charges of child endangerment following a grand jury investigation into the […]
Ohio teen accused of having school hit list pleads guilty to inducing panic
CINCINNATI — A teenager accused of making a hit list and planning a mass killing at a high school near Cincinnati pleaded guilty Thursday to reduced charges of inducing panic. […]
First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police
A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under […]
Connecticut governor to replant more than 180 trees, thousands of bushes cut down behind his house
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday was officially ordered by his local inland wetlands agency to replant more than 180 trees and thousands of bushes that were chopped down in […]
US Sen. Dick Durbin, 79, undergoes hip replacement surgery in home state of Illinois
FILE – Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Washington. Durbin underwent hip replacement surgery Thursday and will remain in […]
Republicans advance contempt charges against Biden’s ghostwriter for refusing to turn over records
WASHINGTON — House Republicans advanced a resolution Thursday that would hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over records related to the special counsel […]
Judge sentences man to life in prison for killing St. Louis police officer
ST. LOUIS — A man convicted of killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday. Judge Elizabeth Hogan ordered Thomas […]
Shootings at Las Vegas-area apartments that left 5 dead stemmed from domestic dispute, police say
LAS VEGAS — An argument between a man and his ex-girlfriend escalated when he pulled out a gun and opened fire at an apartment complex near Las Vegas earlier this […]
The Latest | Biden and Trump prepare to debate for the first time in 2024 election season
ATLANTA — U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will meet Thursday for the first general election debate of the 2024 season — a chance for both […]