WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia on Thursday completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European […]
Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can’t join together to claim vote dilution
NEW ORLEANS — Distinct minority groups cannot join together in coalitions to claim their votes are diluted in redistricting cases under the Voting Rights Act, a divided federal appeals court […]
Scrapped fundraisers and watching from the treadmill. How Harris’ VP contenders wait for her choice
WASHINGTON — One is sparking speculation that he’ll be the choice by forgoing swanky fundraisers in the Hamptons. Another watched TV commentators speculate about his viability as the pick while […]
4 Las Vegas teens agree to plead guilty as juveniles in deadly beating of high school student
LAS VEGAS — Four Las Vegas teenagers accused in the fatal beating of their high school classmate have agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deal that will […]
2 New York City police officers shot while responding to robbery, both expected to survive
NEW YORK — Two New York City police officers were shot Thursday while responding to a robbery at a business on a busy Manhattan street, police said. They were taken […]
Man accused of beheading father in their home is competent to stand trial, judge rules
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — The man accused of beheading his father in their suburban Philadelphia home early this year and posting a video of the severed head online is competent to […]
Pennsylvania’s long-running dispute over dates on mail-in voting ballots is back in the courts
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A technical requirement that Pennsylvania voters write accurate dates on the exterior envelope of mail-in ballots was again the subject of a court proceeding on Thursday as […]
Texas youth lockups are beset by abuse and mistreatment of children, Justice Department report says
AUSTIN, Texas — Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the […]
Behind the lines of red-hot wildfires, volunteers save animals with a warm heart and a cool head
COHASSET, Calif. — While firefighters continued to battle California’s biggest wildfire of the year, Norm Rosene was spending 18-hour days behind fire lines with a different task –- saving the […]
Massachusetts governor says Steward Health Care must give 120-day notice before closing hospitals
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday she is pressing Steward Health Care to adhere to a state Department of Public Health regulation that hospital owners must give 120 days […]