SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into allegations that correctional officers systematically sexually abused incarcerated women at two state-run California […]
Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction
DALLAS — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded will go up for auction […]
A utility investigated but didn’t find a gas leak before a fatal Maryland house explosion
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night before the residence exploded, killing two people, […]
Prosecutor asks for charge to be reinstated against Alec Baldwin in the ‘Rust’ case
SANTA FE, N.M. — A prosecutor asked a New Mexico judge to reconsider the decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a […]
Jack Draper reaches US Open semifinals and Karolina Muchova gets back there after wrist surgery
NEW YORK — Jack Draper powered into his first Grand Slam semifinal, beating Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday to become the first man since 2020 to reach […]
Judge blocks Ohio from enforcing laws restricting medication abortions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two more Ohio laws restricting abortions have been blocked by the courts as the legal impacts of a 2023 constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to the procedure continue […]
Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, dead at 91
NEW ORLEANS — Sybil Haydel Morial, a civil rights activist, widow of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, Ernest “Dutch” Morial, and mother to former Mayor, Marc Morial, has died at […]
The US is considering the creation of a UN peacekeeping operation for Haiti to fight gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. is mulling a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Haiti as one way to secure funding and staffing for a Kenya-led mission deployed to quell […]
Ultra swimmer abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan again
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — An ultra swimmer nicknamed The Shark appeared to be back on shore Wednesday, giving up on yet another quest to cross Lake Michigan after more than […]
Jimmy McCain, a son of the late Arizona senator, registers as a Democrat and backs Harris
PHOENIX — Jimmy McCain, a son of former Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, said this week he has registered as a Democrat and will vote for […]