AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people […]
Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with gun intel center, carjacking forces
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to […]
New Hampshire man who brought decades-old youth center abuse scandal to light testifies at trial
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — David Meehan, whose allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center sparked nearly a dozen arrests and more than a thousand lawsuits, finally took the witness […]
Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left ‘at her feet’
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s legal team says it tried serving Stormy Daniels a subpoena as she arrived for an event at a bar in Brooklyn last month, but the […]
A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students’ spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia’s largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police […]
Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns to court
WASHINGTON — Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New […]
Stock market today: Asian shares gain despite Wall Street’s tech-led retreat
Asian shares advanced on Thursday even after sinking technology stocks sent Wall Street lower in the S&P 500’s worse losing streak since the start of the year. U.S. futures were […]
Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, AP-NORC poll finds
Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change. A resident of Alden, Minnesota, Theusch has noticed increasingly dry and mild winters punctuated by short periods of […]
Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel
WASHINGTON — Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a […]
Closing arguments set in case against Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant
NOGALES, Ariz. — Closing arguments are expected Thursday in the trial against an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border last […]