Snow, sleet and freezing rain were expected to continue pummeling the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic states Wednesday, while California readied for a storm that could flood areas ravaged by the […]
Judge orders LSU to reinstate professor who was removed following political comments
BATON ROUGE, La. — A judge has ordered Louisiana State University to fully reinstate a professor who was removed from his teaching duties last month after he used vulgar language […]
Excerpts from Salman Rushdie’s court testimony about a harrowing attack
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Author Salman Rushdie testified Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of attacking him with a knife just after he took his seat for a panel […]
UN food agency worker dies in a Yemeni prison after being detained by Houthi rebels
CAIRO — The United Nations World Food Program said Tuesday one of its staffers has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels. The announcement […]
In rare case, Georgia father jailed after his son was accused of a school shooting is granted bond
ATLANTA — In a rare case of a parent being charged after a school shooting, a judge on Tuesday granted a $500,000 bond for the father of a 14-year-old boy […]
10 new cases of measles reported in West Texas county and New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. — Public health authorities said Tuesday that an outbreak of measles in western Texas has expanded, while a new case was confirmed nearby across state lines in […]
Court sets March 19 date for first execution in Arizona in over 2 years
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court set a March 19 execution date Tuesday for a man who pleaded guilty to murder more than 17 years ago and recently said his […]
Fugitive dog recaptured in New Orleans after gaining national fame for escapades
NEW ORLEANS — A scruffy New Orleans rescue dog famed for evading a monthslong effort to recapture him using nets and tranquilizer rifles has finally been caught and returned to […]
Massachusetts top court rules Karen Read can be retried in her boyfriend’s death
BOSTON — The state’s top court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all the same charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, the latest […]
Judge tells agencies to restore webpages and data removed after Trump’s executive order
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered government agencies to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets that they removed to comply with an executive order by President […]