ATLANTA — Donald Trump’s second administration has put forth an avalanche of policy changes and political pronouncements that have jolted Washington and the world. That agenda is taken largely from […]

Generations later, a remedy to destroying Black neighborhoods is fulfilled in Michigan
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Leslie Knox was a young girl in the 1960s when her Detroit-area city was accused of destroying neighborhoods to get rid of Black residents. Decades later, the […]

Trump’s DEI order leaves academic researchers fearful of political influence over grants
BERKELEY, Calif. — President Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in programs receiving federal money has thrown into doubt the future of research Kendra Dahmer has been […]

Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 04-24-32-41-55, Mega Ball: 16, Megaplier: 2 The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” […]

Crews rush to recover commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice before expected snow and wind
JUNEAU, Alaska — Just hours after finding 10 people dead in western Alaska from one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state in 25 years, authorities raced to recover […]

A 15-year-old went to a Brooklyn parade. The NYPD wrongly accused him of a mass shooting
NEW YORK — Camden Lee was leaving high school football practice in September when he saw the photograph, splashed across the New York Police Department’s social media accounts, that would […]

Passport applications got more complicated for transgender Americans under new Trump policy
The day after President Donald Trump returned to office, Lisa Suhay took her 21-year-old daughter, Mellow, to a passport office in Norfolk, Virginia, where they live. Getting a passport for […]

Trump is signing up local law officers to help with immigration enforcement
For years, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in suburban Indianapolis has wanted to partner with federal immigration authorities to identify and detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally and […]

Hidden gem of whitewater rafting faces uncertain future after Hurricane Helene
ERWIN, Tenn. — After 24 years of guiding whitewater trips on the Nolichucky River Gorge for other companies, Patrick Mannion finally received a permit last year to operate his own […]

Officers plead guilty in DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Two former Albuquerque police officers have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of racketeering, extortion and accepting bribes in a sweeping corruption investigation into a scheme that allegedly allowed […]