MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being involved […]
Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned a Virginia man whose sentence already was commuted for his convictions stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Thomas […]
Two NYPD officers are charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker
NEW YORK — Two New York City police officers have been suspended after being charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker while responding to a complaint about an […]
Prosecutor makes offers to 10 New York prison guards charged in inmate’s death
UTICA, N.Y. — A special prosecutor said Monday he made offers to resolve criminal cases against 10 New York prison guards indicted in the beating death of a handcuffed man. […]
A DOGE employee is put in charge of the US Institute of Peace, a court filing alleges
WASHINGTON — An official allied with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been put in charge of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank […]
Paris Hilton nonprofit gives $25K grants to women-owned businesses hit by Eaton Fire
LOS ANGELES — There are brief moments when Annisa Faquir forgets that the Little Red Hen Coffee Shop, the Altadena diner her grandmother founded a half century ago, burned down […]
Apparent explosion, fire injures about a dozen in Detroit apartment building
An apparent explosion injured about a dozen people, including six children, at a 2-story apartment building in Detroit DETROIT — About a dozen people have been injured, including six children, […]
3 killed when tree hits vehicle and damage reported in Tennessee amid storms
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Three family members died after a tree struck their vehicle in Michigan as powerful storms swept across the region, authorities said, and more potentially dangerous weather was […]
Judge weighs request to withhold investigation records in deaths of Gene Hackman and wife
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico court is weighing whether to block the disclosure of an array of records from an investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman […]
Man dies parachuting in Washington state during a BASE jump, sheriff says
WENATCHEE, Washington — A man died in Washington state on Sunday when he was parachuting and struck a cliff after his chute failed to fully open. The Chelan County Sheriff’s […]