BATON ROUGE, La. — Multiple people are likely to face potential charges such as hazing, negligent homicide, manslaughter and obstruction of justice in the case of a 20-year-old Southern University […]
Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and […]
Trump targets security clearances of law firm entangled in 2016 Russia investigation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he was moving to suspend the security clearances of attorneys at a prominent law firm linked to since-discredited opposition research during the 2016 […]
FBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director says
WASHINGTON — The FBI will work to “zero out” the population of Americans detained or held hostage in foreign countries, Director Kash Patel said Thursday at a State Department ceremony […]
Democratic operatives accused of ballot tampering make first court appearances in Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Five Democratic operatives in Connecticut’s largest city made their first court appearances Thursday since being charged with tampering with absentee ballots in 2023, […]
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild […]
Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages
Trump administration cuts to teacher training grants are putting a strain on rural school systems, which have relied on the money to help address teacher shortages. In an overhaul at […]
Car being pulled from an Oregon river might have belonged to a family that vanished in 1958
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — Authorities planned to pull several vehicles from the Columbia River on Thursday, including a car believed to have belonged to a Portland couple who vanished in […]
Why automakers’ short reprieve from tariffs isn’t enough to weather Trump’s escalating trade war
DETROIT — President Donald Trump’s short reprieve for U.S. automakers from stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada isn’t likely to allow enough time for those companies to make […]
South Carolina man set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and have a target placed […]