The mayor of Minot, North Dakota, has resigned after an investigation into him sending a lewd video to the city attorney by mistake MINOT, N.D. — The mayor of one […]

Maryland lawmakers approve measure to study reparations for slavery
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers voted Wednesday to create a commission to study and recommend potential reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of racial discrimination in the state. The […]

Leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang is indicted in New York City
NEW YORK — The leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang has been indicted in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States, […]

Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON — A California man will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C, nearly three years ago, […]

Longest-serving inmate on Arkansas’ death row dies from natural causes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Bruce Ward, a convicted murderer who was the longest-serving inmate on Arkansas’ death row, has died, the state Department of Corrections said. Ward was 68. The […]

Outrage grows over Maryland man’s mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison
In the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young autistic son has sought comfort in the […]

Michigan’s top court says police can’t search cars solely because of marijuana odor
DETROIT — The odor of marijuana alone isn’t a sufficient reason for police to search a car without a warrant, the Michigan Supreme Court said Wednesday. In a 5-1 opinion, […]

Man gets six months in jail for vandalizing an Islamic center at Rutgers University
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to six months in jail for breaking into a Rutgers University Islamic center on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr and vandalizing it. Jacob […]

Man gets six months in jail for vandalizing an Islamic center at Rutgers University
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to six months in jail for breaking into a Rutgers University Islamic center on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr and vandalizing it. Jacob […]

This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood
Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash such unusual rain they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods. Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme […]