NEW YORK — A former New York City interim police commissioner filed a civil racketeering lawsuit Wednesday against his one-time boss, Mayor Eric Adams, and other top department officials, alleging […]
What to know about the killings of an ‘American Idol’ music supervisor and her husband in LA
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers conducting a welfare check at a home on Monday discovered two bodies inside with gunshot wounds. The victims were identified as Robin Kaye, […]
Gulf coast braces for flooding as storm system builds into possible tropical depression
The tropical weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday was showing a greater chance of becoming a tropical depression as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast, according […]
PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts
The program known as PEPFAR is one of the most effective and popular U.S. foreign aid projects in history, and the government says it has saved the lives of over […]
Trump says he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to fire Fed’s Powell after floating that idea in private
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in […]
Government opposes delaying death penalty decision for Zizian charged in border agent’s shooting
CONCORD, N.H. — A judge should not delay the decision on whether to seek the death penalty against a woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent […]
Man charged with killing Minnesota lawmaker plans to plead not guilty
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man plans to plead not guilty to charges he killed the top Democratic leader in the state House and her husband after wounding another lawmaker and […]
Deadly fire highlights minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities
The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures […]
New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case
HOUSTON — A judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a Texas man who won a last-minute reprieve last year and could become the first person […]
Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge in Tennessee could rule Wednesday on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail to await trial on human smuggling charges, a decision that […]