Officials are issuing a boil-water advisory Tuesday in parts of Virginia’s capital city, leaving many residents without drinkable tap water following an operational issue at the city’s water treatment plant […]
Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open
DETROIT — The U.S. Energy Department ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open, at least until late August, citing possible electricity shortfalls in the central U.S. State regulators […]
WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ 4 are finally coming home
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the […]
All 11 victims are expected to survive the shooting near a South Carolina party boat
A fight on board a boat where 120 people were partying over the holiday weekend led to a shooting where 11 people were hurt along the South Carolina coast, authorities […]
Supreme Court rejects appeal of student who wanted to wear ‘only two genders’ T-shirt
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming there are only two genders. The […]
Trump says he’s pardoning a Virginia sheriff convicted on bribery charges
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is pardoning a former Virginia sheriff who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges […]
3 more of the 10 escapees from a New Orleans jail are captured, leaving 2 on the run, officials say
NEW ORLEANS — Three more of the 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were re-arrested Monday in two different states after more than a […]
Ohio deputy is fatally shot responding to domestic violence call, suspect is wounded
MARENGO, Ohio — An Ohio sheriff’s deputy who responded to a domestic violence call at a home was fatally shot by a suspect who was wounded, authorities said. The Morrow […]
NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut funding to public media
WASHINGTON — National Public Radio and three local stations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization […]
Trump administration moves to cut federal contracts for Harvard
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel remaining contracts with Harvard University, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The government already has canceled more than $2.6 […]