ATLANTA — The rapper known as Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges, some involving a gun, after he turned himself in to sheriff’s officials in Georgia on Tuesday. […]
Florida considers controversial black bear hunt amid strong opposition
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ten years ago, Florida held a black bear hunt that resulted in more than 300 animals killed in just two days before it was halted early. […]
Massachusetts 19-year-old pleading guilty to stealing, extorting teacher and student private data
BOSTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts college student will plead guilty to stealing millions of students’ and teachers’ private data from two U.S. education tech companies and extorting it for ransom, […]
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block watchdog access to DOGE documents
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block court orders requiring Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over documents about its operations […]
Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments following the killings of George Floyd and […]
Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a […]
South Carolina death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after friends are executed
COLUMBIA, S.C. — After his best friend and four other of his fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South Carolina inmate […]
Habitat loss and climate change make it tough to be an amphibian — but there’s help
HONEOYE, N.Y. — On a rainy March evening, John Bateman puts on his boots and a headlamp and heads to a wetland cut through by a busy road. As he […]
Judge finds police acted reasonably in shooting New Mexico man while at wrong address
SANTA FE, N.M. — A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit that accused police of violating constitutional protections when they fatally shot a man after showing up at […]
What to know about Senate’s effort to block vehicle-emission rules in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Congress may stop California from implementing its first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas powered cars by 2035. A Senate vote expected as soon as […]