BALTIMORE — Three women are suing Baltimore’s public school system, alleging they were sexually abused by a special education teacher decades ago while administrators failed to protect students from his […]
What is Shavuot? The Jewish festival that started hours after Boulder attack
Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot. Authorities say a man used a flamethrower and threw an incendiary device […]
New Mexico police officer dies following traffic stop shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A police officer from northwestern New Mexico has died, several days after being critically injured when a man opened fire during a traffic stop. Law enforcement agencies […]
Crash on pedestrian-heavy main strip in Tennessee’s Gatlinburg injures 7
Seven people, including two pedestrians, have been injured in a multivehicle crash in the Tennessee tourist town of Gatlinburg GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Seven people, including two pedestrians, were injured in […]
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a state ban on assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles that are popular among gun owners […]
List of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ removed from US government website following criticism
WASHINGTON — A widely anticipated list of “ sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving widespread criticism for including localities that have actively […]
Shooting leaves 1 dead, 11 hurt on a North Carolina street during a house party
HICKORY, N.C. — Gunfire erupted around a house party in western North Carolina early Sunday and one person was killed and 11 others were hurt, some with gunshot wounds and […]
After talks with Zelenskyy and Macron, US senators warn: Putin ‘is preparing for more war’
PARIS — Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling at the peace table while preparing a new military offensive in Ukraine, two senior U.S. senators warned Sunday, arguing that the next […]
What cases are left on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket? Here’s a look
WASHINGTON — The sequence of events is familiar: A lower court judge blocks a part of President Donald Trump’s agenda, an appellate panel refuses to put the order on hold […]
Harvey Weinstein doesn’t plan to testify at sex crimes retrial
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein doesn’t plan to testify at his New York sex crimes retrial, his lawyer said Sunday. That means jurors soon will get […]