TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ administration has already signed contracts to pay at least $245 million to set up and run the new immigration detention center in the […]
New York to make phone calls free in its state prisons
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York will soon make phone calls free in its state prisons, officials said Tuesday. People who are incarcerated in the state’s prisons currently receive three free, […]
Thousands of Afghans face possible deportation after court refuses to extend their legal protection
Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. are no longer protected from deportation after a federal appeals court refused to postpone the Trump administration’s decision to end their legal status. A […]
Pentagon tightens rules on getting medical waivers to join the military
WASHINGTON — People with congestive heart failure, undergoing treatment for schizophrenia or who have a history of paraphilic disorders will no longer be eligible for a medical waiver to serve […]
Defendants argue to state’s high court that a Pennsylvania DA has been misusing the death penalty
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two men accused of homicide and facing a potential death sentence if convicted asked Pennsylvania’s highest court Tuesday to restrict a county prosecutor’s pursuit of the death […]
Judge sets February trial for man who faces death penalty in Memphis shooting rampage
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge on Tuesday set a February trial date for a man who faces the death penalty if convicted on charges of killing three people and […]
Republican Jim Jordan deposed in federal suit tied to sex abuse by late Ohio State team doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was among those questioned under oath this month after release of a new documentary about the sexual abuse of Ohio State University […]
Wall Street dips in premarket but remains near record highs as another raft of earnings pours in
Wall Street dipped in premarket trading Tuesday, but indexes remained near record highs on another big day for corporate earnings reports. Futures for the S&P 500 lost 0.1% before the […]
New York carriage driver acquitted of overworking horse that collapsed
NEW YORK — A horse carriage driver was acquitted Monday of animal cruelty in a modern trial about the old-fashioned coaches that meander through New York’s Central Park. A six-person […]
The wreckage of a Montana plane crash is found using a victim’s smart watch location
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — Search teams located the site of an airplane crash that killed three people near Yellowstone National Park using the last known location of the smart watch […]