PORTLAND, Ore. — Homeless people who camp on public property in Portland, Oregon, and reject offers of shelter could be fined up to $100 or sentenced to up to seven […]
Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
MIAMI — Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home […]
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office
WASHINGTON — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans […]
Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96
FRESNO, Calif. — Pete McCloskey — a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day — has died. He was 96. A fourth-generation Republican […]
Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s top lawyer has advised the state’s public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on […]
Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants — a potential prelude to broader actions […]
Some Xavier University students upset with planned commencement address by UN ambassador
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University’s pick to deliver its undergraduate commencement address has sparked criticism among students who oppose past positions by the U.S. on the war in Gaza. U.S. […]
Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March
INDIANAPOLIS — The ghost of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign is ringing up significant support in state primaries despite her withdrawal from the race in March shortly before Donald Trump had […]
South Carolina Senate turns wide-ranging energy bill into resolution supporting more power
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill that power companies call vital to keeping the lights on in South Carolina has been turned into a resolution that only expresses support for the […]
New lawsuit renews challenge to Tennessee laws targeting crossover voting in primary elections
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A group of Tennesseans who say they were intimidated into not voting in a primary election or were threatened with prosecution after they did vote has filed […]