MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former security guard has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man during a dispute over loud music at a supermarket […]
Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants
MIAMI — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week — a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants. According to an X post by the […]
Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over the war in Gaza is also roiling Senate contests across the nation as Democrats tread […]
A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them
ATLANTA — It was Election Day last November, and one of Georgia’s top election officials saw that reports of a voting machine problem in an eastern Pennsylvania county were gaining […]
After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
NAMPA, Idaho — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three […]
Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says
Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure inpatient psychiatric facility has found. The investigation by the Centers […]
Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial
WASHINGTON — Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, including a California lawyer who negotiated deals at the center of […]
Judge denies pretrial release of a man charged with killing a Chicago police officer
CHICAGO — A judge denied pretrial release of a 22-year-old man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer during a court appearance Friday. Xavier […]
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Mayor Eric Adams of New York; Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — […]
Alabama court won’t revisit frozen embryo ruling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to reconsider a controversial ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children under a state law. Justices in a 7-2 […]