Just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of his killing, the federal government made public thousands of pages of records Friday on the lynching of Emmett Till. The records in […]
California’s long-delayed bullet train slated to run in the Central Valley by 2032
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project could be operating in the Central Valley by 2032, but it is far short of securing the funding it needs to connect […]
North Carolina Supreme Court says bar owners’ COVID-19 lawsuits can continue
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued […]
Migrants to Iowa strike different portraits where ‘American Gothic’ was created
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It was in Cedar Rapids, surrounded by cornfields, where Iowa artist Grant Wood painted “American Gothic,” the iconic 1930 portrayal of a stern-looking woman and a […]
Milwaukee judge caught on body cam denying that she hid an immigrant wanted by ICE
MILWAUKEE — MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee judge charged with obstructing a federal agency and concealing a wanted person who was in the country illegally told police days after the […]
Consumer watchdog ends investigation into buy now, pay later company linked to Donald Trump Jr.
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into a buy now, pay later company with close ties to President Donald Trump’s son Donald […]
Federal appeals panel upholds Connecticut’s assault weapons ban
NEW YORK — A ban on assault weapons that Connecticut put in place after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is constitutional, a federal appeals court said Friday, as it […]
Low-income parents in Georgia sue to halt child support fees after kids are in foster care
ATLANTA — Hundreds of low-income parents in Georgia whose kids were sent to foster care have been billed years of child support they say they can’t afford, and one mother […]
What to Know about John Bolton, former Trump adviser whose home and office are searched by FBI
John Bolton, whose home and office were searched by federal agents on Friday, has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump since serving as a national […]
Apply safety rules to more trains carrying flammable cargo, lawmakers urge
When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, in 2024, the resulting fire shut down more than 100 miles of an […]