WASHINGTON — Actor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc, who both lost loved ones to suicide, on Tuesday helped the Biden administration promote its new national strategy to prevent suicide. […]
New federal rule would bar ‘noncompete’ agreements for most employees
WASHINGTON — U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency Tuesday, though the rule is […]
Texas deputy dies after being hit by truck while helping during accident
HOUSTON — A deputy who was a 20-year-veteran of a Houston-area sheriff’s office died Tuesday after being hit by a truck while trying to help a driver following a minor […]
College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation’s largest jails
CHICAGO — For college senior Nana Ampofo, an unconventional book club inside one of the nation’s largest jails has transformed her career ambitions. Each week, the 22-year-old drives a van […]
Officials identify Idaho man who was killed by police after fatal shooting of deputy
BOISE, Idaho — Officials have released the name of the Idaho man who was killed last weekend after being identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s […]
Ex-gang leader’s account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says
LAS VEGAS — The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client’s […]
Supreme Court to weigh whether doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans
WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider Wednesday how far state bans can extend to women in medical emergencies. The […]
Georgia prison officials in ‘flagrant’ violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says
ATLANTA — Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state’s most restrictive holding facility, showing “no desire or intention” to make […]
Pentagon set to send initial $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is poised to send an initial $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday as the Senate began debate on long-awaited legislation […]
What’s EMTALA, the patient protection law at the center of Supreme Court abortion arguments?
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical emergencies in states that enact […]