SAVANNAH — A federal grand jury indicted a former southeast Georgia sheriff’s sergeant Thursday on civil rights charges, accusing him of using excessive force multiple times and writing misleading reports […]
Closure of Midwest-based newspaper chain leaves communities without a news source
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of […]
Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face US drug charges
MIAMI — The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers […]
From the Stones to Cardi B, this college haunt has attracted big acts for 50 years
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Nestled on a narrow, one-way street among Yale University buildings, a pizza joint and an ice cream shop, Toad’s Place looks like a typical haunt for […]
Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in North Carolina
SPRING HOPE, N.C. — Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after they and a police officer trying to save them were swept away in rushing floodwaters, authorities […]
2 Pennsylvania state troopers have been shot
PHILADELPHIA — Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were shot Thursday morning, Gov. Josh Shapiro said at an event outside Philadelphia. “About an hour ago in Susquehanna County, two state troopers […]
Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River
EAST ALTON, Ill. — Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Cpl. […]
Trump orders federal regulators to probe alleged bank discrimination against conservatives
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating a probe into whether banks have discriminated against conservatives and certain industries like gun manufacturers and cryptocurrency […]
Neo-Nazi group leader sentenced to 20 years in prison for planned Maryland power grid attack
BALTIMORE — The founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring with his girlfriend to plan an attack on Maryland’s power […]
Trump to nominate top economic aide Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve board
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate a top economic adviser to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors for four months, temporarily filling a vacancy while continuing […]