SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A riveted nation watched video released this week of a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who called 911 for assistance, in her […]
Andrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against human trafficking accuser can go to trial, judge says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate ‘s defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can go […]
Two North Carolina public universities may see academic degree cuts soon after board vote
RALEIGH, N.C. — Two of North Carolina’s public universities will be allowed to eliminate more than a dozen degree programs ranging from ancient Mediterranean studies to physics after the university […]
Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has […]
New evidence means freedom for a Michigan man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder conviction
DETROIT — A man who served nearly 40 years in prison for a Detroit-area murder won’t face another trial after a judge threw out his conviction based on new evidence. […]
Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park
BILLINGS, Mont. — A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as large rocks shot into the air has highlighted […]
Authorities identify victims of fatal plane crash near the site of an air show in Wisconsin
NEKIMI, Wis. — A Pennsylvania man and a man from New York have been preliminarily identified as the victims of a fatal plane crash near the site of an airshow […]
Mistrial declared in case of Indiana man accused of fatally shooting five, including pregnant woman
INDIANAPOLIS — A judge declared a mistrial in the case of an Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a pregnant woman, after a witness verbally confronted the […]
A former candidate for governor is disbarred over possessing images of child sexual abuse
AUGUSTA, Maine — A wealthy attorney who came close to being elected governor has been disbarred following the completion of his sentence for possessing thousands of images of child sexual […]
Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. […]