BLACKDUCK, Minn. — A woman killed two children in northern Minnesota, set a house on fire and left with another child, according to an indictment announced Monday. Jennifer Marie Stately, […]
Judges ask whether lawmakers could draw up new House map in time for this year’s elections
NEW ORLEANS — Federal judges who threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a second mostly Black district told state lawyers Monday to determine whether the Legislature could draw […]
Georgia court candidate sues to block ethics rules so he can keep campaigning on abortion
ATLANTA — A former Democratic congressman running for Georgia State Supreme Court filed a federal lawsuit Monday claiming a state agency is unconstitutionally trying to block him from talking about […]
Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half […]
Russia defends veto of UN resolution to prohibit nukes in outer space, urges vote to ban all weapons
UNITED NATIONS — Russia on Monday defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging all nations to prevent a nuclear arms race in outer space, challenging the U.S., Japan and […]
Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half […]
The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records
SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records […]
Donald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoric
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is accusing Joe Biden of offering a weak response to antisemitism, wielding the clashes on colleges campuses over the war in Gaza as a campaign […]
For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state’s abortion ban is personal
For Louisiana Rep. Delisha Boyd, the uphill battle she faces to exempt pregnancies that are the result of rape and incest from Louisiana’s strict abortion ban is not just morally […]
California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state reported Monday the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years. The state saw […]