The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” will play prominently as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s 2nd District. The Omaha-area district, where Republican U.S. Rep. …
Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic. A new analysis of state test scores from third to eighth grade for over 5,000 …
Federal prosecutors have charged a Missouri man with allegedly sharing bomb-making videos on social media. These videos were reportedly used by the man who killed 14 people in New Orleans on New …
Israeli authorities have started the demolition of some shops built without permits on the outskirts of a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank. Israel says the demolitions on Tuesday are needed …
A settlement agreement says the family of a Black man who died while being punched, kicked and stunned by five white Louisiana State Police troopers during roadside arrest agreed to a tentative $4.85 …
Louisiana officials agree to $4.8M settlement over Ronald Greene’s death during violent traffic stop, AP sources say.
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Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a …
Authorities say the man struck and killed by a plane taking off at Denver International Airport was intending to end his own life when he scaled a remote fence and walked onto a runway. The medical …
The city of Austin will pay $35 million to three men and the family of a fourth who were wrongly accused of the rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop in 1991, a case that initially …
Missouri's new congressional districts are facing a key legal challenge while Republican lawmakers in Louisiana and South Carolina consider redistricting. The Missouri Supreme Court is to hear …
The young sons of Utah author Kouri Richins have said in a new court document that they would feel unsafe if their mother was ever released from prison after she was found guilty of killing their …
Residents heading to the polls in West Virginia's primary election now must present a valid photo ID in order to vote. The law passed last year no longer allows the use of non-photo forms of …
A jury has begun hearing evidence at the murder-for-hire federal trial of the estranged husband of a prominent New York City art dealer who was found stabbed to death two years ago in his townhouse …
Tiger Woods’ attorney and prosecutors are set to argue about whether the golfer’s prescription drug records should be handed over to the state following his March arrest in Florida on suspicion …
Harvey Weinstein’s defense has urged jurors to put an end to a #MeToo-era rape case that has gone to trial three times. An attorney for Weinstein argued Tuesday that the former Hollywood honcho …
A man with an assault-style rifle fired randomly at passing cars outside Boston on Monday, wounding two people. Authorities say he was wounded after a state trooper and a former Marine opened fire at …
Authorities in the Bahamas say that an aircraft crashed off the coast of Florida and that all 10 people aboard have been rescued. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority in the Bahamas says the …
A New York health care system has received a federal grand jury subpoena issued in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who …
Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry “Geezer” Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs from medical experiments. The unlikely …