An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in the 1960s calling for Black voting rights has been reconstructed in its entirety at a museum near Detroit. The delicate …
A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps escalated as dozens of Democratic lawmakers fled the state to block a vote on a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore up …
The Justice Department has identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. The release of the list Tuesday came two months after the federal government …
A medical transport plane crashed and caught fire on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing four people. The crash Tuesday from Albuquerque, New Mexico, involving the CSI Aviation company …
Democrat Michael Thurmond has announced his bid for governor of Georgia in 2026. Thurmond says he wants to focus on the cost of living, preserving access to health care and ending divisiveness. He …
Today in History: August 6, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
A man accused of killing three women in the Portland, Oregon, area and dumping their bodies has been indicted on a fourth murder charge. Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez says a grand …
Voters in Detroit are set to narrow the nine-candidate field for mayor down to two. Tuesday's nonpartisan primary marks the first time since 2012 that Mike Duggan's name won't appear on the ballot. …
Solomon Kinloch makes runoff for Detroit mayor, will face Mary Sheffield in November contest.
Museums across the U.S. have artifacts on display that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era. Public access to these items may be restricted or prohibited at federal sites …
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans from adopting U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants in place …
The mother of the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office tower home to the NFL told 911 dispatchers during a 2022 incident when he threatened to kill himself that he suffered from a …
Tennessee is gearing up for an execution that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest. Gov. Bill Lee declined Monday to …
U.S. prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican drug lords Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero. Prosecutors disclosed their decision in brief letters …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new …
Attorneys for over 200 women are calling for a federal investigation of alleged sexual abuse they say was rampant for decades at juvenile bootcamps run by the Los Angeles County probation department. …
A Seattle Kraken ice hockey player and the team's mascot had a close call with a grizzly bear during a promotional video shoot in Alaska. The run-in happened during a flyfishing outing near Brooks …
The parents of a man who was fatally shot by an officer after the two scuffled are suing the officer and accusing police in the Denver suburb of Aurora of failing to end racially discriminatory …
Dozens of people have gathered for a funeral service for wrestler Hulk Hogan, who died last month at 71. The service was held Tuesday at the same church where Hogan was baptized in 2023. The Pinellas …
4 people killed in medical transport plane crash on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, tribal police say.