North Carolina's first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community of Raleigh. UNC Health and Duke Health announced the Apex location on Thursday. The announcement follows …
Federal officials are accusing Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of $140 million. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a federal civil …
A confrontation erupted between protesters and federal agents outside a Southern California farm while a raid took place Thursday. Vehicles from Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
The mountain village of Ruidoso has returned to the grim rituals of rebuilding from flash flooding. Crews are working to clear twisted metal, broken trees and muddy debris from streets and homes days …
The top House Democrat plans a town hall in Louisiana, home to Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and his deputy, to rally against the health care cuts in the GOP bill that President Donald Trump signed …
An independent investigator is being sanctioned by the United States over her work scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territory. Francesca Albanese is a high-profile part of a …
Several hundred people have gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas. The vigil was held Wednesday evening to remember of the at least 120 people who died in the catastrophic …
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A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a Native Hawaiian man convicted of a hate crime against a white man must be re-sentenced, potentially adding years to his prison term. Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi was …
Two Arkansas prison employees have been fired after an inmate known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" escaped in May. Corrections officials said Thursday that the employees violated policies, allowing …
Texas officials say 161 people are still considered missing after extraordinary floods swamped parts of Kerr County and nearby areas. It's a big number in addition to at least 120 confirmed deaths …
The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Human Services over its newly updated affirmative action hiring policy. The policy requires supervisors to …
The Trump administration has announced it’s issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the …
A retired police sergeant in a New York suburb has been sentenced to six months in prison for repeatedly firing a Taser gun at a man suffering a health crisis. U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas in …
Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis. The plaintiffs argue that the governor overstepped his …
Police say an employee at a Detroit-area McDonald’s was stabbed and killed by a co-worker after an argument. A breakfast customer who is licensed to carry a gun fired a warning shot and stopped the …
Officials at the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department triggered a flood warning siren last week when the Guadalupe River began to swell. If residents in the more than 2,200-person unincorporated …
The Los Angeles Fire Department says 31 workers have been safely removed from an industrial tunnel after part of the structure collapsed. The workers were up to 6 miles from the tunnel’s only …
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a repeal of a law guaranteeing paid sick leave for workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage. The repeal will take effect Aug. 28. Workers' rights …
A judge has rejected a challenge to Michigan’s ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents. He says the group that brought the lawsuit had no standing to file it. Michigan voters in …