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Family members of a Black teenager shot and killed by police in an Alabama suburb of Birmingham want to see the body camera footage of the shooting
A deputy has been killed in an ambush while attempting to arrest a suspect.
Jimmy Swaggart, the televangelist whose multimillion-dollar ministry was crippled by his encounters with prostitutes, has died
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilient in the face of high borrowing costs and uncertainty over U.S. economic policy
The Ford Foundation has announced Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as its next president
Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia have gone on strike, halting trash collection and other services
Iowa has become the first state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code
The founder of Yoga to the People has been sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a tax charge
President Donald Trump is heading to Floridas Everglades for a firsthand look at a new immigration detention facility that the White House suggests will be especially secure given that it is surrounded by alligators.
The husband of a woman who disappeared on Mothers Day 2020 is set to appear in a Colorado court for the first time since being charged again with murder in her death
The winning numbers in Monday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 13-28-44-52-55, Powerball: 6
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed five bills cracking down on the rampant use of illegal fireworks in the islands
Authorities in North Carolina say an escaped inmate fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun, then fled in a stolen vehicle before being captured in another county
The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting duty
A New York man has been sentenced to 25 years to life for fatally stabbing an emergency worker in 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new nearly $115 billion state budget into law
State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people in the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history that uncovered nearly $15 million in false claims
President Donald Trump is planning to visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis
No state may have more to lose than Georgia as Republicans in Congress look to gut federal subsidies that aid both the solar and electric vehicle industries
A Milwaukee police officer has died after being shot while responding to a call about a person with a weapon
Officials say six people were killed when a small plane crashed minutes after taking off from an Ohio airport
A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies
A poll shows only 36% of Democrats say theyre extremely or very proud to be American, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that's also clear among young people
A hearing in Pennsylvania will determine if several witnesses will have to testify at a former criminal justice student's trial on charges he stabbed to death four college students in Idaho in 2022
Zohran Mamdani is the expected Democratic nominee for New York City mayor.
McLaren driver Lando Norris wins Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride is reaching its rainbow-laden crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world host major parades and marches
The winning numbers in Saturday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 04-35-43-52-62, Powerball: 12
Some Iranians are getting arrested by immigration authorities after living decades in the United States
Park officials say a 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile shark.
The Florida immigration detention site dubbed Alligator Alcatraz is being met by opposition from a range of groups concerned with its impacts on local Native American tribes, the Everglades ecosystem and human rights for migrants
Authorities in Kansas say a deputy who responded to a call about fireworks died after being shot by a man who was then killed by the fatally wounded deputy
The winning numbers in Friday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 18-21-29-42-50, Mega Ball: 2, Megaplier:
The Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ storybooks
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to attend the funeral of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman on Saturday
Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars
More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause
Fireworks are as American as apple pie
A T-shirt worn by Beyonc during a Juneteenth performance on her Cowboy Carter tour has caused a wave of criticism for the Houston-born pop star
Zohran Mamdanis mayoral campaign has piqued the interest of South Asians and Muslims in New York City and beyond
NFL coach Jim Harbaugh has been added to a lawsuit against the University of Michigan and a former assistant football coach who is accused of hacking into the computer accounts of college athletes to look for intimate photos
Thousands of motorists have been stranded in West Virginia after a mudslide sent water and debris onto highway
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bipartisan budget that boosts pay for first responders and increases spending on social services
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed legislation that provides public funding to renovate Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Louisiana authorities have captured one of two remaining fugitives who escaped from the New Orleans jail six weeks ago
A newly filed class action lawsuit in New Hampshire seeks to block changes to an out-of-court settlement fund for victims of child abuse at the state's youth detention center
A federal appeals court is staying a lower court ruling that blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with dismantling the U.S. Institute of Peace
A California Energy Commission official is recommending a pause on Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to penalize oil companies if their profits climb too high
Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran have fallen short
A federal judge has struck down another of President Donald Trumps executive orders targeting law firms