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A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has made his first court appearance on a manslaughter charge
Arizona Supreme Court rejects prosecutors appeal, ensuring fake elector case goes back to the grand jury
One of three remaining criminal cases stemming from efforts by President Donald Trumps supporters to overturn the 2020 election appears headed back to a grand jury in Arizona
Authorities say an investigation into identity theft and the use of fake identification documents has led to the detention of 48 immigrants and the indictments of six people in South Carolina
Outraged Minnesota residents with loved ones who died at the hands of police are demanding accountability over the state's Republican Party holding a public prayer for the former police officer in prison for murdering George Floyd
The Justice Department says an American journalist has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is hosting his first major campaign event since media reports surfaced that he previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married
A Northern Nevada congressional seat thats open for the first time in 15 years is testing Republican voters appetite for a candidate with a long political resume or a newcomer with President Donald Trump's backing
A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas sheriff nominee who was accused of killing his teenage daughters alleged abuser in 2024
Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the states long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this year have been reindicted
President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently
A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the ketamine overdose death of Elijah McClain after the Black man was pinned down by police
A New Jersey police sergeant has been charged with stealing $10,000 worth of camera equipment from a photojournalist
Dramatic footage from a truck-driving preacher's dashboard camera captured what appears to be a kidnapping attempt
President Donald Trump says the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is complete
The Senate is beginning a long series of votes on legislation to fund President Donald Trumps immigration enforcement agencies
President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda
Lebanese Americans are both grieving and taking action to support loved ones in their homeland who have been affected by the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants
The Catholic archbishop of Washington has removed a well-known priest who said UFO sightings were the work of demons
Opening statements are set to begin in the murder trial of a former Texas high school athlete accused of taking out a knife during a track meet and fatally stabbing a 17-year-old competitor from a rival team in the stadiums bleachers
President Donald Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal attorney who has aggressively pursued the Republican presidents agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role
Trump says hes nominating Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer, to serve as attorney general
Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journalist Don Lemon, will not additionally face state charges
A man accused of killing several women and dumping their bodies in the Portland, Oregon, area has been arraigned on a fifth murder charge
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers
Republican Steve Hilton is running for California governor on a message that the state is bursting with potential but has lost its way
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will not testify before Congress next week about the leagues broadcast deals and its recent practice of airing games on paywalled streaming services
A stunning week of revelations of discord at 60 Minutes has raised a host of questions, and left people inside and outside the network wondering about the program's ultimate health
SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the worlds first trillionaire
Michael Stansfield never expected to be a major player in California politics when he threw his hat into a congressional race as a Republican agitating for peace in the Middle East
A train has struck a semi-truck in eastern Iowa, killing one person and injuring another
Polymarket is ending its paid relationship with George Santos as federal regulators investigate him for possible insider trading
A new lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in five populous Atlanta-area counties but not the rest of Georgia
The House is preparing to vote on whether to halt the U.S. military action against Iran
The top federal prosecutor in Chicago is defending his appearance before a grand jury last year when it returned an indictment against critics of the Trump administrations immigration sweeps
Commercial buses still lack the kind of collision-avoidance technology and emergency braking systems that have become standard on many new cars despite the fact that the National Transportation Safety Board has been recommending it for years
Georgia's oldest city is welcoming a truckload of historical treasures from the earlier period of U.S. history
Actor Shia LaBeouf has pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery for punching people outside a New Orleans bar in February during Mardi Gras
Poland and Lithuania confirm they are in talks about their role in NATO's nuclear deterrence efforts, which are centered on U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe
A hearing in Luigi Mangiones state murder case was held in secret after the judge shut out the press and public without explanation
A federal judge is considering whether to throw out a jurys guilty verdict against former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers
Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is testifying in support of a bipartisan bill to overhaul college athletics
NASA's Mars Maven spacecraft has been declared dead after six months of radio silence
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has launched a $75 million fundraising campaign as the nonprofit tries to educate the millions of U.S. youth who dont remember the terror attacks
Officials say police are locked in negotiations with a man holding hostages inside a building that houses a Chase bank branch and school district office in the Southern California city of Bakersfield
A series of bizarre sightings of people popping in and out of New Yorks vast, subterranean sewer system in recent days has the whole city wondering what exactly is going on
When musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act
Californias congressional primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year
The U.S. Trade Representative has announced the Trump administration is proposing tariffs of 10% or more for dozens of major trading partners following a probe into alleged forced labor

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