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Man charged in connection with some of 'Texas Killing Fields' deaths

Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to some of the Texas Killing Fields deaths of dozens of women found near Houston beginning in the 1970s

2 Apr 2026 4:55 am
CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

The federal governments disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases

2 Apr 2026 4:40 am
Explosion that killed LA County deputies involved serious safety violations

A state investigation has found that the deaths of three Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies in a grenade explosion at the parking lot of a training facility last year involved willful and serious safety violations in the department, including fail...

2 Apr 2026 4:39 am
Baby killed by a stray bullet after drive-by attack in Brooklyn, police say

A 7-month-old baby in a stroller was killed by a stray bullet when a man on a moped shot at a group of people on a Brooklyn sidewalk

2 Apr 2026 4:37 am
US lifts sanctions on Venezuelas acting President Delcy Rodrguez

The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuelas acting President Delcy Rodrguez

2 Apr 2026 2:27 am
Brief fire causes evacuation but no injuries at historic Detroit college building

Fire caused the evacuation of a historic building owned by Wayne State University in Detroit

2 Apr 2026 1:51 am
Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

Medical examiners have ruled that the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, five days after Border Patrol left him at a Buffalo, New York, doughnut shop, was a homicide

2 Apr 2026 1:16 am
A former New York prison guard is found guilty of manslaughter in an inmates fatal beating

A former corrections officer has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate New York

1 Apr 2026 11:49 pm
After loud booms, authorities say they found at least 25 explosive devices in NY man's apartment

Federal prosecutors say officers responding to reports of loud booms in a New York neighborhood this week discovered at least 25 improvised explosive devices inside an apartment and charged a man who lives there

1 Apr 2026 11:45 pm
Retail sales rise 0.6% in February, but impact of Iran war threatens to derail spending

Shoppers increased their spending in February, particularly on cars and clothing, after pulling back at the start of the year due to severe winter storms

1 Apr 2026 7:47 pm
DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts

Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem

1 Apr 2026 7:08 pm
Lithium mine clears hurdle despite conservationists' worries for rare wildflower

A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada

1 Apr 2026 6:01 am
Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work

An appeals court panel has suspended a federal judges order for the Trump administration to bring hundreds of Voice of America employees back to work from paid leave

1 Apr 2026 5:28 am
Judge rules HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful

1 Apr 2026 5:27 am
Bystander video shows handcuffed woman escape from half-opened police cruiser window

Authorities in western Michigan say a woman who shimmied out the rear window of a police cruiser while handcuffed and then fled has been arrested

1 Apr 2026 4:02 am
Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate in Mississippi

The Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him

1 Apr 2026 1:28 am
Librarian fired for refusing to move over 100 books from children's to adult section

A local Tennessee library board has fired the countys top librarian for refusing to comply with its vote to move more than 100 LGBTQ books from the childrens to the adult section over claims

1 Apr 2026 12:56 am
Ex-Arkansas medical board chair indicted over alleged drugging and abduction of patients

A federal indictment accuses an Arkansas doctor of drugging and abducting psychiatric patients to profit from health care reimbursements

31 Mar 2026 11:37 pm
Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris is free after 6 months in an Oklahoma jail for child sex abuse

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an Oklahoma woman in the 1980s has been released from an Oklahoma jail

31 Mar 2026 10:14 pm
Jury can't reach verdict in corruption trial of 2 ex-FirstEnergy executives in $60M bribery scandal

Jurors say they cant reach a verdict in the trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives in a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio

31 Mar 2026 9:10 pm
Retired NYPD sergeant arrested in corruption probe linked to city lawmaker and governor's aide

A retired New York City police sergeant whose company provided security to the citys migrant shelters has been indicted on bribery charges

31 Mar 2026 8:30 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Mondays Powerball

The winning numbers in Monday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 07-11-31-41-57, Powerball: 20

31 Mar 2026 2:46 pm
Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops' lives and may not end Iran war, experts say

President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Irans Kharg Island

31 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
Federal 'God squad' poised to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules

Trump administration officials will soon consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act

31 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says

The FBI says a man with an assault-style rifle who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the militant group Hezbollah and was seeking to kill many Jewish people

31 Mar 2026 11:23 am
A 'World Cup' for immigrant girls uses the joy of sport to counter ICE fears

A Portland soccer tournament brought girls from immigrant and refugee families together to push back against fear tied to federal immigration enforcement

31 Mar 2026 11:23 am
Student shoots a teacher at Texas high school before fatally shooting self, authorities say

Authorities say a 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself

31 Mar 2026 11:23 am
Small explosive device found in suburban New York neighborhood, police say

Police say a small explosive device has been found by an apartment building door in suburban New York after residents heard booms

31 Mar 2026 11:23 am
Lawyers for Rep. Swalwell demand that FBI director halt any plan to release old investigative file

Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release decade-old files from an investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese spy that resulted in no criminal charges

31 Mar 2026 11:20 am
Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to delay preliminary hearing

Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk have asked to delay a preliminary hearing scheduled in May

31 Mar 2026 11:18 am
Democrats try a new tactic to win a House seat in Utah running as progressives in a red state

Candidates in Utah are for the first time fighting to outflank each other on the left after a redistricting shakeup gave Democrats a prime pickup opportunity in the red state

31 Mar 2026 11:13 am
Vermont defends its landmark climate superfund law against Trump administration lawsuit

Vermont is defending its first-in-the-nation law that aims to make fossil fuel companies help pay for damage caused by climate change

31 Mar 2026 8:48 am
US lawmakers express support for stalled Taiwan special defense budget

U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan say the United States supports efforts by Taiwan's government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament

31 Mar 2026 7:56 am
GOP sheriff in California pauses election probe as legal challenges grow

A California sheriff who seized more than half a million election ballots says he has paused the election fraud investigation

31 Mar 2026 7:41 am
Mississippi Department of Public Safety uncovers KKK artifacts in one of its offices

A notebook with meeting minutes and a ledger are among the Ku Klux Klan-related items found recently when a Mississippi government office was cleared out

31 Mar 2026 12:19 am
Florida hospital drops lawsuit against woman who refused to leave the facility

A Florida hospital has dropped a lawsuit that aimed to force a discharged patient to leave her hospital room

30 Mar 2026 9:54 pm
Apollo's old-timers rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch

The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back

30 Mar 2026 6:04 pm
Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA's return to the moon

NASA's Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time

30 Mar 2026 12:59 pm
TSA pay may be coming, but airport delays could persist and ICE agents may not leave soon

Heading into the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay the tens of thousands of TSA officers who have been working without pay for over a month during a partial government shutdown

30 Mar 2026 5:38 am
Chesney the kangaroo flees petting zoo for three days on the lam

The kangaroo jumped an eight-foot fence to escape his petting zoo in Wisconsin.

30 Mar 2026 4:26 am
Some familiar names to the Supreme Court in a death row case over racial bias in jury makeup

Some names will be familiar to the Supreme Court in the latest case involving a Black death row inmate from Mississippi

29 Mar 2026 7:00 pm
Swift and widespread, efforts to rebrand Csar Chavez Day are fueled by emotion and duty

From California to Minnesota, elected leaders and civil rights groups are scrambling to distance themselves from Csar Chavezs name in the wake of sexual abuse allegations

29 Mar 2026 6:59 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Saturdays Powerball

The winning numbers in Saturday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 11-42-43-59-61, Powerball: 25

29 Mar 2026 3:54 pm
Hacked hospitals, hidden spyware: Iran conflict shows how digital fight is ingrained in warfare

Iran has turned to its cyber operations to make up for its military disadvantages in its conflict with Israel and the U.S. Since the war began last month, hackers supporting Iran have launched thousands of cyberattacks on companies and organizations in...

29 Mar 2026 11:24 am
The Latest: Regional powers to meet in Pakistan to discuss how to end Mideast fighting

Regional powers plan to meet in Pakistan to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East after about 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the region and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the monthlong war

29 Mar 2026 11:24 am
Iran-backed Houthis enter the monthlong war and could further threaten global shipping

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered the monthlong war in the Middle East and claimed they launched missiles toward Israel

29 Mar 2026 11:24 am
US lawmakers say they'll visit Taiwan before Trump's summit with China's Xi

Senators say the trip is to bolster U.S. alliances to counter China's dominance.

28 Mar 2026 8:12 pm
First submarine named after Massachusetts joins the Navy fleet

The USS Massachusetts has joined the Navy fleet

28 Mar 2026 5:47 pm
5 killed after train and van collide in train crossing in rural Mississippi

Authorities say five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi

28 Mar 2026 12:14 pm
The top moments from this year's CPAC conference in Texas

President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest yearly meetings of conservatives for the first time in nearly a decade

28 Mar 2026 11:04 am