Democrats' win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk
The Democrats' victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a big loss for Elon Musk
A wary Europe awaits Rubio with NATO's future on the line
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling this week to a gathering of top diplomats from NATO countries
Forecasters warn of deadly floods and strong tornadoes in parts of the Midwest and South
As severe thunderstorms threaten to hit parts of the Midwest and South, forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding, strong tornadoes and baseball-sized hail
With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957
US judge orders Trump administration to restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children
A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children in the United States
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesdays Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 11-12-21-29-49, Mega Ball: 3, Megaplier: 2
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore legal aid to migrant children who traveled alone to US
Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial
A judge in Boston is holding an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial
Escaped otter is home safe but zoo says her pal is still on the loose
One of two North American river otters who escaped from a Wisconsin zoo last month has returned home safe and sound
New York to release some prison inmates early over shortage of guard staff
New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system does not have enough corrections officers, weeks after the state fired more than 2,000 guards who went on strike over poor working conditions
Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker launches talking filibuster to protest Trump's agenda
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has carried an all-night speaking filibuster in protest of President Donald Trumps agenda into a new day
Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US
Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d'Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States
'JFK' director Oliver Stone to testify to Congress about assassination files
Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone is set to testify to Congress about thousands of newly released government documents surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Battle over trans athletes' participation in girls sports comes to California Capitol
A committee in the California legislature plans to vote on bills Tuesday that would restrict transgender athletes from participating in girls sports
ICE says a University of Minnesota student's visa was revoked for drunk driving
Federal officials say a University of Minnesota student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of drunken driving, not student protests
Two NYPD officers are charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker
Two New York City police officers are charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker while responding to a complaint of an illegal brothel
Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riot
President Donald Trump has pardoned a Virginia man whose sentence already was commuted for his convictions stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol
A DOGE employee is put in charge of the US Institute of Peace, a court filing alleges
A court filing says an official allied with Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency has been put in charge of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded think tank targeted by President Donald Trump for closure
Prosecutor makes offers to 10 New York prison guards charged in inmate's death
A special prosecutor says he made offers to resolve criminal cases against 10 New York prison guards indicted in the beating death of a handcuffed man
Paris Hilton nonprofit gives $25K grants to women-owned businesses hit by Eaton Fire
Fifty women business owners impacted by the Eaton Fire will receive recovery grants of up to $25,000 from Paris Hiltons nonprofit 11:11 Media Impact and GoFundMe
Apparent explosion, fire injures about a dozen in Detroit apartment building
An apparent explosion injured about a dozen people, including six children, at a 2-story apartment building in Detroit
Judge weighs bid to withhold investigation records in deaths of Gene Hackman, wife
A New Mexico court is weighing whether to block the disclosure of an array of records from an investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and wife, Betsy Arakawa
Man dies parachuting in Washington state during a BASE jump, sheriff says
A man has died in Washington state when he was parachuting and struck a cliff after his chute failed to fully open
First disappointment and then a celebration as video captures high school band's big surprise
A small high school in eastern North Carolina is celebrating the highest ranking its band has won at a statewide musical competition
Driver facing multiple charges in Brooklyn crash that killed mother, two children
Police say a woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a family out for a walk in Brooklyn, killing a mother and her two children
Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region while Tennessee braces for wild weather
Thousands of people have no power in Wisconsin and northern Michigan after freezing rain brought down trees and power lines
Wisconsin's attorney general asks the state Supreme Court to stop Musk's $1 million payments
Wisconsins attorney general has asked the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters
Tsunami warning issued after strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Pacific island country of Tonga
Trump roars down multiple paths of retribution as he vowed. Some targets yield while others fight
In the early part of his second term, President Donald Trump has taken action against individuals, law firms, private corporations, media companies and universities he regards as adversaries
Immigration officials look to collect social media handles from those seeking benefits. Is this new?
U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying to benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald ...
At least half of US states now outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns
At least half of U.S. states, including New Mexico and Alabama, introduced laws this year to ban Glock switches, which convert pistols into machine guns. These efforts respond to the rising use of these devices, driven partly by 3D printing, while gun control and gun rights advocates debate the impact.
Trial will determine who will pay $600M settlement in disastrous train derailment
Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned
How a new Georgia bill could change the fate of domestic abuse survivors in prison
Many women are in prison for killing their abusive partners
Winning numbers drawn in Saturdays Powerball
The winning numbers in Saturday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 07-11-21-53-61, Powerball: 2
Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing
Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency, have received email notices of their mass firing the latest step in the Trump administra...
Andrew Tate's ex-girlfriend accuses him of sexual assault and battery in new lawsuit
Andrew Tate is facing a new lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend accusing him of sexual assault and battery
A weekend ritual for Trump's Florida die-hards to get a brief glimpse of their political hero
President Donald Trump has spent nearly every weekend in Florida since starting his second term
Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history
Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders are sharply rebuking President Donald Trump for his order targeting the Smithsonian Institution
Kristi Noem refused to say who financed some of her travel. It was taxpayers who were on the hook
An Associated Press analysis has found that South Dakota taxpayers subsidized Gov. Kristi Noems cross-country campaigning to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars
US Judge temporarily halts deportations to third countries without a chance to challenge
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting people who have exhausted legal appeals to countries other than their own without first being allowed to argue that it would jeopardize their safety
Satanist leader's attempt to hold Black Mass in Kansas Statehouse sparks chaos and 4 arrests
The leader of a small group of self-described satanists and three other people have been arrested following a scuffle inside the Kansas Statehouse
Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former post
Columbia University's interim president Katrina Armstrong has resigned, returning to her post running the New York school's medical center
Tufts University student can't be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says
A federal judge in Massachusetts says a Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week cant be deported to Turkey without a court order
Oregon city at heart of high court homelessness ruling blocked from enforcing camping ban
An Oregon judge has blocked the city at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness from enforcing its camping ban unless it meets certain conditions
Is Elon Musk skirting election law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?
Billionaire Elon Musks unprecedented efforts to bolster the conservative candidate in next weeks hotly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court race have run into legal hot water amid accusations that he had broken state election law
Biden administration offshore oil and gas lease in Gulf Coast is unlawful, federal judge says
A federal judge has ruled that more than 109,000 square miles of Gulf Coast federal were unlawfully opened up for offshore drilling leases
Indicted Hawaii doctor's wife details alleged hiking trail attack in restraining order petition
The wife of a Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill her on a hiking trail has filed a petition for a temporary restraining order detailing the alleged attack
Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agencies
An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can fire two board members of independent labor agencies from their respective posts in the federal government
California's snowpack nears historic average with more storms on the way
The water in Californias mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, with more snow coming as a winter storm aims for the Sierra Nevada
Man held captive for 20 years asks prosecutors why stepmother is free after being charged
A Connecticut prosecutor says a man who told authorities he was held captive in his own home for two decades has asked why his stepmother is not behind bars after being charged with cruelty to persons and other crimes
Severe storms flood streets and prompt water rescues in South Texas
South Texas is trying to dry out after severe thunderstorms flooded streets and had authorities conducting more than 50 water rescues as many drivers were forced to abandon their vehicles on roadways and parking lots as some areas were inundated with a...
Wisconsin's governor vetoes a bill that would revive old test score standards
Wisconsin's governor has vetoed a Republican-authored bill that would revive old standards for student test scores and report cards
North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo
A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South
South Carolina inmate chooses to die by firing squad like condemned inmate before him
A second South Carolina inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets
Law firm Jenner & Block sues over Trump executive order, becoming 2nd firm to do so
A prominent Washington law firm targeted by President Donald Trump has sued to block an executive order that threatens its federal contracts and the security clearances of its employees
The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home
The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt
Federal judge to consider releasing immigration activist who took refuge in churches
A federal judge in Denver is set to hear arguments over whether an immigration and labor activist who took refuge in Colorado churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration should be freed from detention
A federal judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump's anti-DEI executive orders
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing parts of President Donald Trumps executive orders aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts among federal contractors and grant recipients
Georgia lawmakers won't seek student database after deadly high school shooting
Georgia lawmakers are giving up on creating a statewide database to collect information on students who might commit violence
The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied parole
Yolanda Saldvar, who has served nearly three decades in prison for killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez, has been denied parole by a Texas board
Family says man died after being injured then neglected for a week by rural Colorado jailers
The family of a 69-year-old man who died in a rural Colorado jail in 2023 says he slowly suffocated to death after his ribs were broken during an altercation with a deputy and he languished in a cell for a week without medical care
What is known about the deadly air crash between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter
Congress is holding a hearing Thursday about the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft
