Senate panel OKs rail-safety bill; railroad vows to help homeowners affected by Ohio derailment
A Senate panel has approved a rail-safety measure in response to the train derailment earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio Read More
Officials: Florida sex offender charged with illegal voting
A registered sex offender in Florida has been arrested on charges that he voted illegally in the November 2020 election Read More
Gun safety proposals take big step forward at Minnesota Legislature
A pair of gun violence prevention measures long sought by Minnesota Democrats have been added to a broad public safety budget bill, significantly raising their chances of becoming law Read More
2nd Michigan school district bans backpacks after loaded gun found
A second Michigan school district is banning backpacks, this time because an elementary school student was found with a loaded gun Read More
Appeals court tosses convictions of 2 parents in ‘Varsity Blues’ college admissions scandal
A federal appeals court has overturned the fraud convictions of two parents who were found guilty at trial of paying bribes to get their kids into elite universities as part of a sprawling college admissions bribery Read More
Juror who listened to conservative podcaster Tim Pool joined verdict against Donald Trump
A juror who says he occasionally listens to conservative podcast host Tim Pool was on the jury that found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing a magazine columnist in 1996 at a luxury Manhattan department store Read More
Ex-California cheerleading coach charged with molesting girls
Prosecutors say a former competitive cheerleading coach has been charged with molesting girls as young as 11 years old in Southern California and he faces similar charges in Florida Read More
Peru issues order allowing extradition to US of prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway
Peru issues order allowing extradition to US of prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway Read More
New York City sticking with migrant hotel plan despite pushback from suburbs
New York City officials plan to send some asylum-seekers to an upstate hotel Read More
Amazon to receive $1 billion in tax breaks in eastern Oregon for new data centers
Officials in a rural county in northeastern Oregon have voted to give tax breaks worth an estimated $1 billion to Amazon for five more data centers there Read More