For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story
President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation on Tuesday that establishes a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the...
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Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
The Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz on...
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Death of intellectually disabled inmate at Virginia prison drawing FBI scrutiny, document shows
The FBI is looking into the death of an intellectually disabled inmate who died at a Virginia prison and whom...
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Santa Barbara’s daily, one of California’s oldest, stops publishing after owner declares bankruptcy
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest newspapers, has ceased publishing after its owner declared the 150-year-old...
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The Big Peanut once again reigns at the roadside in Georgia, after hurricane felled earlier goober
Georgia’s Big Peanut is back.
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IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers to protect worker safety and combat scammers
The IRS says it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits — in a an...
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Vermont farmers are urged to document crop losses from flooding
Vermont state and federal officials are urging farmers to document and report their losses from the catastrophic flooding that hit...
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Authorities probing why police dog was deployed on man who was surrendering
An investigation has been launched into why an Ohio officer allowed his police dog to attack a truck driver who...
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Abortion messaging roils debate over Ohio ballot initiative. Backers said it wasn’t about that
The fraught politics of abortion have helped turn an August ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to...
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Civil rights attorney Crump set to announce another suit against Northwestern over alleged hazing
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is set to announce another lawsuit against Northwestern University over hazing allegations in its athletic...
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Arizona woman’s heat death after her power was cut off spurred changes, but advocates want more
The death of an older Arizona woman when her electricity was cut during a heat spell five years ago spurred...
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Oui, oui: Jill Biden heads to Paris to help mark US return to UN educational and scientific agency
Jill Biden has represented her country at the Olympics, a king's coronation and a royal wedding.
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After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict...
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How Trump is gaining an advantage in the nitty-gritty battle for delegates
Donald Trump's Republican presidential rivals appear to be at a disadvantage in the battle for delegates who will actually determine...
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Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. The Republican is pushing legal boundaries...
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Minneapolis backs off arrests for psychedelic plant use
Minneapolis is backing away from enforcing laws that criminalize buying psychedelic plants or using them in private.
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Key question as Federal Reserve meets: Can the central bank pull off a difficult ‘soft landing’?
When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they...
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Bodies of 4 killed in Alaska helicopter crash are recovered from lake
Authorities in Alaska say search and rescue divers have recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three state scientists...
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The results of ‘Barbenheimer’ weekend are in. Here’s who took the box office crown
“Barbenheimer” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold.
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Bell tolls for Wisconsin man who wins Hemingway look-alike contest
The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest has been won by a Wisconsin man who was celebrating his 68th birthday.
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