Psychologist says man charged in road rage killing was sane
A court-appointed psychologist says a man charged with killing a 13-year-old boy, wounding his mother and brother and a witness during a road rage confrontation in suburban Denver was legally sane at the time.
Judge dismissive of Trump’s reasons to skip NY rape trial
A federal judge says he won’t let former President Donald Trump’s lawyers tell jurors next week that he wants to attend a rape trial but won’t because he wants to spare New York City from the disruptions his visit would cause.
Alec Baldwin charge to be dropped in movie set shooting case
Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust.”.
Tennessee gun-control push at crossroads as proposal stalls
Chances are shrinking fast for a key gun-control proposal to make it out of the Tennessee Legislature.
Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has died at age 92.
Part party, part call to action: A look at pot holiday 4/20
It’s 4/20, the high holiday for marijuana enthusiasts, and it’s falling this year as the U.S. government reviews its cannabis policy and as more states have legalized the drug.
Racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during pandemic
The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neighbor says 6-year-old and parents shot over stray ball
Authorities are searching for a man accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old North Carolina girl and her parents.
California researchers attempt ocean climate solution
Engineering faculty at the University of California Los Angeles say they have developed a technique that can remove carbon dioxide from seawater and produce green hydrogen, a clean fuel, in the process.
House passes trans athlete ban for girls and women’s teams
The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.