Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash

Thousands of people are rallying across the country as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment.
Towering Monument Valley buttes display sunset spectacle

A sunset spectacle featuring towering rock formations that resemble mittens played out this week at Monument Valley on the Arizona-Utah border.
Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash underway in Kentucky

A special military investigative team is on the scene of a deadly crash involving two Black Hawk helicopters that killed nine people in southwestern Kentucky.
Factory explosion survivor, on fire, fell into chocolate vat

A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says her arm caught fire as flames engulfed the ruined building — and then she fell through the floor into a vat of liquid chocolate.
Biden’s strategy on Trump’s indictment: No comment

President Joe Biden says he’s not going to talk about former President Donald Trump’s New York indictment.
EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is clearing the way for California rules that will phase out the sale of diesel-powered trucks.
Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment

The federal government has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers.
Palm weaving workshops join faith, culture for Palm Sunday

Christians around the world will be getting blessed palm branches at Palm Sunday services, which start the church’s most solemn week.
Mississippi pushes more state policing in mostly Black city

The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Jackson.
Trump indictment live updates: Latest news, developments

In the first criminal case against a former president, Donald Trump has been indicted on charges involving payments made during his 2016 campaign.
