Relatives of El Paso Walmart shooting victims seek justice, saying they’re down but not out

Family members of the 23 people killed in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart are confronting the gunman face-to-face in court for the first time since the 2019 massacre.
Aretha Franklin’s sons battle over handwritten wills 5 years after her death

Five years after music superstar Aretha Franklin’s death, her final wishes are still unsettled.
Father of the bride, teen who tried to save friend among 5 killed in Philadelphia shooting

A father who was preparing to walk his eldest daughter down the aisle.
Norfolk Southern says other companies should share blame in fiery Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash.
LA County sheriff’s department calls video of deputy tackling woman ‘disturbing,’ opens inquiry

The Los Angeles County sheriff says video footage of a deputy violently throwing a woman to the ground while she filmed her husband being handcuffed in a grocery store parking lot is “disturbing.”
California hotel workers back on the job after strike. But union warns more walkouts are possible

Workers who picketed 19 major Southern California hotels over the long holiday weekend are back on the job, but their union warned that more walkouts could come at any time.
Iowa’s Republican governor calls a special legislative session to revive abortion restrictions

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has called a special legislative session so lawmakers can enact new abortion restrictions.
Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for legal abortion

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a 9-year-old Ohio girl who later traveled out of state for an abortion.
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor scales back Republican tax cut, signs state budget

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed off on a two-year spending plan after dramatically scaling back the size of a Republican income tax cut that would have moved the state closer to a flat rate.
Ohio abortion rights backers submit nearly double needed signatures for fall ballot measure

Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution have delivered nearly double the number of signatures needed to place an amendment on the fall statewide ballot.
