Republicans push back on new federal court policy aimed at ‘judge shopping’ in national...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans took aim Thursday at a new federal courts policy trying to curb “judge shopping,” a practice that gained national...
Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones
Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private...
Terrified residents of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district sue for streets free of drugs, tents
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two hotels and several residents of San Francisco's troubled Tenderloin district sued the city on Thursday, alleging it is using...
Arkansas’ elimination of ‘X’ as option for sex on licenses and IDs endorsed by...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A predominantly Republican panel on Thursday endorsed an Arkansas agency's elimination of “X” as an option alongside male and...
St. Patrick’s parade will be Kansas City’s first big event since the deadly Super...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected this weekend's St. Patrick’s Day parade in Kansas City, where they should...
Judge rejects Sen. Menendez’s claims that legislative immunity protects him from bribery charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez cannot escape federal prosecution on grounds that he has legislative immunity from four conspiracy charges alleging that...
Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what’s being done to stop them
ST. LOUIS (AP) — It's a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation reveals that the shooter...
2 Michigan officers on leave after video shows officer kicking Black man in head...
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Two suburban Detroit police officers are under investigation after police video of officers arresting a Black man accused of...
Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial for a...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors said Thursday they are open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial by a...
Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal misdemeanor charge after authorities said he forced a man...
