Minnesota seeks unifying symbol to replace state flag considered offensive to Native Americans
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state commission went to work Tuesday on designing a new state flag and seal for Minnesota to replace a current...
New book details Biden-Obama frictions and says Harris sought roles ‘away from the spotlight’
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book about Joe Biden portrays the president as someone whose middle-class upbringing helped foster a resentment of intellectual elitism...
61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to ‘Stop Cop City’ movement
ATLANTA (AP) — Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against a proposed police...
Wait times to exit Burning Man drop after flooding left tens of thousands stranded...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up considerably Tuesday as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert...
Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for convicted murder Alex Murdaugh want a new trial, accusing the court clerk of improperly influencing the jury.They're accusing...
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw resigns after turbulent three years at the helm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will step down this month to help lead a New York-area transit system, the mayor said...
Authorities expand search area for killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison after latest sighting
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have moved and expanded the search area for a convicted murderer who escaped from a suburban Philadelphia prison...
Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second...
One way to boost students’ scores? Help teachers conquer their math anxiety
CHICAGO (AP) — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers...
America’s small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes. It’s not all bad
GOODHUE, Minnesota (AP) — As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town's...