A 17-year-old New Hampshire boy has been ordered to write a 3,000-word essay on the "impact of racism" for graffiti that a judge felt violated the state's civil rights act
New Mexico police arrested three suspects arrested in the death of a disabled woman in a New Mexico program intended to help those with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Farmington, New Mexico, police released a photo of the note found on shooting suspect Beau Wilson's person after he allegedly murdered three elderly women.
Senate Majority Leader warns Congress that they “must move quickly" to regulate artificial intelligence. They have convened a bipartisan group of senators to work on legislation.
Alaska's statewide flooding has destroyed scores of homes from large ice chunks. Officials shut down one of the state’s few east-west highways to one lane.
A West Virginia GOP House member has announced her resignation to take a position at American Electric Power. Erikka Storch resignation will be effective on May 19.
A Tennessee deputy who was shot and wounded in the chest during a standoff is expected to recover. The deputy was wearing a bulletproof vest when the incident occurred.
A news organization executive has apologized to former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for the remarks she made about him and the misspending of welfare money.
Efforts are underway to remove the first-term mayor of a southwest Louisiana town aimd allegations of fraud and election irregularities. Organizers filed the paperwork Tuesday.
Administrators at the University of Maryland (UMD) are telling students to stop giving so many offerings to its mascot statue amid a dangerous pileup of trash and stolen items.
Nima Momeni, the 38-year-old Bay Area entrepreneur accused of fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee in April, pleaded not guilty to murder Thursday.
A Missouri high school teacher who used a racial slur several times in class has resigned and the 15-year-old sophomore who videotaped it is serving a three day suspension.
A 49-year-old man charged with attacking two federal employees working for Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly with an aluminum bat now faces federal charges.
An Arizona grand jury indicted so-called 'Doomsday mom' Lori Vallow in the 2019 murder of her niece's former husband. Vallow was convicted in her children's murders on May 12.
Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot has "psychological problems" but maintains innocence in a $250,000 plot targeting her mother, lawyer says.
Wildfire smoke from fires raging in Canada is impacting air quality and visibility across multiple U.S. states this week. Some Air Quality Alerts were in effect.
A judge has halted plans to build an unnecessary bridge that would have cost $100 million, citing that the transportation director had a personal vendetta against a toll company.
A federal appeals court listened to arguments regarding the approval of the abortion drug mifepristone and whether it should be revoked. The case is likely heading to the Supreme Court.
