Michigan judges ordered to honor pronouns of parties in court
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered all judges to address people in court by the pronouns they use or by...
Slaves’ descendants seek a referendum to veto zoning changes they say threaten their Georgia...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected a tiny Georgia island community populated by slaves' descendants,...
Man who was rescued after falling overboard from tanker has died
BOSTON (AP) — A man who was rescued by the crew of a commercial fishing boat after he fell overboard from a tanker has...
Apple leverages idea of switching to Bing to pry more money out of Google,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple was never serious about replacing Google with Microsoft’s Bing as the default search engine in Macs and iPhones, but kept...
Houston approves $5M to relocate residents living near polluted Union Pacific rail yard
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston officials on Wednesday approved $5 million for a fund to help relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard...
Massachusetts man stabs five officers after crashing into home following chase, police say
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who sped away during a traffic stop led police on a chase that ended with him crashing...
Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Supreme Court justices vigorously questioned the state's lawyer Wednesday about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes...
Prosecutors say cheek swab from Gilgo Beach murder suspect adds to evidence of guilt
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — DNA from Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann’s cheek swab matches the DNA that authorities had previously collected from...
Biden vetoes two Republican-led bills to undo protections for the prairie bird and northern...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations...
A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here’s what happens...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge's ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud as he built his real-estate empire tarnishes the former president's image as a...