Minnesota Legislature grapples with police accountability
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House was preparing to debate police accountability as part of a broader public safety budget bill that the...
More results expected Tuesday in NYC mayoral race
NEW YORK — New York City plans to resume counting votes Tuesday in its Democratic mayoral primary, which went into a state of suspended...
Man sentenced to 30 years for killing Navajo police officer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man who shot and killed a tribal police officer in a remote corner of the nation’s largest American Indian reservation...
Family of Black man slain by officer sues Kansas City police
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The family of a Black man fatally shot in 2019 in his own backyard by a white police detective is...
Learning setbacks coming into focus with new testing results
AUSTIN, Texas — The scores from the first U.S. standardized tests taken during the pandemic are offering an early glimpse of just how far...
Remnants of tropical storm spread rain in Georgia, Alabama
ATLANTA — The remnants of Tropical Storm Danny are moving across Georgia and spreading rain into parts of Alabama after coming ashore on the...
UAW-represented auto workers won’t need masks if vaccinated
DETROIT — Unionized auto workers in the U.S. who have been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus will no longer have to wear face...
Rolling blackouts for parts of US Northwest amid heat wave
SPOKANE, Wash. — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in...
Gun deaths rising in Iowa as new law removes handgun permits
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Gun deaths are surging in Iowa as a law is set to go into effect Thursday that will allow people...
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame member killed in robbery
GARY, Ind. — A retired Gary firefighter who was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame was killed during a robbery, police...