New leader of Jesse Jackson’s civil rights organization steps down less than 3 months...
CHICAGO (AP) — A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigned Tuesday after less than...
Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday pointedly questioned Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' staff about the $19,000 purchase of a lectern that...
Closure of troubled California prison won’t happen before each inmate’s status is reviewed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The planned closure of a federal women's prison in California notorious for staff-on-inmate sexual abuse won't occur before each inmate’s...
Trump to meet with Polish president Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support...
NEW YORK (AP) — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in New York.The...
Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at his May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in...
Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh from a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump visited a New York bodega where a man was stabbed to death, a...
Parts of central US hit by severe storms, while tornadoes strike in Kansas and...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Strong storms caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. Tuesday and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one...
Retired general’s testimony links private contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Army general who investigated the abuse of prisoners 20 years ago at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison testified Tuesday...
Idaho’s ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions
Forced to hide her true self, Joe Horras’ transgender daughter struggled with depression and anxiety until three years ago, when she began to take...
Chicago woman pleads guilty, gets 50 years for cutting child from victim’s womb
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and cutting her baby from her womb with a...