Justice Department details threats against election workers
The U.S. Justice Department has charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to...
South Dakota ethics board pushes ahead in Noem investigation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota government ethics board on Wednesday pressed forward with its investigation of two complaints against Gov. Kristi Noem, resisting...
Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Board of Pardon and Parole on Wednesday voted to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who has admitted to...
Driver gets 1 year in jail in death of Nicki Minaj’s father
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed the father of rapper Nicki Minaj last year was sentenced Wednesday to a year...
Suit: Police chasing white suspect wrongly arrest Black man
BOSTON (AP) — A suburban Boston police officer who was pursuing a white suspect pinned a 20-year-old Black man to the ground as he was walking...
Prosecution rests in deadly motorcycle crash trial
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A survivor of a crash that killed seven fellow members of a Marine motorcycle club acknowledged Wednesday that the lead rider had...
Warner Bros. axes ‘Batgirl,’ won’t release $90M HBO Max film
NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. has axed the $90 million “Batgirl” film planned for HBO Max, according to a person connected with the film who...
UN says nearly 12 million facing acute hunger in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation, saying Wednesday that almost a quarter of the country’s population was inching...
Nashville council axes GOP convention bid; Milwaukee in line
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s metro council has dealt a likely final blow to proponents of bringing the 2024 Republican National Convention to the city, leaving...
EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing plants in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks...