US expatriate arrested after allegedly threatening US senators and Marines
An American living abroad was arrested last week on a charge of threatening US senators and political groups over the number of unsolicited political emails he was receiving, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
2023-05-31 06:55
Minnesota governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana starting in August
Minnesota’s governor has legalized recreational marijuana for people over 21 starting in August
2023-05-31 06:49
Family of 11-year-old Mississippi boy shot by police files federal lawsuit seeking $5 million
The family of 11-year-old Mississippi boy Aderrien Murry has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking $5 million after he was shot earlier this month by a police officer who responded to the child's 911 call for help.
2023-05-31 06:27
Intel program's lapse would have 'significant costs for US diplomacy,' State Department official warns
There will be "significant costs for US diplomacy" if Congress doesn't renew a controversial intelligence program gathering communications data that is set to expire this year, a senior State Department official said Tuesday, adding that US diplomats have used the program to monitor Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
2023-05-31 05:46
US says Chinese jet conducted 'unnecessarily aggressive maneuver' intercepting US spy plane over South China Sea
A Chinese fighter jet conducted an "unnecessarily aggressive maneuver" during an intercept of a US spy plane in international airspace over the South China Sea last week, the US military said in a statement Tuesday.
2023-05-31 04:45
Phoenix becomes largest US city to successfully challenge 2020 census numbers
Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census
2023-05-31 03:28
What to know about Ken Paxton, the impeached Texas attorney general
The Texas House's impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday was the latest in a string of legal woes that began shortly after the Republican was first elected in 2014.
2023-05-31 03:17
Minnesota governor signs bill to legalize marijuana, effective this summer
Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday that legalizes recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21
2023-05-31 02:56
AUDIO QUIZ: Try to spell the words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals
The middle school-age spellers who make it to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee spend years studying roots and language patterns and poring over the dictionary in order to give themselves a chance to be crowned bee champion
2023-05-31 02:55
DeSantis kicks off 2024 campaign in Iowa
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will kick off his White House bid in earnest on Tuesday evening in Iowa -- a state that will provide an early glimpse into whether Republican primary voters are ready to move on from former President Donald Trump.
2023-05-31 02:47
Elizabeth Holmes reports to prison
Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison on Tuesday, capping off a stunning downfall for the disgraced founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos.
2023-05-31 02:21
What Elizabeth Holmes' life in prison could look like
Once a Silicon Valley icon and paper billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes will now have to wake every morning at 6 a.m., hold a job paying as little as $0.12 an hour, and share bathing facilities at a prison camp in southern Texas.
2023-05-31 01:49