Trial in Trump Documents Case Set for May 2024
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of illegally retaining dozens of classified documents set a trial date on Friday...
A Conversation With California State University’s Next Chancellor
Last year was a tough one for California State University, the nation’s largest four-year higher education system. In February 2022, less than two years after...
7 A.I. Companies Agree to Safeguards After Pressure From the White House
Seven leading A.I. companies in the United States have agreed to voluntary safeguards on the technology’s development, the White House announced on Friday, pledging to...
Sodomy Laws Remain in 12 States After Lawrence v. Texas
It has been 20 years since the Supreme Court invalidated sodomy laws with its decision in Lawrence v. Texas, but legal codes inherited from colonial...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to Ease Enforcement of Psychedelic Drug Use
Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said he intended to issue an executive order on Friday instructing the city’s police officers to, in essence, look the...
Louisville Names First Black Female Police Chief
Louisville’s interim police chief, Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, will continue permanently in her role and take over a department that has been in turmoil since the 2020...
China’s Hacking of U.S. Government Email Was Espionage, Official Says
The hack of Microsoft’s cloud that resulted in the compromise of government emails was an example of a traditional espionage threat, a senior National Security...
Missouri Supreme Court Allows Abortion Ballot Initiative to Move Ahead
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the state attorney general’s position on an abortion ballot initiative, a decision that allows an effort to restore abortion...
Trump Grand Jury Delays Jan. 6 Verdict in Washington Courthouse Collision
For several months, Federal District Court in Washington has been ground zero for the Justice Department’s various attempts to deal with the legacy of former...
Jury Awards $800,000 to a Girl Burned by a Chicken McNugget
A Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday for the suffering and mental anguish caused when a Chicken McNugget fell...
Status of Soldier Who Entered North Korea Remains Unknown, U.S. Says
U.S. officials said Thursday that they had no information on the whereabouts or condition of an Army soldier who crossed into North Korea without authorization...
Nebraska Teen Who Used Pills to End Pregnancy Gets 90 Days in Jail
A Nebraska teenager who used abortion pills to terminate her pregnancy was sentenced on Thursday to 90 days in jail after she pleaded guilty earlier...
Trump Seeks UAW Endorsement as the Union Wavers on Backing Biden
Donald J. Trump, seeing an opening with organized labor, appealed on Thursday for an endorsement from the United Auto Workers for his White House bid...
Texas to Leave ERIC, a Voting Integrity Group Targeted by Right-Wing Attacks
Texas said on Thursday that it would drop out of a bipartisan voter integrity group that once included about three dozen states, further destabilizing an...