Judges Block Transgender Care Bans for Minors in Kentucky and Tennessee
Federal judges in two states intervened on Wednesday to temporarily block laws that would ban gender-transition care for minors, the latest instances where legislation targeting...
Two Friends Used Fentanyl. One Died, the Other Was Charged With Murder.
Justin Mai, 31, checked his mailbox in the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office and saw a new case file, a manila folder with a red...
Democrats Reach Milestone: 100 New District Court Judges
President Biden and Democrats, largely stymied by Republicans from enacting their policy agenda, have transformed the Senate into a judicial confirmation factory that has just...
Do Masks Help Protect Against Wildfire Smoke?
Today’s the day to put that mask back on. As smoke from wildfires in Canada drifts over large parts of the United States, the best...
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Stranded Rower in the Pacific Ocean
After his 23-foot rowboat lost battery power in mid-May as he tried to circle the globe, Aaron Carotta spent more than a month at the...
How Migrants Flown to Martha’s Vineyard Came to Call It Home
On a sprawling Martha’s Vineyard estate not far from the seashore, Deici Cauro adjusted a baseball cap to keep the burning sun at bay. She...
4 More Arrested in Human Smuggling Case That Left 53 Dead in Texas
Four more men have been arrested in Texas in connection with a human smuggling operation that left 53 people dead on the outskirts of San...
Ex-Police Chief in Maryland Gets Multiple Life Terms in Series of Arsons
A former police chief in Maryland was sentenced on Tuesday to multiple life sentences for setting fires to the houses, garages and cars of people...
Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika Resigns Amid Turmoil
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop of Knoxville, Tenn., the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The resignation of Bishop Richard F. Stika comes...
Human Remains Found in Area Where Julian Sands Went Missing in California
The authorities in Southern California recovered human remains on Saturday near the mountain where search crews have been looking for the British actor Julian Sands,...
Julian Sands Confirmed Dead After Remains Found on California’s Mount Baldy
Human remains that were found on Saturday in the Southern California wilderness have been identified as those of the British actor Julian Sands, who had...
Colorado Teen Flying a Drone Spots a Car Trapped in a Sinkhole
A teenager in a rural Colorado town had sent his drone soaring in the sky to catch sweeping views of the floodwaters that were unleashed...
Three Minutes to Address a Killer
The night before Adriana Vance addressed her son’s killer in a Colorado courtroom, she was still searching for the right words. She had spent days...
Schools Bring Police Back Into Schools, Reversing Racial Justice Decisions
Despite popular support for armed officers in schools, numerous studies have shown that such policing does little to prevent shootings or gun violence. Ben Fisher,...