Family Seeks Arrest in Shooting Death of Ajike Owens in Florida
A woman in Ocala, Fla., who confronted a neighbor who had thrown an object at her children, was shot and killed “through the door” of...
Wildfire Smoke Blots Sun and Prompts Health Alerts in Much of U.S.
An eye-watering and cough-inducing smoky haze from Canadian wildfires smothered a swath of the eastern and northern United States on Tuesday, with officials warning residents...
Authorities Investigate Virginia Plane Crash That Followed D.C. Sonic Boom
Federal authorities on Monday were investigating what caused an unresponsive private aircraft to fly over Washington, D.C., on Sunday, triggering a response by military jets...
Judge Sides With Families Fighting Florida’s Ban on Gender Care for Minors
A federal judge in Florida issued a scathing assessment on Tuesday of the state’s ban on gender transition care for minors, asserting in a ruling...
Afghan Women Who Aided U.S. Military Wait for Asylum in America
It was almost 3 a.m. in New York, but Nazdana Hassani refused to fall asleep. She stared at her phone, closing and refreshing WhatsApp, hoping...
Plans to Build in Berkeley Spark Familiar Fights
As California’s housing crisis spiraled out of control in the 2010s, with rates of homelessness soaring and even affluent families struggling to buy Bay Area...
Atlanta City Council Approves ‘Cop City’ Funding Despite Protests
The Atlanta City Council voted overwhelmingly early Tuesday to approve $31 million in funding for the construction of a sprawling $90 million police and fire...
Blinken to Talk to Saudis About Normalizing Ties With Israel
The News Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Monday that he planned to talk to Saudi leaders and other Gulf state officials this week...
Washington State Woman Is Arrested After Refusing TB Treatment
A Washington State woman who for over a year refused a court order to receive treatment for tuberculosis was taken into custody on Thursday, more...
Biden Invites Allies to Washington as Fighting Intensifies in Ukraine
The Latest President Biden hosted Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark at the White House on Monday to discuss security initiatives, including providing military support...
In a Year of Capitol Feuds, Oregon Has a Political Breakdown
For the past month, the Oregon Senate has started its daily proceedings by dispatching a search party. Unable to summon a quorum to vote on...
As California Accuses Florida of Shipping Migrants, More Arrive in Sacramento
A group of Latin American migrants aboard a chartered private plane landed at a small airport in Sacramento on Monday, the second such planeload in...
Robert Hanssen, F.B.I. Agent Exposed as Spy for Moscow, Dies at 79
Robert P. Hanssen, a former F.B.I. agent who spied for Moscow off and on for more than two decades during and after the Cold War...
Thomas Buergenthal, Holocaust Survivor and Judge, Dies at 89
Thomas Buergenthal, who said his survival in a Nazi death camp when he was 10 years old equipped him to become a human rights lawyer...