Steep declines in homicide rates found around US, report shows
Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025,…
House moves to finish government funding bills as deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will look to pass this year’s final tranche of spending bills on Thursday,…
Alex Honnold is climbing Taipei 101 with no ropes, live on TV
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Towering high above Taiwan’s capital city at 1,667 feet (508 meters), Taipei 101 dominates the…
Numbers show preparations for potentially catastrophic ice storm
ATLANTA (AP) — Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic…
A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces’ fall from power in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Two tumultuous weeks saw the fall from power in Syria of the Kurdish-led force that…
Teen admits to fatally shooting 5 in North Carolina in 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting…
New York enters redistricting battles as judge tosses lines of GOP congressional seat in NYC
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional district in…
More troops told to be ready for possible Minneapolis deployment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible…
From the NFL sidelines to a US Senate race: Michele Tafoya’s new play
MINNEAPOLIS — Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping…
US House votes to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area…
ICE activity increases in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Trump administration is now targeting its mass deportation campaign on Maine, a state…
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
WASHINGTON — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant,…