Chicago police tweak mass arrests policy ahead of Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Tuesday touted the nation’s second-largest police department as fully prepared to handle crowds of protesters expected during the Democratic National Convention, including new ways to handle possible mass
With GOP maps out, Democrats hope for more legislative power in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — For the first time in more than a decade, Democrats in key battleground state Wisconsin have a chance at wresting some legislative control from Republicans thanks to Gov. Tony Evers’ new district maps.
Republicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to ‘indict the left’
NEW YORK (AP) — In the days since Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in his criminal hush money trial, Republicans who view the case as politically motivated have coalesced around a new rallying cry: Prosecute
Father of Alaska woman killed in murder-for-hire plot dies during memorial ride marking her death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The father of an Alaska woman killed in a murder-for-hire scheme in 2019 died during a weekend memorial motorcycle ride commemorating the fifth anniversary of her death. Timothy Hoffman, 58, lost control of
Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who had been serving life for second-degree murder died over the weekend, 12 days after being granted a medical transfer from prison to a facility that could better treat his condition,
KEYWORD NOTICE – Child sex abusers could face surgical castration under Louisiana bill
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – People who commit sex crimes against children in Louisiana could be forced to undergo surgical castration under legislation approved by state lawmakers, a measure that would appear to be the first of
Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Columbia University will provide safety escorts and take other steps to protect its students, to settle a lawsuit claiming its campus had become unsafe during recent pro-Palestinian protests. Under a
Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state said they will start launches next year. Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace hopes to turn Maine
Feds seek person who left bag of $120,000 with promise of more at home of food fraud juror
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities in Minnesota have confiscated cellphones and taken all seven defendants into custody as investigators try to determine who attempted to bribe a juror with a bag of cash containing $120,000 to get her
Maryland’s Hogan to skip GOP convention again as party leaders hedge on funding his campaign
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running to flip a Senate seat that could determine control of the chamber, will once again skip the Republican National Convention as national party leaders hedge
