A man pleads guilty in a shooting outside then-US Rep. Zeldin’s New York home
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old gang member pleaded guilty in a drive-by shooting that wounded two rival gang members in front of the New York home of then-U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, authorities said. Noah Green pleaded
Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to lesser charge after drunk driving arrest
(Reuters) – Pop star Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty in a New York State court on Friday to a lesser traffic charge than drunk driving after he was arrested over the summer when police spotted him failing to
Florida sued for using taxpayer money on website promoting GOP spin on abortion initiative
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A political committee behind the campaign to pass a constitutional right to abortion in Florida has filed a lawsuit against a state health care agency that it alleges is carrying out a taxpayer-funded
Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged
Nebraska’s Republican attorney general said Friday that supporters of two measures to legalize medical marijuana could have submitted at least “several thousand” invalid signatures to get them on the ballot, suggesting that the issue ultimately could keep
Biden says attacks on Haitian immigrants have to stop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The assault on Haitian immigrants in the United States “has to stop,” President Joe Biden said on Friday after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump repeated a false and derogatory claim about a Haitian community
Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New
1 person shot during scuffle at pro-Israel rally in Boston suburb, authorities say
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A pro-Israel rally in a Boston suburb turned violent Thursday evening when a passerby was shot during a scuffle after confronting a group of demonstrators, authorities said. Police were called at 6:40 p.m.
Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules
A ballot measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition should appear on the state’s November ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court found that the ballot
Nebraska ballot can include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, high court rules
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot. The high court’s ruling came days after it heard arguments in three lawsuits that sought
In 2014, protests around Michael Brown’s death broke through the everyday, a catalyst for change
NEW YORK (AP) — There have been moments before, times of heartbreak and grief that led to anger and calls for justice. Sometimes, they never make it past a few sparks. Sometimes they smolder for a little
