Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The remains of nine more Native American children who died at a notorious government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania over a century ago were disinterred from a small Army cemetery and returned to families,
Court says betting on U.S. congressional elections can resume, for now
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections can resume, at least temporarily, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dissolved an
Cybersecurity head says there’s no chance a foreign adversary can change US election results
WASHINGTON (AP) — Security for America’s election systems has become so robust that Russia, Iran or any other foreign adversary will not be able to alter the outcome of this year’s presidential race, the head of the
Biden won’t support a strike on Iran nuclear sites as Israel weighs response to Iran missile attack
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will not support an Israeli strike on sites related to Tehran’s nuclear program in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel. “The answer is no,”
Maui Fire to release cause report on deadly US wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) — The Maui Fire Department is expected Wednesday to explain exactly how the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century was sparked last year. The historic Maui town of Lahaina was destroyed and 102
Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas
While hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities, they were not unscathed. The massive system battered the region’s health centers, causing
Jury at officers’ trial in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols hears instructions ahead of closings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury received instructions from a judge Wednesday about how to deliberate and issue a unanimous verdict in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil
The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers’ strike. Here’s how
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to
Federal court rejects Murdaugh’s appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court has rejected Alex Murdaugh’s request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. The disgraced South Carolina lawyer said his punishment is a decade
Georgia attorney general appeals a judge’s rollback of abortion ban
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s abortion ban. Attorney General Chris Carr’s office is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate the law banning most abortions
