Alleged Minnesota gang members charged with string of murders in federal crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted 11 alleged members of a Minneapolis street gang on charges that include murder, conspiracy and drug trafficking, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Some of the alleged gang members have been charged
Elon Musk ordered to attend $1 million voter lottery suit hearing in Philadelphia, CNBC reports
(Reuters) – Elon Musk must attend an emergency court hearing in Philadelphia on Thursday over a lawsuit seeking to stop a political action committee controlled by Musk from awarding $1 million to registered voters in swing states,
Ted Cruz, Colin Allred make spirited final pitches to Texas voters in Senate race
JOURDANTON, Texas (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred are making their final pitches to Texas voters in a frenzied burst of travel across the state near the end of one of
1 county each in Oregon, Washington report issues with US Postal Service not delivering ballots
Voters in two counties in Washington state and Oregon have not received mail-in ballots with less than a week to go before the election, election officials said Wednesday. The news comes two days after incendiary devices were
No charges after flyaway metal grazes reporter at event for Missouri’s Democratic Senate candidate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Missouri will not be charged after a reporter was slight injured from flyaway metal during a campaign event at a shooting range. Clinton County Sheriff Larry
The Bidens host their final White House Halloween trick-or-treating event
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, hosted trick-or-treaters at the White House on Wednesday for the last time. The first lady, a teacher for 40 years, added an educational theme to the event
Ohio Supreme Court finds attorney general erred in rejecting voting amendment based on title
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a blow to Republican Attorney General Dave Yost on Wednesday, ruling that he overstepped his authority by rejecting a voting-related amendment’s ballot petition solely because he objected to
Pennsylvania court loosens mail ballot rules, but a fast-track appeal is likely
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A divided Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Wednesday that the envelopes voters use to send in mail ballots do not need to have been accurately hand-dated, weighing in after the state Supreme Court sidestepped
Jurors, judge and former prison director all ask for mercy for condemned South Carolina inmate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina death row inmate Richard Moore has more than 20 people asking the governor to spare his life in a clemency petition filed Wednesday, just two days before he is scheduled to
North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development.
