2 men go free after their convictions were overturned in a case involving a discredited detective
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two men were freed Wednesday after their convictions were overturned in a 2009 double homicide whose investigation was overseen by a discredited white Kansas City, Kansas, police detective. Forty-year-old Dominique Moore said
Jim Leach, former US representative from Iowa, dies at 82
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach, who served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa and later headed the National Endowment for the Humanities, died Wednesday. He was 82. Leach, whose death
Propeller plane crashes onto a Texas highway, sending 4 people to hospitals
VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A twin-engine propeller plane crashed onto a Texas highway and split in two Wednesday afternoon, scattering debris across the road and sending four people to hospitals, authorities said. The Piper PA-31 with just
Exclusive-Trump considers ex-intelligence chief Richard Grenell for Iran position, sources say
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is now considering tapping Richard Grenell, his former intelligence chief, to be a special envoy for Iran, according to two people familiar with the transition
Luigi Mangione was charged with murder – then donations started pouring in
By Joseph Ax, Rich McKay and Brad Brooks NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the days since Luigi Mangione was charged with murder for gunning down a top health insurance executive, more than a thousand donations have poured
Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person accused of accosting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a Capitol Office building pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor assault charge. Witnesses told police that James McIntyre, 33, of Chicago, shook
Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A southeast Louisiana official has been accused of committing perjury for failing to disclose information related to a controversial grain terminal in the state’s Mississippi River Chemical Corridor in response to a lawsuit
North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday enacted a law over the governor’s veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and other other Democratic statewide winners in the Nov. 5 elections. In
Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey
The large mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks appear to avoid detection by traditional methods such as helicopter and radio, according to a state lawmaker briefed Wednesday by the Department of
US CFTC Democrat says she could be a ‘gadfly’ to Republican majority
By Isla Binnie and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kristin Johnson, a top Democratic official at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, signalled on Wednesday she would be willing to stay on at the agency under new
