Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price
As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators piece together the government’s response to the
Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs is set to be executed Thursday. Edward James, 63, is scheduled
Oklahoma to execute a man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a random home-invasion robbery
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma prepared to execute a man on Thursday for fatally shooting a woman during a home-invasion robbery 20 years ago. Wendell Grissom, 56, will receive a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Trump’s bluntness powered a White House comeback. Now his words are getting him in trouble in court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s shoot-from-the-lip style kept Americans on the edge of their seats during last year’s campaign. But now that he’s speaking as a president and not as a candidate, his words are being used
Prosecutors say University of Idaho suspect bought a knife on Amazon months before stabbings
Prosecutors said they have evidence that the man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students bought a knife and knife sheath online in the months before the killings, newly released court documents show.
Technician says Florida thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before teen’s fatal fall
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A maintenance technician alleged on Wednesday that he raised safety issues with the operators of a central Florida amusement ride before a 14-year-old boy fell to his death, but his concerns were never
Teen accused in deadly hit-and-run deemed a danger to others, as police arrest 3rd suspect
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A now 13-year-old boy charged with murder in an apparently deliberate hit-and-run that targeted a bicyclist on his way to work was ordered Wednesday to remain in custody, as authorities in Albuquerque announced
Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry
PHOENIX (AP) — The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on Wednesday, days after tribes condemned the action. The initial removal was part of a
FBI agent who has criticized the bureau arrested on charges of sharing confidential information
NEW YORK (AP) — An FBI agent who has previously criticized the bureau was arrested this week on charges of illegally disclosing classified information, according to court records filed Tuesday. Johnathan Buma, who has worked for the
What to know about Greenpeace after the Dakota Access protest case decision
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The jury found Greenpeace liable for defamation and
