Georgia governor’s race draws the ex-mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took a big step Monday toward running for governor of Georgia in 2026, about four years after the Democrat broke Atlanta tradition by skipping a second mayoral run.
Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a double jeopardy appeal filed by Karen Read, who’s on trial for the second time on charges she killed her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022. A mistrial was declared
Another federal judge expresses skepticism over Trump law firm executive orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another federal judge in Washington has expressed skepticism on the legality of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting a prominent law firm, saying he was concerned that the clear purpose of the edict was
Upper Midwest braces for severe weather with the potential for strong tornadoes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The upper Midwest braced Monday for severe thunderstorms with the potential for strong tornadoes. The National Weather Service said the highest risks — a 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 — were
Job cuts delay Pentagon plans to expand work to prevent sex assaults and suicides
WASHINGTON (AP) — Personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military, senior defense officials said. But they
Charge against former Wisconsin warden in inmate deaths is reduced to a misdemeanor
JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have reduced a felony misconduct charge against a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in two inmate deaths to a misdemeanor as part of a plea deal, online court records indicated Monday. Hepp
When kids are evicted, they often lose both home and school
HOUSTON (AP) — Since her birth 10 years ago, Mackenzie Holmes has rarely called one place home for long. There was the house in Houston owned by her grandmother, Crystal Holmes. Then, after Holmes lost her Southwest
Detroit Democrats are once again looking to unseat one of their own in Congress
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Democrats are once again trying to restore Black representation to the city by unseating an incumbent, as the party more broadly battles publicly over whether challenging their own is the right path
AP PHOTOS: Trump’s first 100 days
In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison. His actions target the architecture of the New Deal and the Great Society, but they
FCC chair says ‘all options” open in CBS ’60 Minutes’ news distortion review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday “all options remain on the table” in the agency’s ongoing investigation into a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. FCC Chair Brendan Carr
