With their candidates losing in metro Atlanta, Georgia GOP seeks to remove party labels

ATLANTA (AP) — With Democrats steadily wiping out Republicans electorally in the core Atlanta counties of swing-state Georgia, Republicans have a new idea: Make most local candidates run for office without party labels. The Republican-majority Georgia House

A federal judge orders better attorney access at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A state-run immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge

FAA halts traffic at Washington area airports over odor at facility

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration halted traffic at the three primary Washington, DC-area airports late on Friday after an odor was detected at a Virginia air traffic control facility, the

Suburban Detroit school settles lawsuit with Palestinian student over Pledge of Allegiance dispute

DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit school district has agreed to give First Amendment training to staff to settle a lawsuit by a teenager who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge

Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden shoots self in leg

By Christian Martinez March 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former First Lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg early on Friday near Philadelphia International Airport, according to a source familiar

Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers passed a sweeping bathroom ban Friday, approving legislation that would make it a crime for transgender people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity, even inside privately owned businesses.

Officer fired after fatally shooting man in mental health crisis — as others tried to de-escalate

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A white Connecticut police officer who fatally shot a Black man 30 seconds after arriving at the scene, where three fellow officers had spent several minutes trying to de-escalate the situation, was fired

Federal judge dismisses charges against ex-Louisville officers who crafted Breonna Taylor warrant

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed charges against two former Louisville police officers who were accused of falsifying the warrant used to enter Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night police shot her to death. U.S.

Missouri court says new Trump-backed US House districts are in effect ahead of midterm elections

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — New U.S. House districts in Missouri backed by President Donald Trump can be used ahead of the midterm elections, despite the potential for a voter referendum on the new map, a judge

DHS orders payment of 50,000 US airport workers in emergency action

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Friday it was taking emergency action to pay 50,000 airport security officers who have gone unpaid since mid-February, after work absences brought