New Virginia law banning `assault firearms’ prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, prompting immediate lawsuits from gun-rights groups. The limits on “ assault firearms,” as they are described by the legislation, are among
Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked. While the former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two U.S. coasts and remains behind
Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing
NTSB probing what caused a plane to crash into a home in Akron, killing 2
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An investigation was underway Friday into what caused a small plane to crash into a house in northeast Ohio and explode into flames, killing both people aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board was
Washington law enforcers to be boosted for America 250, DOJ announces
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced a planned “summer surge” of law enforcement into Washington, D.C., ahead of events surrounding the U.S. 250th anniversary celebration.
Tennessee man known for racist videos held on $1.25M bond for courthouse shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who goes by the moniker Chud the Builder and is known for posting racist videos to social media was given a $1.25 million preliminary bond on attempted murder and other
Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused to declare that Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional voting maps pushed by President Donald Trump
Belarus authoritarian leader welcomes US evangelist Franklin Graham to hold massive gathering
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Friday greeted U.S. Rev. Franklin Graham, who arrived in the tightly controlled country to hold the largest evangelical Christian gathering in its history. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko asked Graham
Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River, potentially opening a new legal fight over whether his administration is ignoring
Takeaways from AP’s interview with Colombian woman deported to Congo by US
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Trump administration has deported 15 Latin Americans to the Democratic Republic of Congo, sending them to an unfamiliar country thousands of miles from home — many despite U.S. court orders protecting them