Attorney General Merrick Garland: 'I am not the president's lawyer' and 'I am not Congress's prosecutor'
Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to forcefully rebuke congressional Republicans who have accused the Justice Department of political bias, according to excerpts of his prepared testimony to be delivered at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.
2023-09-20 17:25
Opening statements expected today in the trial of officers charged in the death of unarmed Black man Elijah McClain
More than four years since Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man, died after an encounter with police in Aurora, Colorado, two of the officers who arrested him are standing trial on charges of manslaughter, with opening statements expected to begin Wednesday.
2023-09-20 17:18
Indonesia: TikToker jailed two years over pork video
Lina Mukherjee, who identifies as Muslim, said an Islamic phrase before eating crispy pork skin.
2023-09-20 17:16
A manhunt is underway for a homicide suspect who was accidentally released from an Indianapolis detention center, officials say
A manhunt is underway for a suspect in a 2021 killing who was accidentally released from a detention center in Indianapolis last week, a sheriff's office said Tuesday, asking for the public's help finding him.
2023-09-20 15:27
Utah woman accused of killing her husband with fentanyl claims a letter in her jail cell is part of a fictional book she's writing, prosecutors say
A Utah woman charged with killing her husband with fentanyl and subsequently accused of writing a letter encouraging her brother to provide false testimony claims the letter was part of a fictional book she was writing, court documents show.
2023-09-20 14:17
The Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown
The Republican Party's war on itself has turned its inoperative House majority into a "clown show" and a "dysfunction caucus" and is handing wins to the Chinese Communist Party -- and that's just what some of its own members say about it.
2023-09-20 12:58
Insurance premiums could surge in these American cities because of climate disasters, new data shows
Millions of American homeowners could see insurance rates surge in the coming years in part due to worsening climate disasters, new data shows.
2023-09-20 12:52
AP PHOTOS: Traditional autumn fair brings color and joy into everyday lives of Romania's poor
HAGIOAICA, Romania (AP) — It’s a festival of joy that offers an escape from everyday hardships for some of Romania’s poorest residents.
2023-09-20 12:47
Shohei Ohtani's elbow surgery went well, the Los Angeles Angels' 2-way star says, as doctor hopes for early 2024 return to batting
Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani has announced he underwent elbow surgery Tuesday morning after the two-way player was ruled out of both pitching and batting for the rest of the season due to injuries.
2023-09-20 11:28
An anti-affirmative action group is suing the US Military Academy at West Point over race-based admissions policies
The US Military Academy at West Point is being sued for its race-based admissions policies by the same group that won a landmark case against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Supreme Court over affirmative action earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
2023-09-20 10:58
Tuberville and Senate Republicans plot rarely used tactic to force vote on stalled Marine Corps commandant nomination
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville and a group of his fellow GOP senators are plotting a new tactic to break the Senate's gridlock on stalled military nominees: they may force a procedural vote on the Marine Corps commandant nominee, in a breach of Senate protocol.
2023-09-20 09:58
63-year-old hiker rescued from Grand Canyon with a traumatic shoulder injury after falling, rescue group says
A 63-year-old hiker was rescued from the Grand Canyon in Arizona last week after he suffered a traumatic shoulder injury due to a fall, a volunteer search and rescue organization affiliated with a sheriff's office said.
2023-09-20 09:29