Texas man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case awaits clemency ruling
A Texas man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome awaited a decision Wednesday on his ...
19 mayoral candidates compete to lead Portland, Oregon, in a race with homelessness at its heart
A lot of political changes are coming to Portland, Oregon. The open mayoral race in the state’s most populous city features 19 candidates — all vying to lead after years of ...
Republicans challenge more than 63,000 voters in Georgia, but few removed, AP finds
From Georgia’s mountains to its Atlantic shore, challenges to the qualifications of voters have rolled in this summer and fall, part of a wide-ranging national effort ...
The son of a South Carolina inmate urges the governor to save his father from execution
Richard Moore never meant to kill anyone the night he robbed a South Carolina convenience store and the Black man was convicted by a jury with no African Americans, his son ...
Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results
A judge has blocked a new rule that requires Georgia Election Day ballots to be counted by hand after the close of voting.
‘Absolutely stunned’: Hidden tomb found beneath ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location
Archaeologists have unearthed a hidden tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons at the historic site that served as one of the filming locations for the 1989 blockbuster “Indiana ...
Hundreds of troops kicked out under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ get upgraded to honorable discharges
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the ...
Michigan to pay $13M after shooter drill terrified psychiatric hospital for kids
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children, an event that terrified kids and ...
Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against 2 people at center of Los Angeles racism scandal
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office said Tuesday that it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who were investigated in the recording of a racist ...
North Carolina man shot, killed outside of his own wedding; family wants answers
Tyrek Burton, 37, was fatally shot outside his own wedding reception at Barber Park Events Center in Greensboro, North ...
Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ask judge to release identities of his accusers
Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked a New York judge Tuesday to force prosecutors to disclose the names of his accusers in his sex trafficking case. The lawyers wrote in a letter ...
Darlington leaders announce plans for African American Museum
A news conference and check presentation Tuesday in Darlington marked the announcement of the Darlington County African American Museum. The Darlington County ...