Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a...

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in Mississippi's largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had...

8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Eight people died Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying smuggled migrants fled police and smashed into...

Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church

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An Arizona judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials...

At trial, man accused of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica denies...

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HONOLULU (AP) — A man accused of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica testified at his trial Wednesday that he...

Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will stay on the Minnesota primary ballot after the state supreme court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit...

Bob Woodruff returns to Iraq roadside where bomb nearly killed him 17 years ago

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NEW YORK (AP) — The physical pain of nearly dying when shrapnel from a roadside bomb in Iraq tore through his head 17 years...

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The first thing Greg Jackson did when he arrived in Lewiston, Maine, was to drive through the city, into its neighborhoods,...

Suspect in custody in recent fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader

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DETROIT (AP) — Police said a suspect was in custody Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader whose recent death had...

Nashville DA seeks change after suspect released from jail is accused of shooting college...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville district attorney on Wednesday called for the Tennessee legislature to make it easier to commit someone to a...

Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights...

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation Wednesday into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi...