North Carolina bill aims to stop prosecuting 6-year-olds
RALEIGH, N.C. — Children as young as 6 can be prosecuted in North Carolina juvenile court — the lowest age set by law in...
Paul keeps up complaints over handling of COVID-19 pandemic
GREENSBURG, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul complained bitterly Tuesday about the government's COVID-19 response but did not single out former President Donald Trump...
Congressional leaders urge FCC to perform equity audit
Congressional leaders and a media advocacy group are urging the Federal Communications Commission to examine how policy decisions and programs have disparately harmed Black...
Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on...
Mural depicting Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, others defaced
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A mural in Kentucky that depicts Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other Black people recently killed by law enforcement has been...
Millions skipped church during pandemic. Will they return?
WALDOBORO, Maine — With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question:...
US will close 4 emergency shelters for migrant children
U.S. officials will close four emergency facilities set up to house record numbers of migrant children crossing the Mexican border alone but cautioned Tuesday...
Prosecutors will ask grand jury to probe building collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building, officials said Tuesday.
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Opening statements set for newspaper shooting insanity phase
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday in the second phase of a trial to determine whether the man who killed five...
Solicitor: More time needed to probe Black man’s jail death
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The South Carolina prosecutor investigating the January jail death of a mentally ill Black man said Tuesday that she needs more...