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Officer faces murder charge in shooting of pregnant Black woman who was accused of shoplifting

August 13, 2024, 8:59am Nation & World

An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting last August. Read story

FILE - A stack of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper&rsquo;s building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. Two special prosecutors said Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, that they plan to file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former central Kansas police chief over his conduct following a raid last year on his town&rsquo;s newspaper, and that the newspaper&rsquo;s staff committed no crimes.

An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice

FILE - A stack of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper&rsquo;s building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. Two special prosecutors said Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, that they plan to file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former central Kansas police chief over his conduct following a raid last year on his town&rsquo;s newspaper, and that the newspaper&rsquo;s staff committed no crimes.

August 13, 2024, 8:58am Latest News

A former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential witness for an investigation into his conduct of withholding information from authorities. Read story

6 California police officers paid someone to take college courses for them. Now they face prison

August 13, 2024, 8:57am Nation & World

The troubled Antioch Police Department faces another blow, as a second police officer was convicted last week in a scheme to fraudulently obtain college degrees for higher pay. Read story

FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. People connected with former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s legal cases have been inundated with threats. In Atlanta, Willis, who brought criminal charges against Trump and 18 other people alleging they schemed to illegally overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, is known to be accompanied by round-the-clock bodyguards.

A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled

FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. People connected with former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s legal cases have been inundated with threats. In Atlanta, Willis, who brought criminal charges against Trump and 18 other people alleging they schemed to illegally overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, is known to be accompanied by round-the-clock bodyguards.

August 13, 2024, 8:54am Nation & World

A year after a Georgia grand jury accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state, the case has stalled with no chance of going to trial before the end of this year. Read story

A small group of supporters wait for Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to arrive at the Albany County Courthouse, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Albany, N.Y.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can remain on the North Carolina presidential ballot, judge says

A small group of supporters wait for Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to arrive at the Albany County Courthouse, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Albany, N.Y.

August 13, 2024, 8:51am Nation & World

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can remain on North Carolina’s presidential ballots after a state judge on Monday refused to block printing his name and those of other candidates of the “We the People” party that was recently certified by the State Board of Elections. Read story

This image provided by Ukrainian army strike group &ldquo;Black Swan&rdquo; of the 225th Brigade, shows an aerial view of ruined Chasiv Yar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, late July 2024.

Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won’t occupy land

This image provided by Ukrainian army strike group &ldquo;Black Swan&rdquo; of the 225th Brigade, shows an aerial view of ruined Chasiv Yar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, late July 2024.

August 13, 2024, 8:50am Latest News

Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory. Read story

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance order ice cream at Olson&rsquo;s Ice Cream Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wis.

News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance order ice cream at Olson&rsquo;s Ice Cream Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wis.

August 13, 2024, 8:49am Nation & World

At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate. So far, each has refused to reveal any details about what they received. Read story

A Chicago Transit Authority train pulls into the new Damen Ave. station just two blocks from the United Center Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, one week before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Want to speed up a road or transit project? Just host a political convention

A Chicago Transit Authority train pulls into the new Damen Ave. station just two blocks from the United Center Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, one week before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

August 13, 2024, 8:36am Nation & World

Chicago officials had planned to reopen a long-shuttered elevated train station near the United Center more than four years ago, but numerous delays left some neighbors wondering if it ever would happen. Read story

A loggerhead sea turtle returning to the ocean after nesting on Ossabaw Island, Ga., in June 2019.

Sea turtles strandings increase – Congress might create a fund to bail them out

A loggerhead sea turtle returning to the ocean after nesting on Ossabaw Island, Ga., in June 2019.

August 13, 2024, 6:04am Life

Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water. Read story

Trump to sue Justice Department for $115 million over Mar-a-Lago documents search

August 12, 2024, 7:32pm Nation & World

Former President Donald Trump is planning to sue the federal government for $115 million over the 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago estate, accusing the Department of Justice of unconstitutional “political persecution.” Read story