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Slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca remembered as 'Lionheart' by family as his funeral is held
CHICAGO — The typically busy stretch of south Western Avenue outside St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel was quiet Monday ... Read More
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Anonymous post describes 'unruly' NC lawmakers at distillery. Here's what we know.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An anonymous social media post over the weekend claimed that a group of North Carolina politicians were drunk and disruptive during a tour of a distillery in Kentucky.
The post caused a stir in ...Read more
Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity could alter impeachment
WASHINGTON — How the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity in former President Donald Trump’s effort to jettison his federal charges could have some collateral damage: Congress’ impeachment power.
At oral ...Read more
Follow-up protest forms at University of Georgia campus
ATHENS — Students and others protesting Israel’s war in Gaza gathered again at the University of Georgia’s campus on Monday afternoon, hours after police broke up an earlier protest and arrested several demonstrators...Read more
Minn. state Sen. Nicole Mitchell returns to Capitol after burglary charge, casts votes amid criticism
MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell returned to the State Capitol on Monday and began voting for the first time since she was arrested and charged with felony first-degree burglary. Mitchell cast deciding votes...Read more
Northwestern University reaches agreement with protesters
CHICAGO — Northwestern University officials announced Monday that they have reached an agreement with students and faculty protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza, outlining a plan intended to allow demonstrations to ...Read more
Analysis: White House went from braggadocious to silent on Middle East intel -- in 4 days
WASHINGTON — White House officials remain mum about a purported Israeli counterstrike on Iranian soil, the continuation of a stark message shift about American and allied intelligence capabilities in the Middle East over...Read more
No plans to rescind Biden invitation, top Morehouse official says
ATLANTA — When word spread that President Joe Biden would serve as Morehouse College’s 2024 commencement speaker, a loud contingent of students and alumni demanded that the Atlanta-based Black college rescind the ...Read more
FDA finalizes rule to increase oversight of lab tests
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday finalized a rule to regulate most tests developed in a lab, in a move that observers expect will face legal challenges and prompt intervention from Congress.
The ...Read more
Canny as a crocodile but dumber than a baboon -- new research ponders T. rex's brain power
In December 2022, Vanderbilt University neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel published a paper that caused an uproar in the dinosaur world.
After analyzing previous research on fossilized dinosaur brain cavities and the...Read more
Ex-Rep. George Santos revives drag queen persona Kitara, says it's for charity
NEW YORK — (S)he’s ba-a-a-ck — and it’s all for a good cause!
Ex-Rep. George Santos on Monday is reviving his long-hidden drag queen persona for what he claims is a charity fundraising effort after the collapse of...Read more
North Carolina health plan discriminates against transgender workers, federal appeals court rules
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A divided federal appeals court ruled that North Carolina’s state health insurance plan discriminated against transgender patients by not covering gender-affirming care.
Transgender state workers ...Read more
Police break up Israel-Gaza protest on University of Georgia campus
ATHENS — Police broke up a protest of Israel’s war in Gaza on the campus of the University of Georgia on Monday morning, detaining several young demonstrators.
Around two dozen young protesters gathered on the Old ...Read more
Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell returns to work at Minnesota Capitol after burglary charge
MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell returned to the State Capitol and began casting votes on Monday for the first time since she was arrested and charged with felony first-degree burglary.
Mitchell, a first-...Read more
Lawsuit against LA City Councilman Kevin de León could be dismissed next month, judge rules
LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit brought by an activist against Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de León over a scuffle at a holiday toy giveaway in 2022 could be dismissed as early as next month.
Los Angeles Superior ...Read more
Legal groups, protesters criticize Emory's response
ATLANTA — Georgia legal and advocacy organizations held a briefing Monday, criticizing Emory University’s response to what they said were peaceful protesters last week.
Susana Perez, chair of the Atlanta chapter of ...Read more
Emory University president apologizes for 'mischaracterization' of protests
ATLANTA — In a message to the community Monday morning, Emory University President Gregory L. Fenves said the school is reviewing how it works with outside law enforcement agencies.
Emory officials initially said a ...Read more
Denverites face possible return to homelessness as vouchers expire -- highlighting complexity of city's challenge
DENVER — Denver homeless advocates this month have demanded that city leaders step in to help 42 people who faced a potential return to the streets, two years after the city worked with service providers to move them ...Read more
Missing teen child of Slack co-founder found safe in San Francisco, man held on abduction charge
The 16-year-old child of Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield was found safe in San Francisco after going missing for a week, while a man she was with was held on abduction and other charges.
Mint Butterfield had left ...Read more
Man guilty of manslaughter in Baltimore County homicide after murder conviction overturned
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore County jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter in a 2020 fatal shooting, after the man, who was a minor at the time, successfully appealed a murder conviction in the case.
Gary Melvin, 30, ...Read more
Suzanne Morphew's death was a homicide, coroner determines
DENVER — Suzanne Morphew, the missing Chaffee County woman whose remains were discovered in September in Saguache County, died by homicide and a cocktail of drugs were found in her body, according to the Colorado Bureau ...Read more
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