Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered 6-year-old girl in 1979

A man convicted of raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in central Florida is scheduled to be put to death in November

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Trump's indictment of New York attorney general Letitia James stirs concerns for Black women leaders

The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James on allegations of mortgage fraud has raised alarms among her allies and Black leaders, who condemned it as a politicization of the justice system for President Donald Trump's personal grievances

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4 dead in shooting after homecoming football game in Mississippi, official says

A Mississippi state senator says four people were killed in a shooting in a small town in the Mississippi Delta region after a high school football homecoming game there

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Pentagon will build a training facility for Qatari pilots in Idaho

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East

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Immigration crackdown stirs unease ahead of this weekend's Chicago Marathon

Questions have been swirling for weeks over whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents might target the Chicago Marathon

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Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the gov't shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he understands the frustrations and worries of air traffic controllers who have to work without a paycheck during the government shutdown, but he and the union that represents controllers are also now emphasizin...

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New Jersey businessman who testified against ex-Sen. Bob Menendez won't go to prison

A New Jersey businessman who testified against former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife at separate bribery trials won't go to prison, after a judge credited him at his sentencing for his honesty

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Runaway inflatable pumpkin spooks police as they attempt to catch it

Police in northeast Ohio went in pursuit of a runaway inflatable pumpkin after receiving calls of a large, orange inflatable object on the run

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Pentagon, journalists on collision course as restrictions on reporting loom

Journalists who cover the U.S. military appear headed toward a showdown with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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Fed minutes: Most officials supported further rate cuts as worries about jobs rose

Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, minutes from last month’s meeting showed

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1964 cold case solved in New York with DNA evidence, authorities say

Authorities in New York’s capital city have identified the man they say raped, stabbed and bludgeoned to death a woman in her home more than 60 years ago

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California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday

California is the third U.S. state to designate Diwali as an official statewide holiday

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3 former prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate go on trial

A prosecutor told a jury that three former upstate New York prison guards on trial in the fatal beating of Black handcuffed inmate were part of a “gang” that took part in an act of of “sheer, unimaginable brutality.”

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