Virginia’s first Black governor slams McAuliffe for marginalizing African American candidates
Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder accused fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe of blocking Black candidates in the state's June primary and criticized the gubernatorial nominee for standing by a pair of political allies who wore blackface.
Traveling to a US National Park this summer? These are the odds of dying during a visit
While Americans heading to U.S. national parks this summer should take caution, dying in one of the more than 60 locations is reportedly statistically unlikely.
Indiana police officer killed at federal building on same day two ATF agents shot in Chicago
An Indiana police officer was killed near a federal building Wednesday, hours after an officer in Chicago along with two federal agents were shot while working undercover.
Girls sell lemonade to raise money for family of fallen Colorado police officer
Officer Gordon Beesley – a 19-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department – was shot and killed on June 21 by a suspect who "expressed a hatred for police." Beesley, seen as a local hero, left behind a wife and two children.
Moments after Courtney Buchholtz and her husband put their 5-month-old son Cannon to sleep, a giant oak tree crashed into their Prairieville, Louisiana, home right over Cannon’s crib. The terrifying moment was captured on Buchholtz’s baby monitor, showing how Cannon had been asleep just before the tree fell through the roof.
'Squad' Dem Tlaib calls for defunding of ICE, CBP, DHS, claims they ‘terrorize’ migrants
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in a video interview made public this week doubled down on her calls to defund key immigration agencies, while warning against efforts by the Biden administration to increase technology at the border.
White House defends door-to-door vaccination push amid backlash
The White House Wednesday sought to clarify its new door-to-door coronavirus vaccine push amid fresh criticism from the right that the home visit approach is government overreach.
Likely Manhattan DA embraces soft-on-crime policies amid crime spike
The man poised to serve as Manhattan's next district attorney has proposed scaling back a series of law enforcement efforts while the city undergoes a sharp uptick in crime – raising questions about the future of public safety in the Big Apple.