Man wounded after allegedly shooting at Secret Service near White House, bystander strucknationMay 5, 2:03 AMA man was wounded by U.S. Secret Service after allegedly shooting at officers near the Washington Monument on Monday afternoon, according to law enforcement.WTOP...
Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Louisiana Voting Map DecisionnationMay 5, 12:57 AMLouisiana voters who successfully challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander had asked the justices to quickly return the case to the lower courts, clearing the way for a new map.The New York Times...
Supreme Court says Louisiana redistricting ruling can take effect immediatelynationMay 5, 12:19 AMThe decision led liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to harshly criticize the court's conservative majority as Louisiana rushes to draw a new map for this year's election.NBC News...
Alito temporarily restores FDA rule allowing abortion pill mifepristone to be sent by mailnationMay 5, 12:00 AMA federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.CBS News...
1 hurt in shooting near National Mall involving Secret ServicenationMay 4, 11:22 PMOne person was shot near the Washington Monument and was taken to a hospital.NBC4 Washington...
Smith College: Department of Education opens investigation into all-women’s college for admitting trans womennationMay 4, 11:07 PMIn the Trump administration’s latest attack on trans rights, the Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into Smith College, an all-women’s college in western Massachusetts, for admitting trans women.CNN...
America's aging Minuteman III nuclear missiles are getting replaced. We got an inside look.nationMay 4, 11:05 PMHundreds of Minuteman III nuclear missile silos dot the landscape from Colorado up to the Canadian border, but a major transition is underway.CBS News...
Soil at D.C. Golf Course Where East Wing Debris Was Dumped Contains Toxic MetalsnationMay 4, 10:46 PMThe National Park Service said the dump of debris, between the fourth and ninth holes, does not exceed environmental limits. Opponents disagree.The New York Times...
Man, child hurt after US Secret Service shooting near Washington MonumentnationMay 4, 10:42 PMOne person is injured after a law enforcement shooting in Southwest DC, not far from the Washington Monument, according to the U.S. Secret Service.WJLA...
Latest Calif. governor's race poll shows 2 candidates are tied for 1stnationMay 4, 10:41 PMA recent poll published Monday by the California Democratic Party found that Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra are tied with 18%.SFGATE...
Appeals Court Blocks Ex-Prisoner From Taking Office in New OrleansnationMay 4, 10:22 PMCalvin Duncan arrived for his first day as the newly elected criminal court clerk, a job the state wants to eliminate. Then a federal court intervened.The New York Times...
Judge Slams Trump Administration for ‘Serious Breakdown’ in Legal EthicsnationMay 4, 10:15 PMThe Department of Homeland Security criticized a judge for releasing a man accused of murder overseas, but did not inform her of the accusation. The judge said she would consider imposing sanctions.The New York Times...
How police set a trap for illegal dirt bike groupnationMay 4, 10:15 PMPolice arrested nine people and seized 77 dirt bikes and ATVs during a planned operation Sunday, which halted eastbound traffic on the Bay Bridge for hours.San Francisco Chronicle...
Judge says he's "very troubled" by accused White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman's treatment in jailnationMay 4, 10:03 PMA federal judge on Monday sharply criticized the treatment of accused White House Correspondents' Dinner attacker Cole Allen, at one point apologizing to the defendant for what he saw as overly restrictive and punitive conditions in jail.CBS News...
Iran War Live Updates: UAE Reports Missiles and Drone Threats; Trump Says U.S. Will Guide Ships in Strait of HormuznationMay 4, 9:04 PMU.S. warships shot down missiles and drones aimed at ships the Navy was guiding through the Strait of Hormuz, and the authorities in the United Arab Emirates blamed Iran for a drone attack.The New York Times...
Civil rights groups say Purcell principle prevents Louisiana from suspending elections when votes have already been castnationMay 4, 8:56 PMThe Purcell principle states that voting rules and maps shouldn't be changed close to an election. In Louisiana's case, voting has already started.Democracy Docket...
Colorado Snowstorm Could Be Its Biggest All YearnationMay 4, 8:49 PMSnow in May is not rare in the Rocky Mountains. But this year, any snow at all is unusual.The New York Times...
Chaos: Alabama prepares to eliminate majority-Black districts, while moving forward with elections it may annulnationMay 4, 7:46 PMAlabama lawmakers will convene Monday afternoon for an astonishing eleventh-hour special session to prepare the state to use a gerrymandered map that dilutes the power of Black voters.Democracy Docket...
Washington Supreme Court blocks referendum on millionaires' taxnationMay 4, 7:40 PMThe Washington State Supreme Court has blocked a referendum on the state's new millionaires' tax.MyNorthwest.com...
Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day. Kyiv says it'll cease fire two days earliernationMay 4, 6:56 PMRussia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.AP News...