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Feds raid Giuliani's home, office, escalating criminal probe

Feds raid Giuliani's home, office, escalating criminal probe

NEW YORK — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice Department’s investigation into the business dealings of former President Donald Trump’s perso
Rapper Kodak Black gets probation in teen's assault case

Rapper Kodak Black gets probation in teen's assault case

FLORENCE, S.C. — Rapper Kodak Black was sentenced to probation Wednesday for assaulting a teenage girl in a South Carolina hotel room.
Judge won't release videos of deputies shooting Black man

Judge won't release videos of deputies shooting Black man

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A judge refused Wednesday to release body camera video showing North Carolina deputies shooting and killing a Black man, ruling that making the video public at this stage could jeopardize the investigation into Andrew Brown Jr.
Police: 4 people killed in German hospital, woman detained

Police: 4 people killed in German hospital, woman detained

BERLIN — Four people were found dead at a hospital in the eastern city of Potsdam late Wednesday and a woman was detained, police said. A spokesman for Brandenburg state police said officers were called to the Oberlin Clinic shortly before 9 p.m.
Senate votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump

Senate votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, as part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to tackle climate change.
Alligator, cow delay Houston traffic, turn commute into zoo

Alligator, cow delay Houston traffic, turn commute into zoo

HOUSTON — Some days, Houston area traffic can be a nightmare. Other days, it can be a zoo, literally.
Connecticut is 6th state to end religious vaccine exemption

Connecticut is 6th state to end religious vaccine exemption

Connecticut will no longer allow a religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy. The legislation was signed into law Wednesday by Gov.
Bones dating back to ice age found in Las Vegas backyard

Bones dating back to ice age found in Las Vegas backyard

LAS VEGAS — A couple in Las Vegas said they will have to wait to continue building their pool after construction crews unearthed a set of bones dating back to Earth's most recent ice age.
Britney Spears set to speak in court on her conservatorship

Britney Spears set to speak in court on her conservatorship

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears has asked to address the court to talk about the conservatorship that has controlled her life and finances for 13 years, her attorney said Tuesday, and a judge scheduled a June date to hear from her.
Wary Supreme Court weighs student's Snapchat profanity case

Wary Supreme Court weighs student's Snapchat profanity case

WASHINGTON — A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly restricting speech on the one hand and leaving educators powerless to deal with bullying on th